The psychology of influencing individuals to feel compelled to do specific behaviours- also known as social engineering is one of the most used cyberattack strategies. In the world of cybersecurity, social engineering is nefarious — and the realm of phishing attack perpetrators. Bad actors utilize a variety of psychological tacticsRead More…
There was a reduction in the number of phishing attacks recorded and blocked by Kaspersky (www.Africa.Kaspersky.com)in South Africa (17% decline), Kenya (48% decline), and Nigeria (13% decline) for the first half of this year when compared to the same period in 2020. While the decline does suggest and support researchRead More…
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it.” This is a wise quote once said by a Global CISO, Stephane Nappo. This couldn’t be more true. On a basic level, brands are built on trust. A brand’s reputation is irreparably tarnished whenRead More…
Rick Vanover, Senior Director of Product Strategy, Veeam, talks about the steps that organizations should take to secure the hybrid workforce.Read More…
Hala Halaseh, Regional Customer Success Manager (MENA) at Diligent Corporation, highlights the risks of virtual work and how to mitigate them in an era of virtual work.Read More…
The year 2020 is turning out to be one of the most challenging years of our time, yet the threat of cybercrime seems to be gaining momentum. Strange and perplexing as it may be, the current environment with COVID-19 presents a perfect breeding ground for the most nefariousRead More…
Kaspersky analysis has revealed that phishing attacks are becoming increasingly more targeted. A number of new tricks have also been found – from HR dismissal emails to attacks disguised as delivery notifications. As a result of such tendencies, security solutions have detected 2,578,501 phishing attacksRead More…
Mimecast today unveiled its fourth-annual State of Email Security 2020 report. This report summarizes details from 1,025 global IT decision-makers on the current state of cybersecurity. Providing year-over-year comparisons, along with Mimecast’s analysis from the first 100-day period of the coronavirus publicRead More…
