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December 9, 2019 •
Security, Top Stories •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Top 4 fintech threat predictions for 2020
In 2020, financially motivated cyberthreat actors may start to target investment apps, online financial data processing systems and upcoming cryptocurrencies, along with providing paid access to banks’ infrastructures and developing new strains of mobile...
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December 5, 2019 •
Features, Security, Top Stories •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on What a cyber car should look like: Tackling 2 major risks
Tesla recently demonstrated its new electric pickup vehicle, dubbed “Cybertruck”, which has polarised public opinion. Some have stated it looks like a vehicle from a child’s sketch come to life, while others consider it to be a vision of the future....
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November 27, 2019 •
General, Security, Top Stories •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Browser notifications scams tripled in 2019, study reveals
Fraudulent browser push notifications as a means of phishing and advertising are gaining popularity, with the share of users hit by the problem growing month-on-month in 2019. As shown by recent Kaspersky research, the monthly number of users affected has...
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November 11, 2019 •
Security, Top Stories •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on The extent of targeted cyber attacks across Africa revealed
On Monday, 11 November 2019, Kaspersky released statistics drawn from its Advanced Persistent Threat reporting service. Since the start of 2018, the global cybersecurity company has kept a close eye on the META region for APT attacks, working on 29...
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November 7, 2019 •
Features, Lists, Security, Top Stories •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Four dangers of unsecured biometric data
Nowadays, Traditional passwords are a weak point as according to Kaspersky, data leaks happen quite often. More and more have companies decide to change their approach by adopting biometrics. However, no one is immune to identity theft and there already have...
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October 31, 2019 •
Security, Top Stories •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on 7 “harmless” habits threatening online safety
Everyone nowadays is connected to the Internet and has by now probably settled into some online routines: we all have such habits as checking our e-mails and social media pages first thing in the morning and consider these rituals healthy and harmless....
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September 18, 2019 •
Cloud Computing, Gadgets and Gaming, Security •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Kaspersky on a mission to regulate eSports
Cybersecurity company, Kaspersky has introduced the beta version of its Anti-Cheat solution to combat in-game cheating. The cloud-based offering is said to ensure fair play in the eSports industry by providing real-time cheat detection and sharing automated...
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August 29, 2019 •
Cloud Computing, Security •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Kaspersky updates cloud solution
Global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky has announced that it has updated it’s Kaspersky Security Cloud. According to the company, not only does the Security Cloud give consumers access to technologies, tools and new ways to protect user privacy across...
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August 27, 2019 •
Security, Southern Africa •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Kaspersky appoints newest Southern Africa distributor
Global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky announced on Monday, 26 August 2019, that it has signed on Tarsus Distribution as its newest B2B and B2C distributor. The agreement forms part of Kaspersky’s growth pipeline for the Southern Africa market as well as...
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August 16, 2019 •
Security •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Kaspersky announces opening of first Transparency Centre in Asia
Global security company, Kaspersky announced the opening of its first Transparency Centre in Asia Pacific on Thursday, 15 August 2019. This is the third facility of its kind launched by Kaspersky. Similarly, in Zurich and Madrid, the Transparency Centre...
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August 7, 2019 •
Finance, Security •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on 2019 reports over 430,000 victims to financial malware
Researchers at cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, have claimed that over 430,000 people making use of cryptocurrencies and web-money services were threatened by malware in the first half of 2019 – seven per cent more than in the same period last year....
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July 25, 2019 •
Features, Security, Top Stories •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on INTERVIEW: Kaspersky Africa’s Bethwel Opil on cyber-security and human firewalls
Bethwel Opil, Enterprise Sales Manager at Kaspersky Africa, is passionate about investing in technologies and strategies that will allow businesses to reap the benefits of the digital world — however, he believes growth in the tech sphere can lead to...
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July 4, 2019 •
Security, Southern Africa •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on 76% of people have accessed data belonging to their former workplace, study shows
A study recently released by Kaspersky Lab reveals that businesses are at increased risk by not curbing the actions of current and former employees. According to the research, 25 per cent of workers in South Africa still have access to files and documents...
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July 3, 2019 •
Security •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Kaspersky collaborates with INTERPOL in fight against cybercrime
Kaspersky and INTERPOL have signed a five-year agreement to reinforce their collaboration in the fight against cybercrime around the world. This is the second agreement between the two parties, following the first signed in 2014. Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of...
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June 24, 2019 •
Mobile and Telecoms, Security •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on New machine learning technology to protect against threats on Android users
Kaspersky has unveiled a new security feature for Android devices. The feature, based on machine learning technology, ensures immediate proactive detection of advanced malware to minimise the risks of mobile devices being exposed to cyber attacks....
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June 21, 2019 •
Security, Top Stories •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Don’t fall victim to hoax system cleaners
According to experts at Kaspersky Lab, the number of users being attacked with fake system cleaners has increased by two-fold. These fraudulent programs are designed to trick users into paying for alleged serious computer issues to be fixed. A slow-working or...
