Tag: Africa
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Cloud Blog: African super app Yassir delivers on data with BigQuery migration
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/african-super-app-delivers-on-data-with-bigquery-migration/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: African super app Yassir delivers on data with BigQuery migration Feedly Summary: Yassir is a super app, supporting the daily lives of users in more than 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, and Senegal who rely on our ride-hailing, last-mile delivery, and financial services solutions. These…
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Hacker News: Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud
Source URL: https://restofworld.org/2025/aws-google-cloud-nigeria-alternatives/ Source: Hacker News Title: Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The text explores the development of local cloud service providers in Nigeria, exemplified by the fintech platform Okra’s transition from AWS to Nebula. This shift not…
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Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: New AI, cybercrime reports underscore need for security best practices
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-new-ai-cybercrime-reports-underscore-need-security-best-practices/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: New AI, cybercrime reports underscore need for security best practices Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for February 2025. Stephanie Kiel, our head of cloud security policy, government affairs and public policy, discusses two parallel and important security conversations she had at…
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Slashdot: China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Continue to Breach Telecoms Despite US Sanctions
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/15/2244220/chinas-salt-typhoon-hackers-continue-to-breach-telecoms-despite-us-sanctions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Continue to Breach Telecoms Despite US Sanctions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses ongoing cybersecurity threats from the Chinese government-linked hacking group Salt Typhoon, which is targeting telecommunications providers and exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco devices. This situation highlights significant implications…
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The Register: More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos, unis hit via Cisco bugs
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/salt_typhoon_pwned_7_more/ Source: The Register Title: More victims of China’s Salt Typhoon crew emerge: Telcos, unis hit via Cisco bugs Feedly Summary: Networks in US and beyond compromised by Beijing’s super-snoops pulling off priv-esc attacks China’s Salt Typhoon spy crew exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise at least seven devices linked to global…