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14/09/2022
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Cyber security, How To

How To Protect Yourself From Online Scams In The Age Of Digital Finance

The financial sector has in the last decade undergone a full-scale digital transformation that has changed how users send and receive money. Sending money across borders is today as simple as sending a text message while innovations such as mobile money wallets have provided a variety of options for receivers to access and store their […]

31/08/2022
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Cyber security

How AI-Powered Document-Forgery Detection Can Protect Your Organisation Against ‘Shallowfakes’

A rise in fraud continues to plague the insurance, banking, retail, telco and gaming sectors, with so-called “shallowfakes” now being highlighted as a growing threat alongside more sophisticated “deepfakes”. While deepfakes require AI to create realistic but synthetic still or video images or voice recordings, shallowfakes can be created easily and quickly using regular software, […]

Data Integrity Critical Challenge In Rapidly Growing Digitalizing Globe

Data Integrity Critical Challenge In Rapidly Growing Digital Globe

Data is the new gold in the 21st Century, probably more valuable than oil and gas. Data control is now the ultimate power. Anyone who has data control is able to control an organization, business, government, research, marketing, elections, communication, transport or any other facet of life. Consequently, one of the most critical issues globally […]

05/08/2022
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Cyber security, Tech Debates, Technology

Focus Shifts To Data Security As Cyberattacks Rise

Cyber threats have been in existence longer than personal computers and the internet. They were not capable of causing much damage initially. But, with time, they attained the capability to do so. So, they’ve become more dangerous nowadays than ever before. Moreover, with that, the number of cyber-attacks has been on the rise lately. And, […]

04/08/2022
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Cyber security, Guide

10 Cybersecurity Safety Tips To Keep You Protected

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a disruption in normal business operations across all industries. As a result, employees are working from home to avoid spreading or catching the virus. Some employees are working from home for the first time and other businesses are opting for this kind of arrangement to enable business continuity […]

25/07/2022
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Cyber security

Why Digital Marketers Should Care About Cybersecurity

The new digital norm has allowed cybersecurity markets to rise to an all-time high. With growing businesses left and right, digital marketers are keen to invest in cyber security. Digital marketers protect their most significant assets, the general public, by creating firewalls against hackers. This investment in cyber security develops users’ trust in the […]

Liquid Launches Africa’s First Cyber Security Fusion Centre

Liquid Cyber Security, a business of Cassava Technologies has today launched the first of its matrix of Cyber Security Fusion Centers in Johannesburg, South Africa. With this Fusion Centre, Liquid aims to bolster the cyber security industry in the country by managing the growing threat of cyberattacks to governments and enterprises of all sizes. For […]

30/05/2022
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Cyber security

$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 […]

30/05/2022
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Cyber security

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 […]