Cybersecurity in 2026: The Make-or-Break Factor for Scaling African Startups
For many African startups, speed is survival. Teams race to launch products, acquire users, and prove traction before funding runs…
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MENXTT NG to Bundle Bitdefender Antivirus with All Laptops Starting 2026
MENXTT NG has announced that it will begin bundling Bitdefender Antivirus with all laptops sold by the company in 2026,…
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Security Alert: New Year WhatsApp Scam Puts Bank Accounts at Risk
As the new year approaches, cybercriminals are once again taking advantage of the holiday atmosphere to target gullible Indian smartphone…
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From Fake Deals to Phishing: The Most Effective Festive Season Scams of 2025
Key Insights AI and automation have made holiday scams smarter and harder to detect. Over 33,500 Christmas-themed phishing emails and…
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Sophos XDR Delivers Best-Ever Performance in MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise 2025 Evaluation
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, has announced its best-ever results in the MITRE ATT&CK…
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Sophos Report: Manufacturing Sector Blocks More Ransomware Attempts as Attackers Pivot to Data Theft
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced new findings from the Sophos State of Ransomware…
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Sophos Integrates Advanced Cyber Intelligence into Microsoft Security Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced the general availability of new integrations that…
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Exploiting Trust in Collaboration: New Vulnerabilities Discovered in Microsoft Teams
Trust alone isn’t a security strategy. That’s the key lesson from new research by Check Point Research, which recently uncovered multiple…
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Over Half of Retailers (58%) Affected by Ransomware End Up Paying the Ransom
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today released its fifth annual Sophos State of Ransomware in…
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Deepfakes: The Emerging Human Vulnerability Threatening Businesses
Synthetic audio and video generation technologies, known as deepfakes, have reached a critical threshold. Once mostly limited to social media…
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Kenya Retains Top Spot on East Africa’s DDoS Threat List
NETSCOUT 1H 2025 Threat Intelligence Report shows range of targeted regional industries As the results are analysed from the release…
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Meta Shares Online Safety Tips to Help Older Adults Avoid Scams
Meta, as part of its ongoing global anti-scam awareness campaign, has shared the latest trends in scams targeting older adults,…
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Sophos Unveils ITDR Solution to Combat Rising Identity-Based Attacks
…Expands Sophos SecOps Portfolio, Delivering Faster Detection of Identity Risks and Exposure of Compromised Credentials Sophos, a global leader of…
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Microsoft Tops Phishing Charts in Q3 2025, Accounting for 40% of Attacks as PayPal and DHL Rejoin Top 10
Technology and Social Media Platforms Continue to Dominate Brand Phishing Attacks, Underscoring the Urgent Need for AI-Driven, Prevention-First Security Check…
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Kaspersky Launches Online Course to Help Universities Integrate Cybersecurity into Curriculums
Kaspersky has launched ‘Cybersecurity: Entry Level’, a new free online course designed to introduce first- and second-year university students of all…
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Five Essential Cybersecurity Tips to Stay Safe Online
Cyber threats today are constantly evolving, targeting individuals and organisations alike with ever-increasing and sophisticated tactics. Whether you’re scrolling social…
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Sharing Isn’t Always Caring: How to Keep Kids Safe When Posting Photos Online
When it comes to responsible digital parenting, it is hard to draw the line that defines the breach of children’s…
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Study Finds Global Surge in Trust for GenAI Despite Gaps in Safeguards
Organisations building trustworthy AI are 60% more likely to double ROI of AI projects, underscoring the high cost of ignoring…
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‘Dark AI’ and the New Face of Cybercrime in Africa — Kaspersky’s Benjamin Okolie Explains
As cyberthreats grow more complex and relentless, Africa’s digital ecosystem is facing a new wave of sophisticated attacks. From AI-driven…
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Kaspersky Warns: New iPhone Launch Sparks Global Surge in Scam Campaigns
As Apple opened preorders for the new iPhone, Kaspersky detected a spike in scam exploiting the device’s launch hype, with fraudsters…
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Sophos Report Finds Education Sector Strengthening against Ransomware, but IT Teams Pay Personal Price
…Recovery Times Improving with 97% of Victims Recovering Encrypted Data; Ransom Payments Fall Sharply; Staff Burnout and Stress on the…
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Inside Nigeria’s Cybersecurity Battle: Chris Norton on Phishing, AI Threats and the Road Ahead
Nigeria’s digital transformation is happening at full speed, and so is the attention of those who would exploit it. At…
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Phishing in the Classroom: 115,000 Emails Exploit Google Classroom to Target 13,500 Organisations
Check Point researchers have uncovered a large-scale active phishing campaign abusing Google Classroom, a platform trusted by millions of students and educators…
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Microsoft announces six new patches for Windows
Microsoft released the final patches for six newly discovered Windows vulnerabilities identified by Check Point Research, including one rated as…
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Kaspersky uncovers Efimer trojan targeting organisations through phishing emails
According to Kaspersky Security Network, between October 2024 and July 2025, over 5,000 users — both individuals and organisations —…
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Data, analytics and AI vital to bridging the insurance protection gap in Africa
The global insurance industry faces a $1.8 trillion protection gap – the difference between insured and uninsured losses across health,…
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Form-idable foe: Crypto scammers target users through Google Forms
Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new wave of scam attacks that use Google Forms to target crypto users. Knowing the…
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Building a resilient data protection strategy for the AI era
Data is a critical asset to any business, and its protection has become more complex and essential than ever before. And…
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Sophos Recognized as Leader in Gartner’s 2025 Endpoint Protection Magic Quadrant
…Positioned as a Leader for the 16th Consecutive Time Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks,…
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Complacency exposes Africa to cybercrime
While global attention remains fixed on high-profile cyber incidents in North America and Europe, a quieter crisis is unfolding much…
