November 12, 2018 •
Security, Top Stories •
Fundi Maseko •
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Cybercrime attacks are increasingly becoming popular and more sophisticated. Although businesses spend large amounts of money and resources on cyber security, they are still hacked and infected with various malware threats. One of the greatest threat to the...
Cybersecurity company, ESET, revealed on Wednesday 22 November 2017 at a product launch and media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, that the company plans to expand its offerings to compete in the enterprise market in Southern Africa. ESET has a global...
If you’re familiar with mafia movies then you’re familiar with extortion – the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats. Extortion has been around for centuries – well before “The Godfather” or “Goodfellas.”...
Global ransomware attacks have increased by 11% per over the past 12 months ending March 2017, according to Europol. Furthermore, a recent IBM Security and Ponemon Institute study found that the average cost of a data breach in South Africa is currently R32...
In the most recent mega ransomware attack, ‘Petya’, which broke out in the Ukraine, and swept through Europe and Asia, South African SMMEs need to be wary, and not caught on the back foot. “South African businesses and institutions tend to feel far...
July 4, 2017 •
Security •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Petya-like wormable malware: The “Who” and the “Why”
On 27 June, the New York Times reported that a number of Ukrainian banks and Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian state power distributor, had been infected by unidentified malware which had a significant impact on their operartions. Multiple security vendors and...
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 the...
July 2, 2017 •
Security •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Ransomeware: The only protection is user-education
Ransomware is a very real threat to businesses and individuals alike, and when it comes to online security, it is arguably the most damaging threat. Yet, many people still don’t know what ransomware is, even though this type of cyber threat has been...
June 27, 2017 •
Security •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on The anatomy of a ransomware attack – keeping your organisation immune
Ransomware is a type of malware that, as the name suggests, takes a user’s data hostage and then holds it for ransom. If users do not pay the ransom, hackers threaten to delete their information. This type of malicious software is by no means a new...
May 25, 2017 •
Security •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Steps to Protect Your Organisation from Ransomware
Recent news of possibly the largest ransomware attack in history — WannaCry — has permeated the globe. WannaCry is an operating system exploit, one of many that were exposed by Wikileaks. While the original exploit has been patched, that doesn’t mean...
The first step to creating an effective cyber security strategy is arming yourself with knowledge. It is for this simple reason that we have decided to tackle the myths around ransomware, giving you the hard facts for your own protection. Myth #1: Ransomware...
May 15, 2017 •
Security, Sponsored •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Don’t cry over data loss as a result of WannaCry if you could have prevented it
The WannaCry ransomware cyber attack orchestrated over the weekend of the 12th of May should act as a stark reminder to companies that data backups need to be done regularly, that security solutions have to remain up to date and that user education is still a...
A new wave of ransomware known as “WannaCry” has spread across the globe and infected tens of thousands of computers. This ransomware propagates by exploiting a Microsoft Windows vulnerability in unpatched computers. According to Europol, more than...
Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a new version of the RAA ransomware, a malware written entirely on JScript. A new trojan delivers victims with a zip archive that contains a malicious .js file. The updated version can also perform offline encryption...
