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…
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Sophos Managed Risk Expands Capabilities with Internal Attack Surface Management (IASM) to Identify and Guide Organizations to Mitigate Internal Vulnerabilities
…Expands Visibility of Internal Exposures within an Organization’s Environment Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks,…
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NETSCOUT Warns of New Hacktivist Threat Posing Global Risks, from the US, Middle East, Africa and Beyond
DieNet, a newly emerged hacktivist group, has claimed responsibility for more than 60 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in just two…
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May 2025 Malware Spotlight: SafePay Surges to the Forefront of Cyber Threats
Cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with SafePay rising as a top ransomware group, while FakeUpdates remains a persistent global threat….
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ZTA Drives Cybersecurity As a Growth Lever, Not Just a Cost Centre – Samuel Edet
Article written by Samuel Edet, Business Growth Analyst Recently, cybersecurity has become about fostering trust, accelerating innovation, and driving long-term…
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Nigeria and Mali Lead West Africa in DDoS Attacks for Late 2024, Says NETSCOUT
West Africa’s distributed denial of service (DDoS) threat landscape was led by Nigeria and Mali, as revealed in NETSCOUT’s recently…
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Mart Networks Unveils Comprehensive Cybersecurity Offering Tailored for Fintechs
Mart Networks, a leading cybersecurity distributor in Africa and the Middle East, has announced the launch of a dedicated cybersecurity…
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Sophos Accelerates Business Growth and Profitability for MSPs with the Launch of MSP Elevate Program
…Program Provides MSPs with Exclusive Solution Access, Discounts, Rebates and Training to Deliver Unmatched Cybersecurity Defenses with the Sophos Central…
