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Number of new malicious files up 5.2% a day in 2020

Kaspersky noted a significant growth in the number of Trojans and backdoors.

SophosAI advances practices and language to transform cyber security industry

The company announced four new open artificial intelligence developments to help broaden and sharpen the industry’s defences against cyber attacks

Obscure Technologies

Obscure Technologies clinches sole distributorship deal with Cybereason

By focusing on operations rather than alerts, Cybereason enables defenders to visualise malicious operations from root cause to every affected endpoint in real-time.

Economic uncertainty to shape cyber crime in Africa

Growing economic turbulence, COVID-19 to fuel cyber crime across SA, Kenya, and Nigeria in 2021.

Emotet remains top malware threat

The malware has now been updated with new malicious payloads and more effective detection evasion capabilities.

Cyber attacks spike in healthcare amid COVID-19 second wave

Check Point finds a further 45% increase in attacks targeting healthcare organisations globally, since the start of November last year.

BUI joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association

The award-winning South African Microsoft partner has been selected for the international alliance of cyber security industry leaders.

Chinese APT27 group targets major video gaming companies

A ransomware attack targeting videogame developers has ‘strong links’ to the infamous espionage group.

Lazarus APT group targets COVID-19 vaccine research

Kaspersky discovered two APT events that targeted organisations related to COVID-19 research.

Penetration testing – the million-dollar question

Many penetration tests marketed and sold to business are nothing more than a vulnerability scan – leaving organisations potentially exposed to unknown threats.

CyberSec Consultants

Adenike Cosgrove

How identifying your ‘very attacked people’ can bolster your cyber security strategy

Once you’ve identified your most targeted employees, closing security knowledge gaps is crucial, says Adenike Cosgrove, cybersecurity strategist, international at Proofpoint.

Leaked data records surge to 36bn worldwide in 2020

The number of leaked data records globally reached 36.1 billion in the first three quarters of 2020, says Atlas VPN.

Sibahle Malinga

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