Small businesses in Nigeria are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks in today's digital world. Cybercrime is not just limited to small businesses, but it also affects businesses of all sizes, with small businesses being the most vulnerable. The consequences of a cyberattack can be devastating,...
Organisations in Africa are rapidly embracing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), producing an increased focus on data privacy and cloud security. Gartner recently reported a projected 24 per cent and 17 per cent rise in spending on data privacy and cloud security in 2024. However, the unfamiliar...
The Malawi government has paused passport issuing after a cyber-attack against the immigration service's computer network caused a “serious national security breach.” President Lazarus Chakwera told MPs that the hackers attempted to negotiate a ransom, however, they will not be bartered with. He said: "We are not...
Barracuda’s analysis of cyber threats detected by its XDR platform through 2022 has revealed the severity of individual attacks grew in vacation months. The data indicated that whilst the volume of attacks dipped significantly between February to May, and again between July to September, the severity...
A new report from Kaspersky has identified that one in three industrial computers in Africa are at risk of a cyber attack. The industrial control systems (ICS) threat landscape report revealed various types of “malicious objects” were blocked on one in three ICS computers in South...
South African company ESKOM appear to have been targeted by cybercriminals in a $200k attack by the Everest ransomware operators. Earlier this year, the Everest ransomware operators published a notice announcing the sale of "South Africa Electricity company’s root access" for $125,000. At the time, the...
Integrated security manufacturer TDSi has unveiled the latest version of its powerful but highly flexible and secure access control GARDiS software – Version 2.4. The new enhancements include an enhanced Site Plan function, integration to Microsoft Active Directory, and Distributed Communications support for full security and...
The Attorney General Alliance (AGA) Africa have stressed the need for African countries to tighten cyber-security measures. The statement comes ahead of African nations opening their borders for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This move has highlighted a necessary need to block trans-national...
Group-IB, one of the global leaders in cybersecurity, has unveiled the Unified Risk Platform; an ecosystem of solutions that understands each organisation’s threat profile and tailors defences against them in real time. Every product and service in Group-IB’s now consolidated security suite is enriched with information...
Cybereason, the XDR company, has issued a global threat alert advisory warning global organisations about a rise in ransomware attacks from the Black Basta gang. The Black Basta gang first emerged in April 2022 and has victimised nearly 50 companies in the United States, United Kingdom,...
