11 September 2020

Pan-Africa  telecommunications group Liquid Telecom has launched a cybersecurity unit, which provides end-to-end managed services for digital security and is designed to protect customers' digitally transformed businesses including networks, people and systems.

Company CEO Nic Rudnick said the new unit has brought together specialist companies as partners to protect clients, users and networks and to keep the total environment of clients safe against cybercrime.

"On average, about 10% of apps used in businesses are implemented by the information technology (IT) department, 70% by business departments and 20% by employees," he added. "We do not want to prevent departments and employees from using apps, but want to make these apps visible to IT so that they can be monitored and the risks managed. We aim to keep the business network and users safe, irrespective of where they are."

08 September 2020

Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) chief executive officer (CEO) Umar Garba Danbatta, predicted Nigeria will see “significant improvement” in its telecoms industry over the next five years, supported by network rollouts and fresh initiatives.

He was speaking at a media briefing, where he said there will be mass deployments of 4G networks across the country, deeper penetration of broadband and committed to proper implementation of a digital economy and new strategies.