By Michael Malakata , Computerworld Zambia 8 Jun, 2010
The rollout of a regional e-learning program and the need for IT supplies in African schools has led Microsoft, Intel, Cisco and the World Bank Institute to form a consortium that will help build capacity for the governance and integration of ICT across African schools. read more »
We've heard a lot about how the Federal Communications Commission's national broadband plan aims to provide 100 million U.S. households with 100Mbps broadband connections so far, but precious little on how it will affect enterprise users. read more »
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Network World (US) 11 Feb, 2010
The U.S. government is shifting its strategy for defending federal networks against a rising tide of hacking attacks launched by foreign governments and criminals. read more »
By Michael Malakata , Computerworld Zambia 29 Jan, 2010
An upsurge in African cybercrime targeting the financial sector threatens to derail the rollout of Internet banking and electronic commerce services and has forced the Nigerian government to raise an alarm over the vulnerability of the country's ICT infrastructure. read more »
Massive denial-of-service attacks and infiltration of corporate networks by attackers is a common experience for companies in critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, energy, water, transportation and telecom. read more »
In choosing Howard Schmidt as cyber czar President Obama has gotten someone who has held a similar job in a previous administration, has varied experience at high-level corporate jobs, was a frequent panelist at security conferences and who has even written a book on defending the Internet. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, Computerworld Kenya 19 Nov, 2009
Competition for mobile-phone based transactions in East and Southern Africa has gone a notch higher with the introduction of services by MobiKash Africa, an independent provider. read more »
By Michael Malakata , Computerworld Zambia 4 Sep, 2009
Increased broadband capacity in Africa has pushed major banks in the region to launch Internet and mobile-phone banking services to customers to improve their access to banking services. read more »
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