Economic uncertainty may shape 2021 cybercrime agenda in Africa— Kaspersky
Kaspersky experts expect growing economic turbulence along with the impact of COVID-19 to contribute to an increase in cybercrime across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria this year. Growth in cybercrime “Even though every country globally has had to deal with…
‘For spending too much time on phone, 55% of Nigerian parents can’t track their kids’
Modern parents have to constantly educate themselves and keep up to date when it comes to the Internet trends. There is a strong reason for it – their children. If parents do not know what is popular on the net,…
Malware variety grows by 13.7% in 2019 due to web skimmers—Kaspersky
Leading cyber security conglomerate, Kaspersky has said that in 2019, the number of unique malicious objects detected by Kaspersky’s web antivirus solution rose by an eighth, compared to last year — reaching 24,610,126. This growth was mainly influenced by a…
More sophisticated threats, attacks coming in 2020— Kaspersky
Researchers at Kaspersky have shared their vision on Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) in 2020, pointing out how the landscape of targeted attacks will change in the coming months. The overall trend shows that threats will grow in sophistication and become…
Beware, Mobile device security threats rising globally, says Kaspersky
Leading comprehensive systems security and associated service providers, Kaspersky has warned users of mobile devices running on applications that security threats are on the rise. The group in a statement on its website, noted that this year, the number of…
Kaspersky Lab now Kaspersky, with new focus on ‘Building a safer world’
Global Cybersecurity Company, Kaspersky Lab in the last more than 20 years, has been offering the best security solutions to customers in pursuit of its mission to save the world. However, as the world has become more digitized and globalized,…
Build cyber ecosystem capable of withstanding surging cyber attacks, KPMG warns
More cyber sensitive firms across the world have continued to raise alarms on attack possibilities on leading business groups in Nigeria. Last week, leading global cyber security group, Kaspersky revealed that Nigerian banks and companies were among new targets of…
Nigerian businesses, 17 nations on the radar of North Korean hacking ring—Report
Relying on the recent report released by leading global cyber security group, Kaspersky that banks and some companies in Nigeria were among new targets of North Korean hacking ring, the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) has raised alarm,…
