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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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Remote Working & Cybersecurity in Africa

Digging down into the security risks and essential business considerations that should define how organisations approach remote working security across Africa

In 2021, KnowBe4 (www.KnowBe4.com), Lynchpin and ITWeb conducted surveys (https://bit.ly/3qBLiml) across Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya to unpack how remote working was influencing the security paradigm for organisations. The survey found that a significant percentage of companies will very likely continue leveraging remote working. At the time of writing the…

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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,…

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The Changing Shape of African Cybersecurity

The 2020 KnowBe4 African Report collated insights from 881 respondents to discover how the continent views cybersecurity and its risks in a world shaped by a global pandemic

Key findings: The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how people live, work and approach security, and 24% of the respondents indicated that they were affected by cybercrime while working from home. Sixty-seven percent of those surveyed use their smartphones on a regular basis for both payments and mobile banking. The…

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One Continent, Many Different Security Priorities: KnowBe4's Security Snapshot of Sub-Saharan Africa's Big Three

Ransomware, malware and phishing are generally seen as threats, though this changes considerably at a granular level

Key findings: The 2020 KnowBe4 (www.KnowBe4.com) African Report based on their “What keeps you up at night?” survey, reveals a landscape with some shared concerns, but many divergent ones as well. Ransomware, malware and phishing are generally seen as threats, though this changes considerably at a granular level. The compliance priorities between…

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The African Security Culture

Global security experts and decision makers unpack the state of cybersecurity culture in Africa

November 11, 2020. This date marks the return of the successful and virtual Africa Cyber Security Culture Conference, an event that explores cybersecurity culture in Africa and shares best practices for organisations and individuals on the continent. Hosted by cybersecurity awareness training organisation KnowBe4 Africa (www.KnowBe4.com) in collaboration with Cyber…

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Simple steps to protection of personal information legislation compliance

South African organisations must now move to comply with new regulations to protect identifying and personal information it collects, stores and manages

The African Union’s Convention on Cyber Security and Data Protection (known as the Malabo Convention) (https://bit.ly/3fzeRNx) outlines principles which urge all AU member states to respect and protect individuals’ rights to privacy online and offline. Multiple member states have already ratified the Malabo convention or put in place data protection laws…

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Security: An African success story

Global expertise, locally relevant security insights – African Cyber Security Culture event

In June 2020, KnowBe4 (www.KnowBe4.com) hosted the inaugural Africa Cyber Security Culture Conference 2020 that invited delegates and speakers from across the continent, and the world, to discuss security culture and the impact of the global pandemic. Held on 11 June, the event hosted industry experts from Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda,…

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Data has gravity

Africa is facing new conversations around whether to remain on-premise or move to the cloud

Security, risk, data loss, and legislation. These are the primary concerns listed by organisations and government institutions when asked why they are reluctant to move to the cloud. It is the perennial debate – will cloud put the data at risk? Isn’t on-premise more secure? How can the organisation ensure…

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Head’s up Africa. You’ve Been Phished

Of all the countries surveyed, Kenyans (75%) and South Africans (74%) were the most concerned about the risk of cyber crime

Key findings: 53% of Africans surveyed think that trusting emails from people they know is good enough; 28% have fallen for a phishing email and 50% have had a malware infection; 64% don’t know what ransomware is and yet believe they can easily identify a security threat; 52% don’t know…