As election day approaches, it is important to be mindful of cyber threats and take steps to protect your personal information. Hackers often exploit election periods to launch phishing attacks and spread fake news to influence voters. In this article, we will explore six ways to stay cybersmart during the election period and safeguard your […]
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts the victim’s data and demands a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key. In recent years, the threat of ransomware attacks has continued to increase, and businesses of all sizes have fallen victim to this devastating form of cybercrime. It’s one of those threats that keeps […]
By definition, network configuration backup is the process of saving network configuration files in a repository with versions stored in incremental order. The importance of this process being managed correctly cannot be overlooked. Faulty configuration changes can cause network outages, security breaches and compliance failures. According to recent reports, misconfiguration errors account for around 75% […]
Securing your business domain needs to be as natural as locking the door and switching on the alarm when you leave. That used to be the basis of security, right? Nobody gets through a door and onto the premises because there’s a solid barrier backed by an audible alert. And if somebody were to barrel […]
Today it takes an average of 252 days for an organization to identify and contain a breach across hybrid cloud environments, while ransomware attacks occur every 11 seconds. This proves that traditional security can no longer keep up with our modern world. As most big businesses move to be multicloud, SaaS-heavy hybrid cloud users, enterprises must raise cyber awareness […]
Financial services companies invariably make use of a wide range of information, often stored in different systems. As a result, most companies in the industry operate within the context of a highly complex data environment. Financial services data flow between multiple complex systems. In many organizations, mainframes often provide the backbone. Over the past two […]
Email has become an essential part of our daily communication, and it plays a significant role in personal as well as business interactions. However, with the rise of cybersecurity threats such as phishing, malware, and data loss, it is crucial to ensure that emails are kept secure and protected. To safeguard inbound and outbound emails […]
Organizations worldwide are in the midst of a massive wave of cybersecurity threats. Gartner reported that “ransomware families have grown by more than 700% in the last few years.” Every company is struggling to protect their data – the most important digital asset. As these attacks continue to mature both in frequency and intensity, their impact on […]
Companies today handle a lot of data. If that sounds familiar, you probably struggle with the feeling of data overwhelm: Having so much data, you don’t have a good idea about all the types you have or where it comes from. You may get it from data lakes, SaaS systems, data processors, or third-party sources. […]
As financial institutions fend off cyber attacks, experts say banks are vulnerable because they lack technologies that could be deployed to ensure transactions and customers’ assets are safe. Speaking at a financial services cyber security workshop held in Lagos, Managing Director, ActivEdge Technologies, George Agu, said it is time banks deploy zero trust security to […]