Governments across Africa are rapidly developing digital strategies to boost their economies. The Ethiopian government also opened its telecom sector in 2021, welcoming competition for

Banking Trojans or ‘bankers’ are one of the most widespread tools for cybercriminals as they focus on stealing money. DAVID AGBA reports. Trojans In 2019, 773,943

Table of Contents Figures of the year In 2022: Phishing in 2022 Last year’s resonant global events The year 2022 saw cybercrooks try to profit

Source: Kaspersky  Kaspersky experts discovered that throughout 2022 cybercriminals increasingly turned to phishing Kaspersky’s (www.Kaspersky.co.za) anti-phishing system prevented more than 500 million attempts at accessing fraudulent

Computers within industrial control systems (ICS) running Africa’s energy sector were the most targeted by cyber attacks in the second half of 2022. The continent

Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria have emerged as the three African countries with the most phishing attacks in the second quarter of 2022. Kenya, South

Landry Signé and Kevin Signé (March, 2021) The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalization around the world, but as life has shifted increasingly online, cybercriminals have exploited the

Jason Mitchell, (June, 2022) Africa’s e-economy is expected to reach $180bn a year by 2025, but the region’s insufficient efforts to block cybercrime could stymie