New Magix R&D Lab White Paper Helps Local Businesses Identify Hidden Cybersecurity Weaknesses and expose Business Logic Vulnerabilities. Learn how logic flaws in apps can cause major business risks and how to identify them before attackers do. South African businesses are investing heavily in cybersecurity – patching systems, encrypting data, and monitoring endpoints. Yet many…
President Trump has opened the door for sanctions to be imposed on Nigeria for allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country. Mr. Trump announced Friday that he would designate Nigeria “a country of particular concern” as it relates to religious freedom, a move that had been pushed by…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to impose a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside of the country could upend the global industry — and deliver a heavy blow to Britain’s already fragile sector. The White House leader first announced duties on movies produced outside the U.S. in May this year. He than reiterated…
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German authorities shut down the famous Oktoberfest in Munich on Wednesday following an explosion and fire in a residential building in the north of the city, and said the festival would remain closed at least until the evening. “Due to a bomb threat in connection with the explosion in northern Munich, the Theresienwiese [Oktoberfest location]…
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto has told the United Nations General Assembly that the United States has an “illegal and completely immoral military threat hanging over our heads”, as reports emerge that the US is planning to escalate attacks on the South American country. Pinto told the gathering of UN member states on Friday…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has identified electoral manipulation as one of the biggest threats facing democracy in the African continent. The former president said unless stakeholders synergise to rescue the situation by reforming the system, democracy may collapse in the region. Speaking at the Democracy Dialogue organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Accra, Ghana,…
Jason Oehley, regional sales manager at Arctic Wolf. (Image: Supplied) Legacy signature-based threat detection, which has been in use for endpoint protection since the 1980s, is no longer enough to protect organisations against an onslaught of new and evolving threats. This is according to Jason Oehley, Regional Sales Manager at Arctic Wolf Networks, and Andy…
KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, has released its latest research paper “Financial Sector Threats Report,” uncovering critical insights into the escalating cybersecurity crisis facing the global financial sector. The report shows that financial institutions face a perfect storm of AI-enhanced attacks, credential theft and supply chain vulnerabilities that pose…
The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL – known more widely in the Middle East as Da’esh – remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide. While multiple Da’esh leaders have perished in the past few years, “the group has managed to retain its operational capacity“, Vladimir Voronkov,…
