Memeburn, a website specialising in tech news and analysis recently reported on the state of cyber security in South Africa. (Read the article here)
According to the article, it was announced during the 2015 Security Summit in Johannesburg that over the previous six month, South Africa was the most popular target in Africa for criminal cyber attacks. DDOS attacks in Africa also increased 150% over the past 18 months.
Antonio Forzieri, an executive at Symantec, stated that one out of 214 e-mail sent in South Africa last year, was a spear phishing attempt.
South Africans are losing R2.2 billion per year to cybercrime. Statistics like these emphasise the importance of being informed and careful with personal information.
Online sales are on the increase and providesan additional platform for cybercrime.
Kaspersky Lab, a company renowned for their expertise in security, launched a new project which, in a very visual, simple and interactive way, demonstrates the danger of cyber threats.
The one dollar lesson is an animated website which shows what happens to your money when you shop online and your information is intercepted.
One dollar lesson also hosts three training modules – each of which shows one dollar’s virtual trip to the bank and the possible obstacles it can encounter along the way.
Don’t assume you know everything there is to know about cyber safety. Stay up to date on new cyber threats and be careful with your personal information.
Memeburn, `n webwerf wat spesialiseer in technuus en -analise, het onlangs berig oor die stand van kuberveiligheid in Suid-Afrika. (lees die volledige artikel hier)
Volgens die artikel is daar gedurende die 2015 Security Summit, in Johannesburg, bekendgemaak dat, in Afrika, Suid-Afrika die land is wat die afgelope ses weke die meeste deur kuberkrakers geteiken is. Hierbenewens het DDOS-aanvalle die afgelope 18 maande met 150% toegeneem in Afrika.
Volgens Antonio Forzieri van Symantec was een uit elke 214 e-posse verlede jaar in Suid-Afrika gestuur, pogings om internetgebruikers se inligting te bekom.
Suid-Afrikaners verloor reeds R2.2 biljoen per jaar aan kubermisdaad. Statistieke soos hierdie benadruk weereens dat ons as internetgebruikers in Suid-Afrika meer ingelig en versigtig moet wees.
Terselfdertyd neem aanlynaankope toe en verskaf dit ‘n addisionele kanaal vir kubermisdaad om plaas te vind.
Kaspersky Lab, `n maatskappy wat hulle roem daarop dat hulle sekuriteitsdeskundiges is, het `n projek begin wat die gevaar van kubermisdaad op `n meer visuele, verstaanbare en interaktiewe manier demonstreer.
Die one dollar lesson is `n geanimeerde webwerf wat jou eerstehands wys wat kan gebeur as jy aanlyn inkopies doen en jou inligting word onderskep.
One dollar lesson bied ook drie opleidingsmodules wat elk een dollar se virtuele reis na die bank volg met al die uitdagings langs die pad.
Moenie aanneem jy weet alles van kuberveiligheid nie. Bly op hoogte van nuwe kuberbedreigings en wees versigtig wat jy met jou persoonlike inligting doen.
