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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 most machines. Exploiting our psychological, personality, or behavioural weaknesses, cybercriminals can dupe us to get unauthorised access to systems or gain…
Cyber-attacks and OT – safeguard this new feeding ground
Before the advent of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Operation Technology (OT) was safeguarded against most cyberattacks. OT systems’ propriety nature, standards and hard-wired connectivity protected it against malicious attacks. Cyber threats and incidents are a major operating and business…
6 Common Cybersecurity Mistakes Made by Startup Companies
Some of the most successful companies today began their journey as startups. They usually start with a brilliant idea or a new technology that promises to solve a problem to rethink the way we do business. The African region is…
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SA Firms Struck by Massive $70-Million Ransomware Attack
Companies in 17 countries, including South Africa, the UK, Canada, Argentina, Mexico and Spain, have been struck by a mass ransomware attack exploiting multiple previously unknown vulnerabilities in IT management software made by Kaseya, an American software company that develops…
The Role Of Artificial Intelligence In Enhancing Cybersecurity
The Cold War period fostered all sorts of technological advancements, whereas in contemporary times the more technologically advanced the world we have the more cybersecurity is at risk. Combining the quality of artificial intelligence (AI) with cybersecurity, security experts have…
Five critical elements for any cyber security awareness programme
While nearly 9 in 10 companies not only allow but actually rely on their employees to access critical business apps using their personal devices, according to a recent Fortinet Threat Landscape Report, Android-based malware now represents 14% of all cyber threats. And…
9 cyber-threat predictions for 2020
Cyberattack methodologies have become more sophisticated in recent years magnifying their effectiveness and speed. For networks and organisations using sophisticated methods to detect and respond to attacks, the response might be for criminals to attempt to reply with something even…
Top 4 cyberthreats for 2020 revealed
Global cloud-enabled next-generation cybersecurity company, Sophos launched its 2020 Threat Report providing insights into the rapidly evolving cyberthreat landscape. The report, produced by SophosLabs researchers, explores changes in the threat landscape over the past 12 months, uncovering trends likely to impact…
Hosting company warns against domain hijacking
Domain names can be stolen, held hostage and used to wreak havoc for a business website owner. Domain hijacking entails cyber criminals unlawfully gaining access to a website’s unique domain in order to impersonate the business for other illegal activities…
Employees’ cybersecurity habits worsen, survey finds
The prevalence of cybersecurity incidents and the concomitant growing concerns about any organization’s cybersecurity posture haven’t done much to discourage many employees from engaging in poor security habits, a survey has found. In some respects, employees’ cyber-hygiene is actually getting…
ESET researchers discover the first-ever UEFI rootkit
ESET researchers discovered a cyberattack that used a UEFI rootkit to establish a presence on the victims’ computers. Dubbed LoJax by ESET, this rootkit was part of a campaign run by the infamous Sednit group against several high-profile targets in…
Digital transformation is the key to next generation healthcare in Africa
The benefits of the digital revolution to the healthcare sector in Africa are enormous, yet many angles must be considered if it is to prove successful. There are many people around the world who fall through the cracks in the…
Staying safe online: Protecting your personal information from data breaches
We are reminded on an almost-daily basis to guard our personal data and information fiercely by taking steps such as creating more complicated passwords, regularly changing them and not clicking on suspicious links. But what about when there is no…
New multi-featured mobile Trojan Loapi discovered
Kaspersky Lab researchers have identified a new malware with multiple modules, which allows for an almost endless number of malicious features – from crypto currency mining to DDos attacks. Due to its modular architecture, even more functions can be added…
Mining and manufacturing sectors are becoming vulnerable to cyberattack
South Africa’s manufacturing sector is under growing threat of cyberattack, this is according to Sean Duffy, Executive of Security Solutions for MEA at Dimension Data. The Dimension Data’s Global Threat Intelligence Report for 2017, revealed that the manufacturing sector was…
The rise of security as a service in the evolving threat landscape
The constant evolution of the global security threat landscape is playing a part in the rise of cyber ‘security as a service’ offerings. In addition, the evergreen discussion around cost modelling, namely the ‘Capex vs Opex?’ issue, is also a…
