By Alex Perekalin Using one password for everything is convenient, but it’s also dangerously insecure. We examine the case of Mark, a young designer. Mark is a regular guy. He has e-mail, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon, eBay, […]
Sophos has announced that its next-generation Sophos XG Firewall now includes lateral movement protection to prevent targeted, manual cyber attacks or exploits from infiltrating further into a compromised network. The SophosLabs 2019 Threat Report discusses a rise in targeted […]
Sophos has launched its 2019 Threat Report which provides insights into emerging and evolving cybersecurity trends. The report, produced by SophosLabs researchers, explores changes in the threat landscape over the past 12 months, uncovering trends and how they […]
By Lolyne Ongeri A report by Freedom House has downgraded Kenya’s internet freedoms score from free to partially free. According to the report, Internet freedom in Kenya declined in the past year due to coordinated online misinformation […]
A new study of mid-size businesses and consumers reveals that many are confused and lack trust when it comes to the privacy and security of their online data and behaviour. The research, which covered six […]
Kenya has the highest internet penetration in Africa with over 31 million people having access to the internet, according to a report by Jumia Business Intelligence and GSMA Mobile. With more and more Kenyans connecting […]
By Nikolay Pankov When a company wants to understand how its infrastructure is vulnerable, it orders a cybersecurity assessment. Our colleagues in the Security Services department assess dozens of businesses each year, sometimes finding rather […]
Sophos has announced Sophos Intercept X for Server, a next-generation server protection with predictive deep learning technology that provides constantly evolving security against cyber threats. Sophos’ deep learning neural networks are trained on hundreds of […]
Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered the distribution of an unusual fraudulent scheme that tricks users into parting with their time and their data, for no return. By creating fake websites for the free generation of […]
RiskIQ, a vendor of External Threat Management solutions, has signed Precise Technologies as its distributor in the Africa, Middle East and Turkey (META) market, excluding South Africa. Precise Technologies is a value-added distributor (VAD) specializing […]
Sophos has reminded football fans of how cybercriminals have used people’s interest in the sport to launch cyber-attacks. Football has been targeted before by those who want to turn international community events into attacks. It’s […]
Liquid Telecom and Serianu, a pan-African IT security consulting firm, have announced a new partnership to improve cybersecurity standards and practices across Africa. The partnership brings together Liquid Telecom’s fibre network, data centres and cloud-based […]
By Anna Markovskaya Possibly the most common advice for avoiding computer viruses is to avoid adult sites. You’ve probably heard the tropes — dogs, fleas, porn, viruses. But is there any truth to them? Let’s investigate. […]
The rise of Altcoins, an alternative to Bitcoin, has been identified as an emerging threat by the first INTERPOL Working Group on DarkNet and Cryptocurrencies. In recent years, INTERPOL has witnessed a sharp rise of […]
Last year, ransomware stories dominated most headlines in the world which included damages done by WannaCry and Petya attacks to many individuals and organizations. With new variants coming up every day, malware have become fast, […]
By Elie Chiha Business is evolving in the face of two opposing technology trends: the transformative power of the cloud and the mounting cost of cybercrime. Living at the intersection of these new business realities are […]
It is pretty much a given that the majority of people have their personal information documented somewhere in virtual space. This data has been captured in many forms and bits and bytes through online transactions, […]
If there’s one industry we should be most concerned about when it comes to cyber criminals and security, it’s the one that looks after our money. “The financial services industry is under continual threat […]
ESET has warned that the ransomware menace is likely to continue in to 2018 with further growth in incidents and risks following an increase in, and sophistication of, cybersecurity incidents in 2017. According to a […]
From online gaming, to mobile apps and wearable tech, technology is used at almost every touch point in people’s day-to-day lives. However, the downside of living in this hyper-connected society means that people are also […]
Cisco and INTERPOL have announced an agreement to share threat intelligence as the first step in jointly fighting cybercrime. Headed by INTERPOL’s global cybercrime center, the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) in Singapore, the […]
All financial institutions in the country – that is formal banks and other deposit taking institutions – need to have appointed a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to their top management teams as part of […]
By Paul Ducklin We try not to guffaw at cybercrime, but sometimes – especially on a Monday just after the clocks have gone back to remind us that summer is very much over – we allow […]
Following a barrage of attacks, mostly in US-based media outlets, that his company – Kaspersky Lab – has been colluding with the Russian government to use the firm’s IT security products to spy on American […]
INTERPOL is currently hosting a working group meeting for heads of cybercrime units in Africa aimed to boost cooperation between law enforcement and the private sector. Bringing together cyber experts from 10 countries, the three-day […]
Kaspersky Lab has reiterated its commitment to global collaboration in the fight against cybercrime by signing a threat intelligence sharing agreement with INTERPOL. The legal framework is designed to facilitate and develop cooperation between Kaspersky […]
The International Police Organisation – or INTERPOL – has unveiled its plan to support member countries’ efforts to combat cybercrime through coordination and delivery of specialized policing capabilities from 2016 to 2020. The plan, outlined in the organisation’s […]
Senior figures from the public and private sectors, including finance, telecommunications and information (IT) security will be taking part in a high level dialogue on countering cyber and financial crime organized by INTERPOL. Following the […]
Tomorrow’s security challenges can only be tackled through a coordinated public and private sector response focusing on innovation – this is the key message of the INTERPOL World congress which opened today in Singapore. With […]
As more and more business infrastructure move online, so do those wishing to destroy or defraud that infrastructure. Cybercrime is a growing threat to corporations and consumers, who are increasingly using online methods to run […]
Cisco and IBM Security have announced that they are working together to address the growing global threat of cybercrime. In a new collaboration, Cisco and IBM Security will work closely together across products, services and […]
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