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Cybersecurity, gamified: Can fun actually build better habits and protect users?

Applying game-design elements, such as points, badges, leaderboards and rewards, to cybersecurity training taps into our natural desire for achievement, competition and progress

Traditional cybersecurity and compliance training can be dull as dishwater, which can lead to poor engagement and low retention among employees. Gamification, if done well, offers a refreshing alternative, transforming boring modules into interactive experiences that foster real behavioural change and strengthen your organisation’s overall security posture, argues KnowBe4 Africa’s Anna…

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Over half of Africans fear financial losses from cybercrime, survey finds

One of the survey’s key findings is that the Africans are more concerned about cybercrime than they were two years ago

According to a recent survey conducted by KnowBe4 AFRICA (www.KnowBe4.com), 58% of respondents are very concerned about cybercrime, a figure which has almost doubled from 29% in 2023. Fear of online fraud and losing money remain their top concern, given the increasing sophistication of AI-assisted cyberthreats. The cybersecurity landscape in…

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Reliance on social media for news makes Africans vulnerable to disinformation, survey finds

The survey underscores the need for increased education and awareness surrounding misinformation and disinformation

A recent survey across Africa by KnowBe4 (www.KnowBe4.com) reveals that 84% of respondents rely on social media as their primary news source, with 80% favouring Facebook; This heavy dependence on social platforms for information is concerning, particularly as disinformation continues to rise. With 19 African countries set to hold elections…

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KnowBe4 releases 2024 Security Culture Report highlighting African organisations’ cyber readiness

The report reveals that organisations evaluated across 20 African countries exhibit an average security culture score of 72, consistent with the previous year

KnowBe4 (www.knowbe4.com), the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, has just released its highly anticipated 2024 Security Culture Report (https://apo-opa.co/3Wr5p7a) for Africa, providing a detailed analysis of the intricate relationship between security practices and employee behaviours within organisations. Drawing insights from surveys conducted across…

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Cybersecurity in Africa: Many still believe cybercrime ‘won’t affect them’

Criminal masterminds, smart attack vectors, clever phishing tactics and sophisticated cybercrime methodologies are putting people and platforms at risk

The digital landscape is overflowing with an ever-evolving array of solutions and services created to make lives easier, offices smoother and engagements richer. Smartphones, applications, social media, artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and multiple other tools have all become part and parcel of daily life on the African continent, transforming how…

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The extremely unsecure crystal ball: Cybersecurity 2023

Cybercriminals are limbering up for another year of security contortions

Looking at the cybercrime statistics of the year is always a sobering exercise. In 2021 and 2020, the landscape was filled with new vulnerabilities and fresh attack vectors thanks to the radical changes in working environments, approaches and investments. Companies went remote and then hybrid. Employees went home and then…

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Mobile diversity: the security of mobility

It has become critical for companies to secure every endpoint and device in the world of hybrid and remote working

Remote, gig, hybrid – these ways of working have become normalised during the pandemic and are now defining how organisations interact with employees across multiple skillsets, locations and countries. Anna Collard SVP Content Strategy & Evangelist at KnowBe4 (www.KnowBe4.com) AFRICA, believes that we need to make our people more aware…

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The African Challenge: Cybersecurity Awareness on the Continent

The challenge is that people are still taking unnecessary risks, in spite of their growing awareness and understanding of cybercrime

Key findings: The pandemic is still playing a major role in influencing working behaviours and patterns. Only 38% of respondents have returned to their offices or are accessing the internet from their office network, while 55% continue to work from home; 32% of respondents were affected by cybercrime while working…

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Disinfect your phone (By Anna Collard)

Your mobile device is at risk of infection, putting your personal information and privacy at risk of fraud

By Anna Collard Imagine if your mobile phone could be used to spy on you, listen to your conversations and send information and images from your device to a third party? This is not an imagined, dystopian future, it is the story of the Pegasus spyware put on mobile devices…

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Cybercrime worries on the increase, but Africa’s mobile users loath to leave WhatsApp

A KnowBe4 poll of mobile users across Africa has revealed that awareness of cyber risk is on the increase, but that convenience overrides risk when it comes to WhatsApp data privacy concerns

Africa’s mobile users are increasingly concerned about the mobile risks and the potential for digital identity theft; however, this is not stopping them from using their favourite messaging platforms and applications. This emerged in new research carried out by KnowBe4 (www.KnowBe4.com) among over 700 smartphone users in Nigeria, Mauritius, Egypt,…