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Cybersecurity

Safeguarding Data in the Age of Cyber Threats: A Proactive Approach

Mamsi Nkosi -
In today’s dynamic cybersecurity landscape, the imperative for companies to adopt a proactive stance towards data protection has never been more urgent. With cyberattacks becoming not a matter of "if" or "when," but rather "how often," organizations must fortify...
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Targeted Malware is Raging Across South Africa, Kenya & Nigeria

Luis Monzon -
According to the latest research of internet security firm Kaspersky on threat landscape trends, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria are facing dramatic changes in the landscape. While regular, self-propagating malware is decreasing dramatically, as it is no longer effective and...
Cybersecurity

South Africa Sees 42% Increase in Financial Malware in First Half of 2021

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A combination of increasingly sophisticated propagation technologies and continued economic uncertainties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have seen the number of financial malware attacks reported in South Africa during the first half of 2021 increase by more than 10,400...
Cybersecurity

Recent Increases in Cyberattacks Could Be Due to Leaked Cyber “Superweapons”

Luis Monzon -
Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, warns of a further increase in cyberattacks and thinks it could be partly down to major powers leaking,...
Cybersecurity

Hackers Attacked Businesses 22 Million Times In The Last 7 Days Globally

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According to data compiled and analyzed by Atlas VPN, hackers attacked businesses more than 22 million times during the last week worldwide. Over 63% of these hacking attempts were malware attacks. Attacks monitored also include phishing and Command & Control...
Cybersecurity

Kaspersky Lab: Beware of email attachments

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Email is a vital tool to not only businesses, but also when it comes to an individual's personal content and messages. We often receive a multitude of emails each day; however, not all of them are as safe as...
Cybersecurity

Kaspersky Lab warns of rise in malware capable of stealing money

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Users in Brazil, Russia and Italy were most frequently attacked by financial malware, however, users in the African continent showed lower statistics than those of the aforementioned countries. This is according to Kaspersky Lab’s latest monthly report on online...
Cybersecurity

Kaspersky Lab celebrates 15 years of security research

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On June 26, 1997, Kaspersky Lab was established under the leadership of Eugene Kaspersky and his co-founders. This month marks the 15 year anniversary of Kaspersky Lab, and the Company’s growth continues to serve as a model of success for...
Cybersecurity

Q&A: Kaspersky Lab’s Chief Technical Officer

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During online security firm Kaspersky Lab’s annual Security Summit, held recently in Moscow, Russia, IT News Africa had the opportunity to sit down with Kaspersky Lab’s Chief Technical Officer Nikolay Grebennikov. IT News Africa spoke to Grebennikov about why some users make...
Cybersecurity

Social networking blocked by 72% of companies

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The ‘Global IT Security Risks’ survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab in partnership with B2B International, uncovered the employee activities that are most frequently restrivted. Social networks are seen as one of the greatest security threats, along with various forms...
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G42 Partners with Liquid AI to Launch Enterprise-Ready Generative AI Solutions

G42, the Abu Dhabi-based global technology group, and Liquid AI, an efficient foundation models company, announced a multifaceted commercial...
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