Tag: Cybersecurity
SMEs urged to maintain cybersecurity hygiene among staff
Owners of small and medium-scale enterprise (SMEs), which constitute an overwhelming majority of businesses in the country have been urged to make cybersecurity a...
MTN Business Executive Breakfast: Seasoned experts to discuss cybersecurity for SMEs
MTN Ghana is set to hold its 2nd Business Executive Breakfast Meeting for 2023 on Thursday, 5th October under the theme “Cybersecurity and Digital...
6 free resources for getting started in cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is not just a career field on the rise – it’s a calling that’s increasingly vital to the infrastructure of our world. But...
Notorious Russian hackavist attacks Nigeria after Kenya, who is next?
A week after attacking Kenyan companies, notorious Russian hackavist, Anonymous Sudan is claiming responsibility for cyberattacks on MTN Nigeria and Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development...
Understanding and minimizing the threat: Defending against phishing attacks
Phishing attacks have become one of the most prevalent and serious cyber risks in today's digital world. These fraudulent schemes seek to deceive people...
Russian hackers launch cyberattack on Kenyan institutions, including Safaricom
A pro-Russian hacktivist group called Anonymous Sudan has claimed responsibility for a series of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks on websites of Kenyan media, hospitals,...
Meta provides protection for kids
Meta, which is under a huge amount of pressure over kids’ safety on its platforms, has announced new parental controls for Instagram and Messenger—while...
Microsoft Teams vulnerable to malware attack – Security Report
Security researchers have found a simple way to deliver malware to an organization with Microsoft Teams, despite restrictions in the application for files from external...
BoG takes steps to curb cyber threats
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has inaugurated an advanced command centre, the latest in its cybersecurity infrastructure, established to ensure the delivery of a...
South Africa leads in cybercrime in Africa – Interpol Report
A new report by Interpol has revealed that South Africa is at the heart of cybercrime in Africa in 2022It also indicates there are huge concerns in...