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Month: October 2022
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Kenya: Digital Fraud Drops By 27 Percent in Second Quarter of 2022
[The Exchange] A TransUnion report shows that the rate of suspected digital fraud attempts from Kenya in the year’s second quarter (Q2) decreased by -27 per cent compared to the…
Namibia: Namibia Leads in Digital Fraud Attempts
[Namibian] SUSPECTED digital fraud attempts from Namibia increased by 36% in the second quarter of 2022, compared to the same period last year, and compared to a -14% decline shown…
How a Data Breach Could Sink an SME
When it comes to reporting on cybercrime, we tend to only come across stories impacting major companies or industries. Apart from the obvious reputational damage, we don’t really grasp the…
Absa Bank Kenya Partners with Huawei to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Absa Bank Kenya has announced a new partnership with Huawei on a SD-WAN Solution to build a new digital foundation for branch networks. To meet the digital transformation requirements, Huawei…
MTN SA Rolls Out Green Energy Programme
To secure and procure reliable energy, MTN South Africa this week launched a request for proposal (RFP) which will see the MTN Headquarters becoming a completely “green” office. Phase 1…
Mukuru & WeThinkCode Partner to Host Women-Only Hackathon: SheHacks
Mukuru, a leading next-generation financial services platform in Southern Africa, and WeThinkCode, an academy that delivers a world-class coding curriculum for dynamic youth while addressing the industry skills shortage, hosted…
Financial Phishing Cyberattacks Significantly Increase in Kenya and Nigeria in Q2 of 2022
According to Kaspersky’s Financial Cyberthreats report, attacks in the financial sector are becoming increasingly corporate-oriented and shifting away from consumers. Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) Security Network data shows that the number of…