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Rise of the Nigerian threat group SilverTerrier

In July 2014, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 released its first threat intelligence report on Nigerian cyber actors. This report documented the observed evolution from traditional 419-style email scams to the use of...

Mobile money driving down global remittances cost, GSMA survey

The GSMA issued a report entitled, Driving a Price Revolution: Mobile Money in International Remittances, that looks at the impact of mobile money on reducing the cost of international remittances. The findings show...

Poor digital hygiene enabling crime as a service, Europol 2016 report

Europol’s 2016 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment identifies an expanding cybercriminal economy exploiting increasingly Internet-enabled lives and low levels of digital hygiene. Informed largely by Europol’s law...

Lack of corporate resilience still concern, Control Risks 2016 survey

Control Risks, the global business risk consultancy, published its survey, The State of Enterprise Resilience, assessing the degree to which the concept of resilience has gained traction and become embedded within...

McKinsey Institute researches what lies ahead for Africa

Many people are questioning whether Africa’s economic advances are running out of steam. Five years ago, growth was accelerating in almost all of the region’s diverse economies, but recently their paths have diverged. Som...

McKinsey research points to new macro fundamentals in Africa

Six years ago when the McKinsey Global Institute first looked in detail at Africa’s diverse economies, almost all of them were experiencing accelerating growth. The picture today is more mixed. McKinsey Global I...

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