Rising cyberthreats loom over Africa’s digitalization push, experts raise concerns

Rising cyberthreats loom over Africa’s digitalization push, experts raise concerns

ByTechTrends

With cybercrime increasingly posing a significant risk to enterprises globally, cybersecurity experts in South Africa are forecasting more challenging times ahead as threat actors exploit emerging innovations to launch sophisticated cyber attacks. Driven by heightened technological advancements such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), cybercriminals relentlessly utilize popular digital tools and platforms to…

Surviving in a Digital World: Why Cyber Protection is the Ultimate Defense for African Enterprises

Surviving in a Digital World: Why Cyber Protection is the Ultimate Defense for African Enterprises

ByTechTrends

In the wake of today’s highly interconnected digital landscape, African enterprises are increasingly battling a ballooning number of cyber threats that have enormous potential to cripple their day-to-day operations, expose sensitive data, and inflict irreparable financial losses. Driven by the acceleration of technological advances and the relentless malicious actors becoming more sophisticated, it is now becoming crucial for businesses in the region…

Cyber defence must be a top priority for South African Business

Cyber defence must be a top priority for South African Business

ByTechTrends

One Device to Rule Them All  Imagine an average professional working for your corporation or department, and his daily life – we’ll call him Mike. Mike wakes up and checks his social media and SMS notifications. Maybe he’ll search a news video and broadcast it onto his smart television while he dresses. Touching his phone…

Kenyan Small Businesses Experience 47% Increase in Cyber Attacks

Kenyan Small Businesses Experience 47% Increase in Cyber Attacks

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When a small business owner is juggling production economics, financial reporting, and marketing, cybersecurity might seem complicated and, at times, pointless. Cybercriminals, on the other hand, are taking advantage of this lack of concern for IT security. Researchers from Kaspersky compared the dynamics of assaults on small and medium-sized firms between January and April 2022…