Nigeria boosts data protection compliance at commodity exchange
from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria Bureau ABUJA, (CAJ News) – THE Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) have partnered…
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Africa remains among most targeted by cyber crime
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – ETHIOPIA, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Angola and Mozambique, in that order, are the countries most targeted by cyber crime on the…
Cyber attacks shift to government sector
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – A NEW global cybersecurity report has revealed a significant shift in the threat landscape, with government and industrial sectors…
Botswana conducts cyber resilience drill
from ODIRILE TOTENG in Gaborone, BotswanaBotswana BureauGABORONE, (CAJ News) – THE Botswana government is collaborating with the Forum of Incident Response and Security Team…
Efimer Trojan targets users via phishing
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – CYBERSECURITY firm Kaspersky has uncovered a growing malicious campaign using the Efimer trojan to target both individuals and…
NEC XON disrupts sophisticated cyber attack
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – RECENT global research indicates that ransomware attacks continued to trend upwards in 2024, rising by 3 percent compared to 2023.…
Cyber criminals increasingly target Linux users
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – KASPERSKY is warning of cyber criminals increasingly using methods to escalate privileges and exploit weaknesses in digital…
Ethiopia again worst hit by cyber crime
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEthiopia BureauADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – ETHIOPIA has once more in the top spot as the most attacked country by cyber crime.…
Majority of SA companies targeted by scammers
by MTHULISI SIBANDAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – IN 2024, the most common type of security incident faced by companies was related to network protection. This is according to…
Namibia hit by worst cyber attack
from ALFRED SHILONGO in Windhoek, NamibiaNamibia BureauWINDHOEK, (CAJ News) – NAMIBIA is reeling from arguably its worst cyber attack the Southern African country has ever…