Scamming activities intensify ahead of the premiere of long-awaited superhero movie
By Staff Writer 6 July 2021Kaspersky experts have analysed malicious files disguised as the new Black Widow movie, as well as movie-related phishing websites designed to steal users’ credentials. FULL STORY >
Healthcare and ransomware: how to protect critical organisations
By Industry Contributor 25 June 2021Why hospitals? Of all the industries to attack, why healthcare in particular? With lives at stake cybercriminals know hospitals can’t afford any downtime. This means those in the industry are likely to be willing to meet ransom... FULL STORY >
Industry Insight: How not to be phished
By Industry Contributor 18 June 2021Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy & Evangelist at KnowBe4 AFRICA, unpacks the steps that can help protect your business from phishing attacks FULL STORY >
How machine learning protects from phishing, mobile threats, and plant breakdowns
By Industry Contributor 17 June 2021Kaspersky’s Amir Kanaan explores the myriad of ways that machine learning can be utilized to better protect businesses, individuals and industries. FULL STORY >
Cybercriminals going after cryptocurrency, warns Kaspersky
By Staff Writer 2 June 2021Kaspersky has reported that the number of new modifications of miners more than quadrupled in March 2021 when compared to the previous month, showing an escalating threat to cryptocurrency. FULL STORY >
New home working cyber threats, and how to mitigate against them
By Industry Contributor 21 May 2021As distributed work continues to become an everyday norm for countries around the globe, it is important for organisations to consider the impact this new work scenario is having upon the cyber-security landscape. Chris Mayers... FULL STORY >
New phishing scheme spreading worldwide
By Staff Writer 20 May 2021The simplicity of a recently discovered phishing scheme originating from the Middle East has seen fraudsters in other countries copying it, putting mobile users’ financial information at risk, warns Kaspersky. FULL STORY >
Industry Insight - The Importance of a Security culture in Zero Trust Security Models
By Industry Contributor 14 May 2021Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy & Evangelist at KnowBe4 AFRICA, explains the importance of Zero Trust security. FULL STORY >
Old but gold: 14% of PC users in South Africa still running end-of-life Windows 7 OS
By Staff Writer 4 May 2021A concern for cybersecurity is that 14% of PC users in South Africa are still using the end-of-life OS Windows 7, which stopped receiving support a year ago. FULL STORY >
Short on skills, big on threat: The security challenges explained
By Staff Writer 3 May 2021Amidst the challenge of limited cybersecurity skills, there is a pressing need to empower women within the cybersecurity space. Anna Collard explains. FULL STORY >
Mimecast Report - 85% of SA organisations were hurt by lack of cyber preparedness in 2020
By Staff Writer 23 April 2021Annual “The State of Email Security” report also finds 47% were infected by ransomware. FULL STORY >
The impact of cybersecurity on healthcare and the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain
By Industry Contributor 21 April 2021Cyber criminals are well known for taking advantage of any opportunity, and the largest vaccine rollout in history is no exception. Fortinet's Troy Ament explains how hackers are attacking this critical supply... FULL STORY >
Increase in ransomware attacks on SA companies, says Nclose
By Staff Writer 13 April 2021South Africa is firmly in the sights of international cybercrime syndicates, who have been ramping up their attacks on local companies in the past six months, warns Nclose. FULL STORY >
Kaspersky: Paying ransomware demands does not pay off
By Staff Writer 31 March 2021Nearly half of ransomware victims in South Africa pay the ransom, but fewer still see their full data returned, according to Kaspersky. FULL STORY >
Cybercrime worries on the increase, but Africa’s mobile users loath to leave WhatsApp
By Staff Writer 31 March 2021A KnowBe4 poll of mobile users across Africa has revealed that awareness of cyber risk is on the increase, but that convenience overrides risk when it comes to WhatsApp data privacy concerns. FULL STORY >
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