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,...
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...
South Africa has been named as one of 135 countries the US claims have been targeted in a hacking campaign by Russian employees. The campaign is alleged to have targeted energy companies and critical infrastructure according to the US’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). They claimed the...
An INTERPOL report has highlighted a bleak outlook for South African businesses as the threat of cyberattacks continue. The report, titled the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021, revealed that while the broader African continent had experienced some attacks against critical infrastructure and frontline services, South Africa was...