Tag: Cyber security
Redefining security in the age of cyberthreats
Cybercrime remains one of the most persistent challenges facing modern businesses.In September 2023, there were 71 incidents and 3.8 million compromised records. Globally, the...
200 hacking attempts made on Kenya’s elections results
Amidst Kenya's general elections, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is assuring Kenyans that the IT system used for collating results of the...
Twitter fixes security bug that exposed at least 5.4 million accounts
Twitter says it has fixed a security vulnerability that allowed threat actors to compile information of 5.4 million Twitter accounts, which were listed for...
How to stay safe while playing online games
Online games connect us to people from around the world, but they also expose us to cybersecurity risks such as phishing attacks, viruses, and...
Ursula is Digital Leader of the Year, as 60 get GITTA...
Minister of Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful walked away with the most distinguished award this year at the Ghana Information Technology and Telecom Awards...
Albert Antwi-Boasiako is Director-General of Cyber Security Authority
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako as the Acting Director-General of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) effective October 1, 2021.Prior...
Cryptocurrency platform loses $600 million in cybercrime
A cryptocurrency platform has lost an estimated US$600 million in digital tokens after one of the sector’s biggest-ever hacking attacks, according to details of...
4 Most Common Types of Cybersecurity Threats
There’s every indication that the Covid-19 pandemic is changing the nature of cybersecurity. Online threats are evolving to match our new remote-work paradigm, with...
US energy department caught up in cyber attack
The US energy department is the latest agency to confirm it has been breached in what is being described as the worst-ever hack on...
WhatsApp users warned about dangerous ‘crash code’ messages – fixing can...
A new series if text bombs or 'crash codes' have been discovered that cause WhatsApp to continually crash on both iPhone and Android handsets.Specially...