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FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin among 2017’s main spam and phishing topics
On Tuesday 20 February 2018, a cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky Lab released its “Spam and phishing in 2017” report. The report revealed that cybercriminals have been following a global agenda and have been using hot topics such as FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin to…
Google: This Safer Internet Day let’s focus on phishing
On 6 February, people around the world will mark Safer Internet Day. Originally, an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004, Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and encourages everyone to use the internet…
Social Media: The latest hunting ground for cyber criminals
As social media continues to gain prominence amongst South African consumers, platforms like Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and Twitter have also become a platform where fraudsters attempt to catch unsuspecting consumers off guard. Kovelin Naidoo, Chief Cyber Security Officer at FNB,…
Making people your best defence against phishing
The recent launch in South Africa of PhishMe®, an end-to-end phishing mitigation solution, has shown how companies worldwide can make people their best defence against the malicious art of phishing. The launch in the country of PhishMe Human Phishing Defence…
Infographic: How much do cybercriminals make from their victims?
Cybercriminals could be raking in profits 20 times greater than the cost of their attacks, according to figures compiled by Kaspersky Lab experts. Their research compared the cost of the most frequently used hacker tools with the money stolen in…
Cyber attacks: Nigeria could be a key target this year
Nigeria’s government as well as the country’s financial and ICT sectors will be under increasing threat of cyber attacks this year, claims a technology expert. In a report by The Daily Trust Tim Akano, Managing Director and CEO of New Horizons…
