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9 Apr 2025

South African security teams are potentially facing a ticking time bomb

To ensure robust security, firms must prioritise patching their ageing systems.
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12 Jun 2024

Morocco faced 52 million cyber threats last year alone

A new report says attackers are employing increasingly sophisticated techniques to target a smaller number of victims, leading to higher financial gains.
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14 Feb 2024

Nigeria cracks down on cyber bullying and fake news

Africa's most populous country has announced  yesterday that its police service are monitoring online platforms.
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6 Oct 2023

AI driving virtual kidnappings growth globally

Cyber criminals are increasingly using AI to improve extortion attempts, among other criminal activities.
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15 Sept 2023

Trend Micro, INTERPOL route out African cybercrime

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.
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9 Dec 2021

Mobile devices targeted as cyberattacks increase by 13%

Research shows wave of vulnerabilities and attacks against mobile operating systems.
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12 Oct 2021

Cybercriminals are holding nothing back in attacks on Africa

Ransomware remains the standout threat in the first half of the year, with Africa accounting for 1.7% of these attacks, with 1.05% being targeted at South Africa.
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6 May 2021

Africa held to ransom

IT security firm Sophos releases findings of the “State of Ransomware 2021” report.
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18 Jan 2021

Human fallibility – the weakest link in cyber security

South African banks, financial institutions and corporations will need to re-evaluate their cybersecurity infrastructure on three fronts, namely: people, policy and technology says Yash Pillay of Trend Micro.
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2 Nov 2020

The disconnected government

How has the public sector fared during lockdown? We asked a panel of experts.
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First Distribution signs up Trend Micro for Africa

Agreement in place to distribute all of Trend Micro’s security solutions in sub-Saharan Africa.