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$6.9Bn lost globally to cybercrime in 2021 – Report

Cybersecurity company Surfshark just released updated 2021 statistics depicting that the world lost at least $6.9B to cybercrime in 2021, $2.7B (+64%) more than in the previous year. Every hour 97 people, on average, were affected by cybercrimes online, collectively losing approximately 788K, as much as three brand new Lamborghini Huracans cost. The study found […]

How organizations can mitigate rising data breaches in 2022

A rapid rise in data breaches across numerous sectors has highlighted the intensity and ease with which cybercriminals can sabotage and hold for ransom valuable data, and quickly bring seemingly secure institutions to their knees. What can organisations do to protect themselves? Hosted by commercial law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH), a recent webinar entitled […]

Trojan-PSW detections in Kenya increased by 16% in 2022 – Kaspersky

Trojan-PSW (Password Stealing Ware) detections in Kenya increased by 16% in 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 – 12 639 detections in 2022 compared to 10 934 in 2021. This follows Kaspersky’s research which assessed the dynamics of attacks on small and medium-sized businesses between January and April 2022 and the same period […]

Network Monitoring Software Firm Paessler Launch Operations in East Africa

Kristel Communication which has been a leading value-added distributor of cyber security solutions in Kenya has today partnered with Paessler, a German network monitoring software leader. The partnership is aimed at providing the networking monitoring software Paessler Router Traffic Grapher (PRTG). PRTG mainly targets start-ups, small medium-sized, and enterprise companies enabling firms to monitor all their systems, devices, […]

Why are cybercriminals increasing their focus on mobile devices?

A survey carried out in the last year revealed that almost half (49%) of organisations worldwide are unable to detect an attack or breach on employee-owned devices. At a time when workforces around the world are becoming increasingly distributed, there’s a genuine risk that the mobile arena could soon become the new corporate cybersecurity battleground. From mobile […]

21/03/2022
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Cloud Computing, Cyber security, IOT, News, Telco
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Safaricom To Offer Cloud Computing, Cyber Security & IoT solutions

Safaricom on Monday announced that it is expanding its tech solutions in the areas of cloud computing, cyber security and internet of things (IoT) underpinned by IT consulting services. Besides reinforcing Safaricom’s new business strategy to become a technology company, the telco is banking on these recent efforts to enable it to play a bigger […]

Most Wanted Malware: Trickbot, Emotet and the Log4j plague

Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. has published its latest Global Threat Index for December 2021. In a month that saw the Apache Log4j vulnerability sweep the internet, researchers reported that Trickbot is still the most prevalent malware, albeit at a slightly lower rate affecting 4% of organizations worldwide (5% in November). The […]

Kaspersky records nearly 33 million cyber threats in Kenya

The increase in cyber threats recorded by Kaspersky in the first half of this year in Kenya amounted to 32.8 million. Compared to similarly prominently targeted countries in the African region the recorded number was on par with South Africa accounting for 31.5 million, and near double the number recorded in Nigeria at 16.7 million. Overall, […]

5 cybersecurity best practices for businesses to support their workforces

It has been almost two years since the pandemic began, with the first lockdown in March 2020 forcing businesses to adopt a remote working approach. Now that Kenya is opening up, a hybrid model is quickly becoming the norm, with employees splitting their time between the office and their home. As a result, the IT […]

Kaspersky introduces updates to its Hybrid Cloud Security solutions

Kaspersky has introduced updates to two of its applications in the Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security protection solution for virtualisation and cloud environments. The solutions are Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux and Kaspersky Security Center management console. The new version of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux hardens defenses from exploits and ransomware attacks. It also extends […]