CYBER SECURITY
Cyber security news updates in Kenya and Africa and tips on why it is critical for an enterprise to utilize cybersecurity best practices to avoid common cyber security threats.
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ICT CS Joe Mucheru urges private sector to boost investment in cybersecurity
ICT Ministry Cabinet Sectretary Mr. Joe Mucheru, has urged the private sector to bolster investment in cybersecurity to curb the…
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Kenyan companies accruing massive losses amidst rising cyberattacks
Banks have become the leading target of cybercrime as people increasingly adopt the use of financial technology. In fact, according…
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Kenya Commercial Bank barred from using its banking software over piracy
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group has been barred from using a core banking software over IP infringement and software piracy.…
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Nokia malware report reveals new all-time high in mobile device infections and major IoT device security vulnerabilities
The latest Threat Intelligence Report by Nokia has revealed a new all-time high in mobile device malware infections, a sharp increase…
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ESET signs M.O.U with @iLabAfrica centre to fight cybercrime in Kenya
Internet security company ESET East Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding (M.O.U) with Strathmore’s @iLabAfrica aimed at enhancing the…
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Banks expenditure on IT Security is 3x Higher than Non-Financial Organisations
Financial institutions are under pressure to ramp up security, with trends such as the increased take-up of mobile banking putting…
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Sophos Announces Unified Security and Control solution for Mobile Devices, Laptops and IoT devices
Sophos has today announced its the latest version of its Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution. Known as Sophos Mobile 7,…
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Guest Post: Ransomware – Should you pay?
Ransomware, a form of extortion malware is often disguised as innocuous emails, links or pop-ups, thereby easily hoodwinking gullible users to…
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How secure is your data, really?
More than 554 million data records were stolen during the first half of 2016, a 31% increase from the previous six…
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Banks globally still finding it hard to manage online financial fraud
Banks and payment organizations globally are still finding it difficult to manage online financial fraud in today’s connected and complex…
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Sophos launches new solution to Combat Low Security Awareness Among End-Users
Sophos has today launched a new advanced phishing attack simulator and training solution to combat low-security awareness among end-users. Known…
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New Switcher Android Trojan Hacks Routers, Hijacks Traffic to other websites
Kaspersky Lab experts recently uncovered a remarkable evolution in Android OS malware: the Switcher Trojan. The Newly-discovered Trojan uses unsuspecting…
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Kaspersky Lab research: Internet users yet to master proper password habits
Internet users across the globe are yet to master how to use passwords effectively to protect themselves online. Research from…
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Cybersecurity: Hacking the vote -Should Alshabaab make us worried about 2017 polls?
Cybersecurity is one of the biggest challenges Kenya has been trying to fight. Reports of government institutions being hacked by…
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Ex-Manchester City Star Samir Nasri’s Twitter account hacked
It’s not the first time we have told you about Twitter accounts of celebrities being hacked. Earlier in May,…
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Zcash Fever: Criminals Exploiting Users PCs to Make Profits Mining Cryptocurrency
At the end of October, the new cryptocurrency Zcash was launched. It is positioned by its creators as a more…
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Number of the Year 2016: One Billion Items of Malware Held in Kaspersky Lab’s Cloud Database
Kaspersky Lab’s cloud malware database now carries a billion malicious objects, including viruses, Trojans, backdoors, ransomware, and advertisement applications and…
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Simple ways to protect yourself from Phishing attacks
Phishing is a form of identity theft where cybercriminals try to obtain private details such as usernames, passwords, and credit…
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Liquid Telecom report highlights cybersecurity concerns for African businesses
Liquid Telecom has released new Cybersecurity & Data Protection Report identifying the latest cyber security and data protection concerns and…
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Clues are Dead – Kaspersky Lab’s Threat Predictions 2017
Kaspersky Lab’s discovery in 2016 of an APT-able to create new tools for each victim has effectively killed off ‘Indicators…
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Kaspersky Lab and Smart Africa sign MoU to raise awareness on cybersecurity in Africa
Kaspersky Lab has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Smart Africa Alliance, to raise awareness on cybersecurity.…
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Guest Post: Do You Own One of the Most Hackable Devices?
An IT solutions company in the Philippines, as well as other cybersecurity firms, have stressed that everything connected to the…
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Cyber Crime: Are your online banking transactions safe?
‘Checking your account balance, paying bills and managing your finances… Nowadays, it is pretty normal to do all those things…
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How to defend your business from insider threat
Insider threats are like tumors in a person’s body. Fortunately for stakeholders, insider threat does not involve uncontrollable factors and…
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Kaspersky Lab Indicates Main Threat Vectors for Europe
Global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky Lab, held its annual European Cyber Security Weekend in Malta from 20 to 23 October. The…
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Kaspersky Lab announces new business solution to empower SMBs
Kaspersky Lab announces a new Software-as-a-Service solution that will provide small and medium-sized businesses with multi-layered IT security. Known as…
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Kaspersky Lab launches Talent Lab, global cybersecurity competition
Kaspersky Lab has unveiled an international competition aimed at solving topical cybersecurity challenges. The Talent Lab competition will see competitors…
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Sophos unveils Sophos Intercept X to extend its Next-Generation Endpoint Security Capabilities
Sophos has announced has unveiled its next-generation endpoint security product that stops zero-day malware, unknown exploit variants and stealth attacks.…
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Guest Post: 7 Ways to Protect Your IT Infrastructure from a Data Breach
Succumbing to cyber attacks can hurt your brand image. Fortunately, there are many techniques to infiltrate your systems such as…
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Sophos recognized as a Quadrant Leader of Gartner’s 2016
Security solutions provider Sophos has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of Gartner, Inc.’s Aug. 30, 2016, “Magic Quadrant for…
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Kaspersky Lab opens its first Research and Development office in Europe
Kaspersky Lab has announced the opening of its first European research and development (R&D) center, in Dublin, Ireland. The company…
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One Cryptomalware attack cost Small Medium Businesses up to $99K in 2015
One cryptomalware attack cost small and medium businesses up to $99,000 on average last year, a global research, Corporate IT…
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Lack of education on ICT to blame for growing cyber attacks on Insurance and banking sectors in Kenya.
Insurance and banking services sectors in the country need to enhance the pace of deployment of secure Information Communication Technology…
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Sophos email system now available on its Cloud-Based Management Platform
Security solutions provider Sophos has today announced that Sophos Email is now available on its cloud-based Sophos Central management platform.…
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Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool available free of charge for businesses
Kaspersky Lab has launched Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business – a free software that offers complementary security to protect corporate…
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University of Nairobi Twitter Account and Blog compromised by hackers
No one is immune to getting their social media accounts or even website being hacked. Be it, individuals or corp-orates,…
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account hit by hackers
No one is immune to to getting their social media accounts hacked. Last month we told how the most followed…
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Guest Post: Advanced cyber threats, demystified
A few years from now someone will start writing the history of advanced, highly sophisticated cyber threats. This person will…
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Hackers break into Acer’s website, Compromises Credit Card Details of 34,500 Customers
In yet another massive security breach to be reported this year, data of of as many as 34,500 Acer products…
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Cybersecurity: It’s time to ReThink Security Management
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing…
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Kaspersky Lab Warns of Cybersecurity for Industrial Facilities and Connected Devices in Smart Cities
Kaspersky Lab has warned of Cybersecurity for Industrial Facilities and Connected Devices in Smart Cities. This warning was made during Kaspersky…
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Interview: The State of Cyber Security in Kenya
Cyber Security has become a great concern for most organizations across the globe, Kenya included. In fact, according to The…
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Sophos upgrades its Email Appliance to counter risk of cyber threats
Network and endpoint security firm Sophos has today announced that its has upgraded its email Appliance to counter cyber threats.…
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