Cyber security

How to check if your Android of iPhone device is fake in Kenya

How to check if your Android or iPhone device is fake in Kenya

There are numerous cellphone manufacturers producing counterfeit or copies of mobile phones which usually appear very genuine but are of very low quality. You should only buy a phone made by a trusted manufacturer and ensure that you check the phone’s specific model number, available colours, features, what software and hardware come included and if […]
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Kaspersky warns of top IT security threats in Africa

Kaspersky warns of top IT security threats in Africa

Despite research showing an overall decrease in certain malware families and types in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in H1 2020 (36% decrease in South Africa, 26% decrease in Kenya and a 2.7% decrease in Nigeria). Kaspersky (africa.Kaspersky.com) stresses that the human cyber threat remains rife, where Africa is not immune to the evolving techniques of Advanced […]
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Dimension Data revamps its Threat Intelligence Centre

Dimension Data has enhanced its Threat Intelligence Centre services with new capabilities that aim to empower business enterprises with data-driven automation, incident response and improved security operations. The enhanced capabilities will enable organizations to collect data about security threats from multiple sources and respond to them with limited human assistance. The Threat Intelligence Center integrates existing […]
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Strathmore University Joins the Fortinet Security Academy Program to Address the Cybersecurity Skills Gap in Kenya

Strathmore University partners with Fortinet Security Academy  to develop cybersecurity talent in Kenya

Strathmore University today announced it has collaborated with Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, to develop cybersecurity talent and help close the skills gap. Through Strathmore University’s Centre @iLabAfrica, which spearheads Research and Innovation, is the first academic institution in Kenya to join the Security Academy Program, part of Fortinet’s […]
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Check Point has successfully brought down VandaTheGod, the person behind a 7-year hacktivism campaign.

Check Point nabs ‘VandaTheGod’, individual behind 7-year hacktivism campaign

Check Point has successfully brought down VandaTheGod, the person behind a 7-year hacktivism campaign. Since 2013, many official websites belonging to governments worldwide were hacked and defaced by an attacker who self-identified as ’VandaTheGod.’ The hacker targeted governments in numerous countries, including South Africa, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Thailand, Vietnam, and […]
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