The threat actor used a combination of open-source and publicly available tools to establish their attack framework ...

A severe economic downturn followed by a cyber attack are the two most critical risks that would affect Vodacom the fastest, ...

Deimos’ cyber security predictions for Africa in 2025 By Jaco Nel, CTO at Deimos. Issued by Deimos Johannesburg, 15 Jan 2025. ... In 2024, AI-based cyber security attacks began to proliferate.

Cyber attacks on businesses continue to escalate in 2025, with global organisations experiencing an average of 1,925 incidents per week in Q1, which is a 47% increase compared to the same period last ...

Regionally, Africa experienced the highest average weekly cyber-attacks per organisation in Q2 2024, with an average of 2 960 attacks, marking a 37% increase compared to the same period in 2023. Latin ...

The data shows that in Ghana, like the rest of Africa, government and financial institutions make up 29% and 22% of all successful attacks on organisations, respectively.

As digital transformation accelerates across Africa and South Africa, cybersecurity has become a critical concern for governments, businesses, and individuals. The growing adoption of new technologies ...

The African Cyber threat Assessment Report 2021 found that South Africa had the highest number of targeted ransomware and business email compromise attacks in Africa.

l Infrastructure protection — cyber security requires an information security infrastructure, which is a massive weakness in Africa. It is estimated that 90% of African businesses operate ...

Without political commitment and sustained financial investment, Africa risks falling behind in the development of critical cyber security skills, a senior expert warned today. Speaking at the annual ...