Here is some good news on the cyberthreat landscape - in the second quarter of 2021, the total number of DDoS attacks decreased by 38.8% compared to Q2 2020, according to Kaspersky. FULL STORY >

With the Olympic Games underway, cybercriminals are going for gold in a different sense - by instigating various online fraud schemes. FULL STORY >

Derek Manky, Chief, Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances at Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs, discusses how organisations can beat cybercriminals at their own game. FULL STORY >

Even if you are ready to update to Windows 11, you may want to check the validity of your file, as Kaspersky has warned that ever opportunistic cybercriminals using the newest OS to distribute malware. FULL STORY >

What do adversaries and threat actors think as they dive deep into your organisation’s defences? Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy and Evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa offers some insight. FULL STORY >

Why 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 >

By Loubna Imenchal, Head of Logitech for Enterprise Business AMECA at Logitech Africa. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky 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 >

In this exclusive interview with Jim Holland, GM: Africa at Lenovo Data Centre Group, we discuss the changing tech landscape, emerging current trends and how businesses can invest in the digital economy as well as a smarter way... FULL STORY >

If you are good at design, the Acer wants you to design a pair of racing shoes for Kimi Räikkönen. FULL STORY >

MediaTek has announced the new Dimensity 900 5G chipset, the latest addition to its Dimensity 5G family. FULL STORY >

Annual “The State of Email Security” report also finds 47% were infected by ransomware. FULL STORY >

With today marking Global Earth Day, Iron Mountain looks more closely at how paper based waste, documents and storage can be responsibly destroyed to minimize harm to the environment. FULL STORY >

By Ian Engelbrecht, Africa Lead, Systems Engineer at Veeam. FULL STORY >

Nearly half of ransomware victims in South Africa pay the ransom, but fewer still see their full data returned, according to Kaspersky. FULL STORY >