New Kaspersky research has found that consumers around the world want to take more action to protect and maintain control over their personal privacy. As revealed in the company’s latest report, Defending digital privacy: taking personal protection to the next level, consumers are becoming more aware of where their personal data is available online. In […]

Secure-D from Upstream detected 1.69 million malware-infected Android devices in South Africa last year. Within many popular apps, malware is lurking unseen and committing background fraud that targets advertisers, operators and consumers. The blocked transactions came from more than 18,000 different applications. While the rogue apps behave normally on a smartphone’s screen, they surreptitiously click […]

Research from Kaspersky into the financial threat landscape has found Egypt to be the most targeted country by cybercriminals. In 2019, 773,943 users of Kaspersky solutions were attacked by banking trojans. Of those users, more than a third (35.1%) were in the corporate sector. Although the Middle Eastern corporate sector was affected too, Egypt was […]

Redline Communications Group, a leading provider of industrial wireless broadband network connectivity solutions for mission-critical applications, has announced that, along with its certified partner Al-Rushaid Technologies, it has been selected by one of KSA’s largest oil companies to provide secure connectivity across their vast oilfields. Al-Rushaid Technologies is the ICT and telecom powerhouse of Al-Rushaid Group […]

A report from Kaspersky has revealed that cybercriminals have used banking Trojans to attack the African companies. In 2019, 773,943 users of Kaspersky solutions globally were attacked by banking Trojans. Of those users, a third (35.1%) were in the corporate sector. In Africa almost every hundredth user (varying from 0.9 to 1%) in South Africa, […]

Arcserve Southern Africa has announced the availability of the Arcserve Ransomware readiness assessment which enables businesses to measure their capabilities and chart a path to a ransomware-free future. Byron Horn-Botha, Arcserve Southern Africa Lead: Channel and Partnerships, said: “Ransomware has become one of the largest business risks and serves as the most menacing threat to […]

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has announced the completion of its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors. This occurred in a cash transaction that values Sophos at approximately US$3.9 billion. The acquisition offer was announced on October 14 2019. Under the terms […]

Mobile malware detected in South Africa last year saw a decrease in the number of attacked users compared to 2018, according to Kaspersky researchers. The overall number of users attacked fell from almost 20,000 to around 12,700; however this is different from the rest of the world. Mobile advertising Trojans and stalkerware witnessed a solid […]

Mimecast, a leading email and data security company, has announced the availability of the Mimecast Threat Intelligence Report: RSA Conference Edition. The report is designed to provide technical analysis from Mimecast threat researchers on major campaigns carried out by threat actors, trends that are emerging from these attacks and an assessment of likely future trends […]

The uncontrolled data growth urgently requires new corporate policies for data storage and retention. The information regulator is pushing for the remaining provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) to be finalised and come into effect by April 1. The chairperson of the Information Regulator, Advocate Pansy Tlakula, has already sent a request […]