Tag: Cybersecurity

Smishing is a criminal attack that relies on mobile text messages to trick people into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information, ...

Mwango Capital is financial research organisation in East Africa. Late last night they reported their X handle had been hacked. ...

A security researcher has discovered a skype flaw that enables hackers to grab IP addresses. Alarmingly, it does not matter ...

The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National security is inviting comments from the public on the draft Computer Misuse & ...

In 2018, cyber-attacks directed at Kenya stood at 7.7 million. In 2023, the attacks have sky-rocked to a high of ...

Principal Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Dr. Raymond Omollo has revealed that the ministry is working on making amendments ...

The day to day activities of Kenyans are more integrated with technology. As this happens, the number of cybersecurity threats ...

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), Huawei, and the Kenya Cyber Security and Forensics Association (KCSFA) have partnered to run ...

Ransomware attacks have been on the rise in recent years, and according to research by NordLocker, April is the most ...

Cybercriminals are persistent, sophisticated, and constantly adapting to new technologies. With more companies using cloud services and the growing importance ...

Check Point Research (CPR) has published a report on the trends in cyber attacks from the previous year, including data ...

What happened over the period the COVID-19 pandemic started and when it reached its peak? Well, more people went online ...

Cybersecurity firm Sophos has revealed that retail had the second highest rate of ransomware attacks last year of all sectors ...

A new report has revealed that cyberattacks are becoming firmly entrenched as a state-level weapon, including the new ransomware method ...

Cybersecurity vendor Sophos has released a fix for an error triggering Blue Screens of Death. The cases were reported on ...

Microsoft has announced a cybersecurity initiative dubbed 'Microsoft Security Experts'. The program will allow interested businesses to hire Microsoft's cybersecurity ...

Sophos unveiled advancements to Sophos Cloud Workload Protection, including new Linux host and container security capabilities. These enhancements accelerate the ...

USIU-Africa, Kenya Bankers Association and Serianu have unveiled a cyber training initiative. The program will train 2,000 professionals, boosting the ...

Telco Safaricom is known across the world, but most of us are aware about a few of its products: carrier ...

In 2021, the number of cyberattacks recorded was record-breaking, with a 50% increase in overall attacks per week on corporate ...

The online space has never been safe, and every other year, we receive new numbers that showcase how dangerous the ...

It's 2021 or at least the year is ending and people are still using dumb and more common passwords to ...

Cyber security firm Check Point Research has published its latest Global Threat Index for October 2021. According to the report, the ...

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced key research findings of the evolving nature of the cybersecurity space in Africa. The findings ...

In recognition of the importance of governance in addressing cyber risks, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) held cybersecurity summit ...

Manutd, Liverpool and Blink 182 are some of the passwords you should stop using according to a survey done by ...

A report published by the U.K.-based cybersecurity firm Sophos has shed more light on Matrix, a ransomware strain that continues ...

Safaricom has announced its venture into the cybersecurity space with a new product. The telco, which is known for its ...

Cyber Security experts have been on a high demand over the recent years as more organizations continue to adopt technology ...

Kenya's ICT watchdog the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has announced the detection of malware that appears to target network ...

On the night of 12th October (EAT), Facebook released more info about the data breach that affected its users. The ...

Cybersecurity issues will remain a menace in the coming days as organizations across the globe try to hone safe practices ...

Time to mitigation for professional DDoS protection needs to be emphasized more for many organization as this can mean the ...

Digital transformation is happening as companies, including small businesses, strive to conform to modern digital practices to have an edge ...

Having the right kind of information determines the survival or downfall of any institution, be it a business or otherwise. ...