Cybersecurity provider Kaspersky has announced the launch of a new Windows Incident Response training course. The new course will offer in-house cybersecurity teams and InfoSec professionals an opportunity to expand their analytical skills in the incident response domain, especially in the midst of a ransomware attack....
The ongoing battle against cybersecurity threats in Africa is being severely affected by the shortage of digital skills available. Experts have now raised concerns over the shortage of skills, and have said if this continues then a rise in cyberattacks and cybercrime is likely to take...
Digital security verification platform Identitypass has secured $2.8million in seed funding. The company provides verification services for companies across Africa. In November 2021, the tech company made $360,000 in pre-seed funding, bringing their total funding to $3.1 million. The company was initially developed to allow customers to...
BlackBerry Limited has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Midis Group to expand its go-to-market sales motion across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The move comes from the technology company Midis Group, which boasts a network of over 170 affiliates...
Vodacom and Accenture have announced their partnership to help fight cyber crime in South Africa. The collaboration comes as South Africa is recently named as one of the hardest hit by cybercrime in the world, and one that has insufficient defences against sophisticated cyber attacks. Vodacom...
Crime including hijackings, robberies and unlawful syndicates are growing more sophisticated, but so is the technology to fight it. Warren Myers, CEO of South Africa’s on-demand security and medical response platform AURA, reducing crime or wiping it out completely is entirely within our reach. Speaking in a...
A recent study from the world's leading VPN service, NordVPN, has revealed that 86% of consumers are reasonably concerned about their data privacy. Furthermore, it found that 92% of consumers also fail to protect their privacy, leaving them open to cyber attacks. The study focused on American...
Global leader in cybersecurity, Sophos, has unveiled new advancements to its Sophos Cloud Workload Protection, including new Linux host and container security capabilities. The added features have been created to accelerate the detection and response of in-progress attacks and security incidents within Linux operating systems, improve security...
Leading cybersecurity company Fortinet has announced the launch of their new global workforce security awareness and training service. The new service will allow companies to further protect their security by advancing their employees’ cybersecurity skillsets and knowledge. A Fortinet survey found that 73 percent of organisations had...
The most secure African countries for cybersecurity has been revealed via the latest Global Cybersecurity Index from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). According to the ITU, the recent index shows a growing commitment worldwide to tackle and reduce cybersecurity threats. The newly released 2020 index indicates that...
