Visa and Master Card are said to be investigating whether a data security breach at one of the main companies that processes transactions improperly exposed private customer information, bank officials. The breach occurred at Global Payments, an Atlanta company that helps Visa and MasterCard process transactions for merchants.

A recent study conducted by a global management consulting firm, Accenture limited has shown that a majority of companies are strategizing their capabilities in order to secure growth in the emerging markets.

Technology Africa, organiser of the popular Titans of Tech Award has concluded plans to unveil the 2011 recipients of the award at a ceremony scheduled for Lagos on Friday, March 18, 2011.

THE Association of Information and Communications Technology women practitioners, under the aegis of Women in Technology in Nigeria, WITIN, has unfolded plans to rally support for women in the rural areas where business has no global presence.

Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, at the weekend, has given security as the reason why all government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), must switch over to .gov.ng domain. Johnson said that the domain was more secure than those on freely available internet mail services.