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Nigeria's digital economy is expanding at an unprecedented pace. Financial services, education, healthcare, government services, e-commerce, and small businesses increasingly rely on digital platforms to deliver services and manage everyday operations. As digital adoption accelerates, so does the volume of sensitive information stored on personal devices. Today's smartphones and laptops contain far more than photographs and videos. They often hold National Identification Numb

Cyber Threats Don't Follow Business Hours. Business operations may end at the close of the workday, but cyber threats do not. Modern cyberattacks rarely occur as single, isolated events. Instead, they unfold over time through a sequence of seemingly unrelated activities—an unusual login attempt, a suspicious email attachment, unauthorized access to cloud resources, or abnormal endpoint behaviour. Viewed independently, these events may appear insignificant. When connected, how

Cybersecurity experts urge organisations to strengthen third-party risk management and remain vigilant against phishing attacks after the retailer disclosed a data breach involving an external service provider. PR LAGOS, Nigeria – 14 July 2026 – ESET Nigeria has called on organisations to strengthen third-party cybersecurity practices and reinforce customer awareness following Lidl's disclosure of a data breach linked to one of its external service providers. According to Lid

ESET Nigeria says responsible AI innovation requires rigorous security testing before deployment as AI adoption accelerates.. The reported decision by OpenAI to postpone the release of its latest ChatGPT model following cybersecurity concerns has reignited global conversations about one of the most critical challenges facing artificial intelligence today: balancing rapid innovation with robust security. While artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, improve pr

Learn what antivirus software is, how modern antivirus works, what threats it blocks, and why it still matters. Antivirus software has been around in some form or other since the early 1970s. But as threats have changed, it has been forced to evolve. That’s why the sophisticated, multi-layered solutions on offer today bear little resemblance to the simple, signature-based software of old. Yet we can still trace a clear line back in time from one to the other. Although there a

Everything needed to choose the right protection plan, understand subscription options and get started with confidence. Cybersecurity has become an essential part of everyday life. From online banking and digital payments to remote work, virtual learning and social connectivity, technology now plays a central role in how people communicate, work and manage their daily activities. As digital adoption continues to grow, so does the need to protect devices, personal information

Are internet cookies as tasty as they sound, or are they simply bad for your system? Visit a website and (especially if you’re in the European Union) you’re likely to be hit with yet another annoying popup asking if you want to allow cookies. Most of us have done this next: just click ‘Accept’ to get to where you need to go. Yet according to research by All About Cookies1, less than 40% of people know what an internet (as opposed to a delicious, crunchy) cookie is. What’s wor