The blurry lines between nation-state attacks and cybercrime
In recent years, attacks targeting public infrastructure in towns and cities have dramatically escalated. Experts are not surprised and...
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Performanta
May 93 min read
April's most interesting security news: How much will that hack cost?
Calling cybercrime a disease is inaccurate. Diseases usually have clear diagnoses and remedies, with a good sense of the cost involved....
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Performanta
Apr 292 min read
New research suggests Africa is being used as a ‘testing ground’ for nation state cyber warfare
Global cybersecurity firm Performanta has revealed new insight into the role developing countries play in the ransomware ecosystem...
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Performanta
Apr 183 min read
Security Jargon for Business Pros
How do you secure a building? Is locking the doors enough? Are the windows secured? Is there a fence and lights? Do you have guards...
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Performanta
Apr 153 min read
What the Linux XZ Backdoor Hack tells us about cybercrime
In early April, a Microsoft developer named Andres Freund uncovered what could have been the biggest cybercrime hack in history. While...
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Performanta
Apr 93 min read
March's Most Interesting News: Can they hack your hotel door?
Cybercriminals do not deserve praise, but we should not underestimate their creativity. For example, the electronic door keycards that we...
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Performanta
Mar 83 min read
Deepfakes start to show their hand: February's most interesting cybersecurity news
Deepfakes start to show their hand: February's most interesting cybersecurity news In the 18th century, Catherine The Great toured her...
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Performanta
Feb 203 min read
Microsoft Copilot for Security: What do you need to know?
Can we give our security systems plain-language instructions, as if talking to an assistant, and they fetch comprehensive yet digestible...
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Performanta
Feb 123 min read
Watch those security habits: January's most interesting cybersecurity news
Consistency is crucial for good cybersecurity because criminals target the places we neglect. For example, if your social media provider...
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Performanta
Jan 254 min read
Will Generative AI create a Phishing spike?
In 2022, criminals in the US stole over $2.6 billion through impersonation or imposter scams, according to the Federal Trade Commission....
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Performanta
Jan 92 min read
The dangers of comfort: December's most interesting cybersecurity news
Imagine when the dullest job is also the most dangerous. For example, watching the mixture levels of nitro-glycerine in explosives...
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Performanta
Jan 51 min read
Top cybersecurity stats to guide you in 2024
A compilation of the recent top cybersecurity statistics, facts and figures from across industries, to help you keep abreast of the...
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Performanta
Dec 8, 20233 min read
2023's most interesting cybersecurity news
Cybersecurity and cybercrime never sleep, and 2023 is no exception. The year has produced many memorable stories and revelations, from...
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Brendan Kotze
Oct 2, 20234 min read
You've been hacked! Now what?
What should you do if you discover your accounts or systems were hacked? Security breaches come in many forms, dictating the context of...
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Quentene Finnegan
Sep 18, 20233 min read
Should you be worried about deepfake voices?
Did Emma Watson, the actor who portrayed Hermoine in the Harry Potter movies, record audio clips of her reading the controversial book...
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Brendan Kotze
Sep 14, 20234 min read
Tips for a Security Incident Response Plan
How should one calculate the cost of a cybersecurity breach? Is it through brand and reputation damage, loss of important data, paying a...
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Guy Golan
Aug 10, 20233 min read
Incident Response: Your Company's ICU
When we are seriously ill, we seek medical care. If the situation is acute and dangerous, we go to the intensive care unit or ICU. The...
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Performanta
Jul 27, 20233 min read
AI's Disruption and Transformation of the Cybersecurity Landscape
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been at the vanguard of this digital revolution, which has seen a spectacular spike in technical...
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Guy Golan
Jul 12, 20232 min read
Why treat DLP as a Business Tool?
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) protects critical information from being stolen or lost. Yet, without business input and ownership,...
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Performanta
Jul 12, 20231 min read
4 steps to secure your organisation
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