Malawian scribes face weight of cyber crime laws

Africa's most populous country has announced  yesterday that its police service are monitoring online platforms.

Cyber criminals are increasingly using AI to improve extortion attempts, among other criminal activities.

The partnership has led police to arrest 14 people and discovered more than 20,674 suspicious cybercrime networks linked to over $40 million in losses.

Research shows that one in three corporate employees on the continent is vulnerable to the cyber crimes.

Impersonation attempts have been used to try and solicit money, the Presidency says.

A new report warns CaaS has revolutionised the way cybercriminals operate, allowing easy access to tools and services such as botnets and DDoS attack resources.

CSC research also indicates lower than expected domain security amongst top shopping websites, putting brand owners at risk of DDoS attacks, DNS hijacking, and phishing

Al de Brito, Senior Technical Analyst at ContinuitySA says cyber resilience is key to organisational sustainability.

One Channel CEO warns that many victims of ransomware attacks thought it would never happen to them, ending up unprepared and paying thousands in ransom.

Jeremy Capell, GM, Advisory Services, ContinuitySA believes there are four key components to an effective cyber-security strategy.

Dr. Rutendo Hwindingwi recommends that Kenyan companies look towards cloud applications as one means of improving the security of their IT environments.