Tag: South Africa
South Africa’s Department of Justice Network Under Ransomware Attack
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa admitted that its IT systems and operations were disrupted in a ransomware attack. The...
Ghana Ranks 9th on World Bank’s Vulnerable Countries List in Sub-Saharan...
The World Bank recently ranked Ghana ninth out of 11 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa that are vulnerable to cyberattacks. It is said that South...
Hackers Attack Around 300,000 Devices in South Africa Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The surge in remote work increased cybersecurity risks adding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several industry experts stated that organizations in financial, health care, federal,...
Nedbank’s Third-Party Data Breach Impacts 1.7 Million Customers in South Africa
South Africa-based Nedbank faced a customer data breach through a third-party service provider, Computer Facilities (Pty) Ltd. This firm takes care of Nedbank’s SMS...
Google Announced US$1 Million for its “Be Internet Awesome” Initiative
Google recently announced that it’s going to spend US$1 million to bring awareness on data privacy and internet security across the sub-Saharan Africa region....
Fake Dating Apps Bring Majority of Malware Attacks in South Africa
South Africa is one of the most malware attacked countries via fake dating applications, a research from Kaspersky revealed. According to research findings, 7,734...
Investment in Cybersecurity Training Benefits Telkom SA
Telkom SA, a leading telecommunications service provider in South Africa, is placed in the Category 4 of the Cyber Exposure Index (CEI) with an...
