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Organisations aren’t positioned to tackle Cyber demands, survey reveals

Jenna Delport -
The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is driving change and digitalisation at an exciting pace, says global accounting organisation, Deloitte. New markets are being created and with every innovation, the world becomes more and more digitally connected.  Cyber is growing...
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IT News Africa: Top Stories of the week

Staff Writer -
It's been another insightful week in the world of tech. From new innovations and digital transformation, growing economies to emerging startups, here is a round up of some of the popular stories for the week. Here is a round up...
Cybersecurity

A new phase in fight against financial crime

Staff Writer -
To build better customer relationships and increase profits, enterprises must converge their fraud and compliance solutions and remove the siloes that allow sophisticated criminals to take advantage. The fraud industry has evolved in the last ten years — from focusing...
East Africa

Kenyan president signs controversial cyber-crimes law

Staff Writer -
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, 16 May 2018 signed into law a sweeping cyber-crimes act criminalising fake news and online bullying, with clauses that critics argue could stifle press freedom. In response to Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta signing the...
Cybersecurity

Kaspersky launches online cybersecurity training

Staff Writer -
On Thursday, 16th November 2017, Kaspersky Lab revealed that the company has launched Cybersecurity for IT Teams Online. The program is a new interactive training course designed to help IT teams develop their basic information security skills. The skills...
Cybersecurity

Nigeria: EFCC Arrest 100 Students for Various Cybercrimes

Staff Writer -
According to a report by Nigerian Communications Week, over 100 undergraduates of tertiary institutions across the Southwest of Nigeria have been detained for various cybercrimes by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to...
Cybersecurity

The likelihood of being hacked is at an all time high – it’s time to up your security game

Staff Writer -
Two significant events happened recently. One positive, the other, cripplingly negative. First the good: The International Labour Organization recently recognised cybersecurity as part of World Day for Safety and Health at Work, as being hacked does not just put a...
Cybersecurity

RSA delivers ‘Hunter Packs’, equips RSA NetWitness Suite for threat detection and response

Staff Writer -
RSA, a Dell Technologies business, has unveiled updates and enhancements to the RSA NetWitness Suite that gives analysts the industry’s most advanced threat detection and response solution to discover, contain and ultimately eradicate threats. The “Hunter Packs”, delivered out-of-the-box via...
Cybersecurity

A New Approach to Cybersecurity: ‘Trust No One and No Thing’

Staff Writer -
Today’s cybersecurity threats have matured well beyond viruses, and the stakes have grown too. While cyberattack on users’ identities and bank accounts continue to dominate headlines, it is no longer just data that’s at stake as the Internet of...
Cybersecurity

Nigerians warned of imminent Cyber Attack

Staff Writer -
Companies across Nigeria have been warned about the reality that the global wave of ransomeware attacks, namely Petya/GoldenEye and WanaCry, will almost certainly hit Nigeria as well in the not too distant future. This warning was issued this week by...
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CybersecurityAnna Collard -

How Can You Safeguard Your Data from Social Engineering Threats?

Social engineering remains the most pervasive form of cyberattack for one reason: humans are easier to hack into than...
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