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The African Internet Connectivity Journey is on its Path to Global Economic Success
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Microsoft Appoints New MD for Innovation Hub in Kenya
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MTN Appoints New Executive for BankTech
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AlphaCode Awards More than $161,000 to Pandemic-founded Tech Startups
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How the Russia-Ukraine War Could Affect Cybercrime
Image sourced from Packetlabs. Russia’s war on Ukraine and its increasingly isolated internet environment could drive Russian cybercriminals to think outside the box and launch new forms of cyber attacks. This is according to Nclose’s Co-Founder & Technical Director, Martin Potgieter, who says speculation and concern is mounting around the world, over what Russia’s cyber crime syndicates’ next moves will be. “Currently, the cybercrime focus appears to be predominantly between Russia and Ukraine cybercrime groups and governments. While this is strictly speaking cyber warfare, it could quickly spread elsewhere. “What we are seeing is that a few of these cybercrime groups are either taking sides or imploding amongst themselves due to their Eastern European links with one another,” says Po...
Disrupt Africa Partners with SA SME Fund & Nedbank CIB
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Sheryl Sandberg is Stepping Down as Meta COO
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How to Avoid Privacy Risks from Third-party Automotive Apps
Image sourced from Pixabay. Mobile applications for connected cars provide various features to make life easier for motorists, but they can also be a source of risk. Kaspersky experts have analysed 69 popular third-party mobile applications designed to control connected cars and defined the main threats drivers may face while using them. They found out that more than half (58%) of these applications use the vehicle owners’ credentials without asking for their consent. On top of this, one in five of the applications have no contact information, which makes it impossible to report a problem. These and other findings are published in the new Kaspersky Connected Apps report. Connected automotive applications provide a wide range of functions to make drivers’ lives easier. For example, the...
Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Organizations Increased 94%, According to Sophos
Image sourced from Alpine Security. Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022.” The findings reveal a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organizations surveyed in this sector. In 2021, 66% of healthcare organizations were hit; 34% were hit the previous year. The silver lining, however, is that healthcare organizations are getting better at dealing with the aftermath of ransomware attacks, according to the survey data. The report shows that 99% of those healthcare organizations hit by ransomware got at least some their data back after cybercriminals encrypted it during the attacks. Additional ransomware findings for the healthcare sector include: Healthcare organizations had the se...
Oracle’s $28.3-Billion Purchase of Cerner Gets Green Light
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US Invests $316-Million in Ghana’s Energy Infrastructure
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Autodesk’s New Training Programme Helps SA Engineers Get Closer to Their Dream Jobs
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