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• Mind your password (and five other cyber vulnerabilities important for SMEs) September 17, 2025 4:01 am Business Ghana Passwords provide access to our digital identities, enabling us to bank online, order products, and communicate with potential customers via social media. A secure password, or even better, two-factor authentication, is therefore crucial for keeping your …
• iPhone launch ignites scam campaign September 17, 2025 4:01 am Business Ghana As Apple opened preorders for the new iPhone, Kaspersky detected a spike in scam exploiting the device's launch hype, with fraudsters deploying fake websites, bogus lotteries, and phony “tester” recruitment schemes to harvest personal data and …
• Rye Strategic Partners Welcomes Tori Eurton as Strategic Advisor, Brand Growth Strategist September 17, 2025 4:01 am EIN Presswire Eurton Fuels Hyper-Growth Trajectory at Rye Strategic Partners HARRISON, NY, UNITED STATES, September 17, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Rye Strategic Partners LLC (RSP), a rapidly growing advisory and capital formation firm, today announced that …
• Firm engages CBN, lawmakers on fintech growth September 17, 2025 3:53 am Punch The Fintech Association of Nigeria has intensified efforts to strengthen collaboration with regulators and lawmakers, aiming to bolster the country’s financial technology ecosystem. The association said in a statement on Tuesday. The delegation, led by …
• Should You Buy the Dip in This Cybersecurity Stock in September 2025? September 17, 2025 3:51 am Yahoo Finance Cybercrime is set to eclipse nearly every global industry this year. The losses are projected at $10.5 trillion, making these attacks as economically significant as the world’s biggest economies, just below the U.S. and China. This challenge gives …
• AI’s role in addressing critical aspects of risk and compliance in banking September 17, 2025 3:48 am ETCISO.in In the complex web of banking operations today, AI is no longer a nice-to-have, it's becoming the new risk management engine, central to how financial institutions identify threats, manage compliance, and build trust. And nowhere is this more urgent …
• Israeli cybersecurity startup Vega raises $65mln, valued at $400mln September 17, 2025 3:46 am Zawya JERUSALEM: Israeli cybersecurity startup Vega said on Tuesday it had raised $65 million in early-stage financing rounds that valued it at $400 million. The funding, which included so-called seed and Series A funding, was led by venture capital fund Accel, …
• iPhone 18 Pro leak suggests unchanged design language while standard iPhone 18 may be postponed September 17, 2025 3:45 am Notebook Check The iPhone 17 Pro. (Image source: Apple - edited) A new leak suggests that the iPhone 18 Pro models will largely retain the design language of their predecessors, including display sizes and camera layout. Meanwhile, the standard iPhone 18 may see a …
• Pentagon’s background check overhaul drags into second decade September 17, 2025 3:45 am Biometric Update The Pentagon’s marquee effort to modernize the federal government’s background investigation system is once again under scrutiny after a decade of delays, cost overruns, and unresolved security gaps. The stakes are immense. Background investigation files …
• Exabeam: Treat AI agents as the new insider threat September 17, 2025 3:38 am Computer Weekly Artificial intelligence (AI) is simultaneously driving security threats and enhancing organisations’ ability to deal with those threats. Exabeam’s chief AI and product officer, Steve Wilson, suggests it is time to treat AI agents as insider threats. But he …
• PM urges continued efforts to maintain macro-economic stability, control inflation, promote growth September 17, 2025 3:38 am VietnamPlus Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued Official Dispatch No. 165/CD-TTg on continued efforts to maintain macro-economic stability, control inflation, foster growth, ensure economic balances, and improve citizens' living standards. …
• Rewiring for growth: How Government and fintechs can power Sri Lanka’s digital revival September 17, 2025 3:33 am Daily FT When banks, fintechs, and telecom networks interoperate, citizens can pay, save, borrow, and receive Government benefits and services on any compliant platform   The world economy is entering a new phase, with growth and innovation increasingly driven by …
• Reports Suggest That US Will Lease TikTok Algorithm from China September 17, 2025 3:27 am Social Media Today UPDATE: President Trump has now extended the TikTok sell-off deadline once again in order to enable this deal to be finalized. With the U.S. government confirming that it has the framework for a TikTok sell-off deal in place, ahead of this week’s deadline …
• BreachForums founder resentenced to three years in prison September 17, 2025 3:25 am CyberScoop A man who pleaded guilty in 2023 for charges related to his work as founder and operator of the notorious BreachForums website was resentenced Tuesday to three years in prison after having his initial sentence overturned in January. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick …
• Microsoft seizes hundreds of phishing sites tied to massive credential theft operation September 17, 2025 3:25 am CyberScoop Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit coordinated the seizure of 338 domains used by RaccoonO365, a financially motivated threat group that developed and sold phishing kits that have been used to steal more than 5,000 Microsoft credentials since July 2024, the …