Cyber crime is profitable and easy, said KnowBe4 Africa's Anna Collard during a recent webinar.
The first KnowBe4 – ITWeb Ransomware Survey has found South Africa is in the firing line of cyber attackers.
1 October marks the start of Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM).
The South African National Space Agency becomes the latest government entity to suffer a cyber attack, after its data was dumped in the public domain.
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The Verizon report says 85% of breaches involved a human element, with stealing user credentials the most favoured technique of cyber criminals.
An ITWeb survey on ransomware, being conducted in partnership with KnowBe4, has gone live.
The fully virtual, cyber security-focused event is set to take place on 23 September.
ITWeb, in partnership with KnowBe4, conducted a remote working survey.
Attendees will benefit from talks by two well-known figures in cyber security, Mikko Hyppönen and Kevin Mitnick, as well as demos of advanced cyber security solutions.
The company asks some of its employees to take compulsory leave, as they can’t work because of the disruptions to the firm’s IT systems last week.
The state-owned company says its technical teams continue to work around the clock to ensure the impact remains minimal.