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July 17, 2017 •
Security, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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The spate of cyber-attacks such as the recent Petya ransomware and the related WannaCry a few months ago, have left many organisations in Europe and Asia crippled. The malicious software has spread through large firms leading to corporate data being ‘locked...
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May 17, 2017 •
Lists, Security, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
Comments Off on 9 ways to protect yourself against ransomware attacks
The first and most important thing is making it harder for attacks to take place. While it’s necessary to take preventative steps, it’s also important to come to terms with the fact that nothing will ever be 100% effective. That being said, the right...
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April 13, 2017 •
Cloud Computing, Security, Sponsored •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on DDoS attacks: are you prepared? Are you insured?
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are certainly causing many sleepless nights for CIOs and CSOs across the world. In fact, Arbor research reveals DDoS attack sizes have grown by an astonishing 1,233 percent, at a compound growth rate of 68 percent,...
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April 3, 2017 •
Security, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on 10 ways to protect yourself from cyberattacks
Technology has changed the way we live, our relationships with others, and even how we take care of ourselves. These days, everyone – from the most inexperienced to the most advanced user – takes measures to protect themselves from cybercriminals seeking...
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March 14, 2017 •
Hardware, Security, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Print security: is your network at risk?
Sat quietly in the corner, your office printer might not appear to be the biggest security risk. However, studies suggest it could be a gateway to a whole host of malware, ransomware, and social engineering threats. If left unprotected, printers can be a...
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February 22, 2017 •
Security, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Ransomware doubled in second half of 2016, says Check Point
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd released its H2 2016 Global Threat Intelligence Trends, revealing that ransomware attacks doubled during the period. Out of all recognised malware incidents globally, the percentage of ransomware attacks increased from...
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December 20, 2016 •
Security •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on What can organisations do to protect against new threats?
Many organizations still don’t have their security basics right. Sophos offer six measures organizations should put in place to help keep more complex threats at bay. Moving from layered to integrated security. Many organizations now possess multiple...
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December 15, 2016 •
Security, Software •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Businesses more likely to pay ransomware than consumers
IBM Security has announced results from a study finding 70 percent of businesses infected with ransomware have paid ransom to regain access to business data and systems. In comparison, over 50 percent of consumers surveyed said they would not pay to regain...
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December 14, 2016 •
Retail, Security, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Tips for staying safe online during the festive season
As the popularity of online shopping increases, so does the likelihood of falling foul of cybercrooks, not necessarily because they are putting in extra effort during the festive season, but simply because more of us are doing more online shopping at this...
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December 9, 2016 •
Security •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Attacks on business now equal one every 40 Seconds
In 2016 ransomware attacks on business increased three-fold: which represents a change from an attack every 2 minutes in January to one every 40 seconds by October. For individuals, the rate of increase went from every 20 seconds to every 10 seconds. With...
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October 5, 2016 •
Security, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Kaspersky develops a decryption tool that disguises itself as CB-Locker
Kaspersky Lab expert have developed a decryption tool that can restore files for Polyglot Ransomware that disguises itself as CTB-Locker. Users that have suffered from Polyglot ransomware, also known as MarsJoke, can now restore their files thanks to the...
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September 20, 2016 •
Opinion, Security •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Cloud backup – guarding against data loss from ransomware
More and more companies are falling prey to purveyors of ransomware, a virus that attacks computers and literally holds them to ransom – locking users out of their machines and demanding payment to unlock them. As large organisations are able to invest...
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June 23, 2016 •
Security, Top Stories •
IT News Africa •
Comments Off on Crypto-ransomware attacks to hit thousands of users in one year
The number of users attacked with encryption ransomware is soaring, with 718,536 users hit between April 2015 and March 2016: an increase of 5.5 times compared to the same period in 2014-2015. The irreversible consequences of this kind of malware infection,...
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May 12, 2016 •
East Africa, North Africa, Security, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
IT News Africa •
Comments Off on Ransomware: African Businesses continue to be at high risk
Over the last 12 months, there has been a 16% increase in ransomare attacks, a Data Breach Investigation Report by Verizon, has revealed. Ransomware is a hot topic because of the organisations being targeted and because of how prevalent it has become. The...
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March 8, 2016 •
Enterprise, Lists, Security, Top Stories •
IT News Africa •
Comments Off on Top 5 threats every company needs to pay attention to
ESET’s laboratories constantly analyse and study how cybercriminals propagate their threats all over the world. Looking back at ESET’s trend papers, we can see the evolution and the changes that companies have had to undergo. From a corporate...
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April 14, 2015 •
Security, Top Stories •
IT News Africa •
Comments Off on How to escape from CoinVault Ransomeware
From today, victims of CoinVault ransomware have a chance to retrieve their data without paying the criminals, thanks to a repository of decryption keys and a decryption application made available online by Kaspersky Lab and the National High Tech Crime Unit...
