Tag: Cybersecurity

The Voice on the Phone May Not Be Who You Think

By Robinah Alice Namuwaya A familiar voice can make a stranger feel trustworthy. That is exactly what artificial intelligence is beginning...

As Kenya Questions SIM Recycling, Uganda Faces Similar Digital Risks

Kenya’s growing scrutiny of how inactive mobile numbers are deactivated and reassigned is raising a wider question for Uganda:...

Uganda opens first African defence chiefs conference on threats beyond war

Uganda has opened the first African Chiefs of Defence Forces Conference on Military Operations Other Than War, bringing together...

dfcu Calls for Integrated Financial System to Drive EAC Industrial Growth

dfcu Bank has called on commercial banks, regulators, and central banks across East Africa to build a fully integrated...

Atingi-Ego Warns Cyberattack Could Become Financial Crisis as Uganda’s Digital Economy Expands

Bank of Uganda Governor Dr Michael Atingi-Ego has warned that a major cyberattack on Uganda’s increasingly interconnected digital infrastructure...

Kenyan Court Upholds Safaricom Sacking of Former Executive Over Confidential Data

Kenya’s Employment and Labour Relations Court has upheld Safaricom’s decision to dismiss former Head of Regional Expansion Brian Njoroge...

Kenya’s Crypto Investors Lose $3.8 Million as SIM-Swap Fraud Exposes Digital Finance Risks

Kenyan cryptocurrency investors lost an estimated KSh491 million ($3.8 million) over the past year after criminals exploited a growing...