President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has delivered his second State of Nation Address (SONA) replete with achievements his first year and commitments to do more. MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO I am happy to be here again in this august House, a place where I have … Read more
The government remains committed to the fight against cybercrime, the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekufful, has said. She said the Communications Ministry had been tasked with the responsibility to champion cyber security initiatives in the country, which according to her, could be executed successfully. She said government intended to scale up the digitisation of the … Read more
Several institutions in Norway have been targeted by hackers believed to be linked to Russia, the security service (PST) has warned. The Labour Party, defence and foreign ministries and the security service itself were among those hit, it said. On Friday Norway announced it had chosen Germany’s Thyssenkrupp (TKMS) to deliver four submarines to its … Read more
Allowing ministers to trigger Brexit was Parliament’s “clear expectation” when it agreed to an EU referendum, the Supreme Court has been told. Attorney General Jeremy Wright said the government would be making “lawful” use of “fundamental” powers by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. He was speaking at a legal hearing into whether Parliament’s … Read more
Cyber security expert, Albert Antwi-Bosiako, has cautioned banks to take internal cyber security measures seriously as there is a growing trend where insiders are facilitating attacks against institutions they work for. Whilst investing in cyber security measures, banks, he said, should not only look at threats from the external environment, but also in-house. “There are … Read more
Putin was informed about the case when the investigation was first launched against Ulyukayev. Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev on Tuesday over allegations he extorted a $2 million bribe from top oil producer Rosneft, a case which could expose fault lines in the Russian leader’s inner circle. Ulyukayev, a 60-year-old technocrat … Read more
A civil society group, Excellent Ghana, is demanding apology from mobile telecommunication operators in the country for the persistent unsolicited text messages they have been sending to subscribers. The group mentioned Glo Mobile and Vodafone Ghana, as the operators who have persistently been sending out those advert-based text messages to subscribers without any subscription whatsoever. … Read more