By Lucian Constantin, IDG News Service 25 Nov, 2011
A yet-to-be-patched flaw discovered in the Apache HTTP server allows attackers to access protected resources on the internal network if some rewrite rules are not defined properly. read more »
By Lucian Constantin, IDG News Service 24 Nov, 2011
A week-long DDoS attack that launched a flood of traffic at an Asian e-commerce company in early November was the biggest such incident so far this year, according to Prolexic, a company that defends websites against such attacks. read more »
By Lucian Constantin, IDG News Service 23 Nov, 2011
Google has modified the encryption method used by its HTTPS-enabled services including Gmail, Docs and Google+, in order to prevent current traffic from being decrypted in the future when technological advances make this possible. read more »
Hewlett-Packard (HP), has partnered with Chase Bank, Nairobi for a converged hardware infrastructure to accommodate its new software platform that runs core banking operations. The hardware solution is based on modules which will enable the bank grow at its on pace to achieve business agility. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, Computerworld Kenya 14 Nov, 2011
A year after a group of venture capitalists partnered to form Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa), their move to back a lab in Somaliland comes as a sign that tech entrepreneur funding in Africa is moving beyond traditional hubs like Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos and Accra. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, Computerworld Kenya 10 Oct, 2011
The Kenyan government's regulations for back up and disaster recovery plans in the banking sector has spurred growth in data centers, as businesses move to comply to new rules. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, Computerworld Kenya 23 Sep, 2011
Kenya's efforts to compete with India, Mauritius and South Africa as a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) destination have hit a snag, with many companies closing or scaling down operations. read more »
By Olusegun Abolaji Ogundeji , Computerworld West Africa 12 Sep, 2011
As part of its Global Trade Development Initiative to explore new geographies for its members, India's National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) is set to send a delegation to Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya about India, identify potential companies for partnership and build a long term engagement program. read more »
By John Ribeiro, IDG News Service\Bangalore Bureau 21 Jul, 2011
Outsourcing declined worldwide by 18 percent to US$16.4 billion in the second quarter because of weak demand in the Americas and an overall drop in the number of large contracts awarded, sourcing data and advisory firm TPI said on Wednesday. read more »
By Edris Kisambira, Computerworld Uganda 20 Jul, 2011
The top opposition leader in Uganda's Parliament has called for an investigation of the US$74 million IT deal between Huawei Technologies of China and the country's national broadcaster. read more »
The new pastime for governments at different levels in Nigeria is the development of ICT resource centers. It is a pastime that state governments and local councils love to indulge and one that the federal government is not shy to get involved in. read more »
