Millions of Nigerians were unable to access Twitter Saturday after the government enforced an indefinite suspension of the microblogging platform’s operations in Nigeria. The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria said in a statement that its members have suspended access to Twitter in compliance with a government directive to do so. The Nigeria government […]
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El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved legislation making the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender in the country, the first nation to do so, just days after President Nayib Bukele made the proposal at a Bitcoin conference. The digital currency, originally created to be money out of the control of governments, can be used in any transaction […]
There is often much confusion among youngsters in the telecoms industry around OSS and BSS systems. What’s the difference? What are they used for? And how will they change as times goes on? First off, lets start from the beginning. OSS and BSS are the backbone of telcos as they refer to two sides of […]
Finland-based telecoms vendor Nokia announced it has been selected by DITO Telecommunity Corporation (DITO), to deploy 5G services on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The deployment will enable DITO to complete its ambitious strategy of building a high-quality 5G network throughout the country, which formally launched in May 2021. With this deal, Nokia […]
Ren Zhengfei, Huawei Technologies’ founder and CEO, has instructed his staff to throw their weight behind software development as the company looks for other markets to lead in, shying away from hardware operations that has been crippled by U.S. sanctions. In an internal memo viewed by Reuters, Ren highlighted the importance of relying on the […]
Ireland’s health system struggled to restore computers and treat patients Tuesday, four days after it shut down its entire information technology system in response to a ransomware attack. Thousands of diagnostic appointments, cancer treatment clinics and surgeries have been canceled or delayed since Friday’s cyberattack. Authorities said hundreds of people were assigned to get crippled […]
Cybercriminals have hit four Asian subsidiaries of the Paris-based insurance company AXA with a ransomware attack, impacting operations in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines, the insurer said. The criminals claimed to have stolen 3 terabytes of data including medical records and communications with doctors and hospitals. In Ireland, meanwhile, the national healthcare system […]
Pressure is mounting on South Korean President Moon Jae-in to pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, who is back in prison after his conviction in a massive corruption scandal, even though business has rarely looked better at South Korea’s largest company. Lee is just the latest South Korean corporate boss to run his business from behind […]
New certification affirms OneVizion’s steadfast commitment to maintaining the highest standard and best practices for information security management MARIETTA, Ga. – May 11, 2021 — OneVizion, the most trusted Platform as a Service (PaaS) provider, is pleased to announce the achievement of the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification, an internationally recognized standard that is the highest and […]
Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a crime. Hackers had taken advantage of a weak password to break in and encrypt the files of the department in Roxana, a small town in Illinois near St. Louis, and were demanding $6,000 of […]