MTN Zambia Simplifies self SIM Registration Online

MTN Zambia has taken the lead in implementing this new process of sim registration.

As required by Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) you can now easily do sim registration all by yourself. MTN Zambia has made it easier for customers to register their SIM cards by launching an online registration portal at https://myreg.mtn.zm. The move comes as part of the company’s efforts to comply with the regulations…

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Facts about TLS 1.0 and SSL

Wifi routers are the starting point for IT Managers in Zambia who seek to ready for work from home

Transport Layer Security (TLS), the successor of the now-deprecated Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network. It’s Dangerous to Use Outdated TLS Security Protocols TLS 1.0 was first defined in RFC 2246 in January 1999 as an upgrade of SSL Version 3.0, and written by Christopher Allen and Tim Dierks of Consensus Development.…

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Recent data breaches you could have been pawned in

Data breaches occur everyday and likely there are Recent data breaches you could have been pawned in

A data “breach” is an incident where private and secured data has been intentionally or unintentionally exposed, leaked, or spilled to the public or untrusted environment. Data breaches are very common even in Zambia where database owners have failed to secure or intentionally leak users’ information. There are several websites that keep a record of…

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Cyber Issues Affecting Africa

Zambian keyboard warriors are aggressive

Just last week an African Union cybersecurity group listed serious cyber issues affecting Africa and on top of the list was the vital role of mobile technology, software issues, signaling, and the users themselves. This was in a Zoom Webinar organized by the African Union Commission “Webinar on Cybersecurity in Africa: Rising for the new…

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