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Ransomware – Hindsight is 20/20

Three things many companies wished they had actioned before a ransomware attack. There are few things worse than discovering that your business has been compromised. Be it a phish, ransomware, hack or malicious attack, it’s going to leave a long...

Surging DDoS Attacks Drive Growing Demand for Third Party Protection Services

As the global workforce largely shifted to work-from-home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, reliance on online services soared. Many businesses were able to successfully pivot to this new normal as remote connectivity allowed access to vital systems and...

Inside the Mind of Cybercriminals – How Threat Actors Think

Cybercriminals come in many different flavours, but the majority of them are in it for one thing: financial pay-off. They want the money that comes with offering their tools or services, selling stolen data, extortion like ransomware or plain fraud....

Coronavirus Antibodies Vanish a Few Months After Patients Recover, New Study Finds

According to a study published in the Journal of Nature Medicine, recovered COVID-19 patients may rapidly lose antibodies - the blood proteins necessary to stave off virus infections and the cornerstone of vaccinology. The finding raises new questions about the...

Top 5 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review

As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. Africa is on the verge of a technological revolution as the COVID-19 pandemic is either forcing or influencing companies and...

Don’t Download this WhatsApp File – It Wants to Steal from M-PESA Users

Most users know that downloading unknown attachments or opening strange links is usually a dangerous thing to do, but every now and then it may slip our mind. It's not easy to always be on your toes when it...

4 Reasons Why You Should Understand Your Location Settings

Smartphone users will often see the prompts about allowing a certain app to access location services. Often times these apps will request location access when a user is attempting to view a map or when a user wants to...

YouTube Relies on AI Moderation as Human Reviewers are Sent Home

YouTube is relying on AI video moderation during the COVID-19 pandemic as many of its human reviewers are being sent home to limit the spread of the maligned virus, confirms The Verge. What this means to video producers and consumers...

Beware: Hackers are Using the Coronavirus to Lure in Victims

The global panic about COVID-19 has everyone desperately searching for any morsel of new information about the virus. Adding to the chaos, cybercriminals are now using fake news about the outbreak to attract victims to infect with their malware,...

Cybercriminals Find A New Way to Take Control of Your Devices

African Internet users, be they on their smartphones or desktops, are constantly at heightened risks for online attacks by cybercriminals. Cybercriminals are a desperate and innovative sort. For all of their faults, it can never be said that those that...
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Growth & Challenges in South Africa’s Renewable Energy Sector

South Africa's renewable energy sector is the largest electricity market in Africa and one of the top 25 largest in...
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