Global cybersecurity firm Resecurity has introduced their technologies and securities to support law enforcement in South Africa. At the the inaugural Cyber Intelligence Africa 2022 in Johannesburg, rsecurity presented their expertise in preventing, detecting and prosecuting cybercrime. According to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC), cybercrime...
Kenya is to host one of the two giant data centres in Africa that is being implemented to improve Internet speeds and make it harder for cyber attackers. The new data centres will have multiple servers with a high bandwidth to support spikes in traffic and...
A report by security company Chainalysis has found that cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2021. This was a 30% increase year on year compared to 2020. The latest figure makes up a significant fee of the $33 billion worth of funds cybercriminals have...
Ghana is aiming to push itself to take the lead spot as the most cyber secure country in Africa. Currently, it sits in third position. If Ghana succeeds, the move is expected to help open more doors and encourage investments in the digital space and improve...
Cybersecurity firm Performanta has led a digital education and skills development programme as part of a focus for International Education Day. As cybersecurity exposure to hardware, software, and data from cyberthreats in increasing, Performanta chief people officer Chereen Godwin said that demand was constantly growing for...
A recent report has found that organisations in African countries have been victim to an average of 1,615 cyber attacks. The research, conducted by cybersecurity solutions provider CheckPoint Software Technologies (CST), found thebreaches in Africa had risen by 15 per cent compared to 2020. The firm...
Global tech giant Microsoft is partnering with the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) to build up cyber security capacity and defences in Africa. The two organisations plan to collaborate with the relevant government, justice and law enforcement agencies and officials across Africa. They plan to share knowledge...
The newly formed Cybersecurity Digital Alliance (CDSA) in South Africa is aiming to strengthen cyber defences in the country's corporate sector. The new cybersecurity forum brings together the various stakeholders in the local industry in their bid to tackle issues including defence, rapid response and managing...
Kaspersky has recorded a decline in the number of phishing attacks for the first half of the year, in comparison to the same period last year. South Africa saw a 17% decline, Nigeria a 13% and Kenya an impressive 48% declines in phishing attacks. The figures...
Over 90% of IT decision makers in South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe say they have increased their focus on cyber security, according to research from pan-African tech group Liquid Intelligent Technologies. With cybercrime on the rise, 79% of respondents say that the advent of remote working...
