Bet9ja Hack: The Future of Cyber Security Attacks in Nigeria
Due to the recent hack on Bet9Ja by the Russian BlackCat group this past month, it is imperative that companies invest in their Cybersecurity strategy and Infrastructure. In light of this recent hack, we wonder how the cybersecurity outlook and attacks will look in a few years. As technological innovations aid other industries, there is […]
Deception a large part of Cybersecurity.
Surely we all know what deception is and how it works; I’m simply going to take a different look at it today and how it relates to cyber security using deception principles. Illustrating examples of how to perplex or deceive. Although we think we are in control of our attention, it is quite easy to […]
How To Protect Yourself From USSD Fraud
Money has been stolen from users’ accounts, and the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum’s 2017 fraud report reveals a growing trend in mobile fraud. Banks pioneered the use of a mobile phone for transactions, and other financial organizations, such as mortgage and microfinance banks, have followed suit. What is USSD? USSD – unstructured supplementary service data. […]
Information Warfare for market dominance among corporate businesses.
I have been opportune to be in meetings that involved a lot of Industry players all trying to achieve a specific goal. It is not surprising how these players try to conceal and code information about their organization while trying to lend an opinion concerning that goal. Information warfare has been widely known to be […]
Why your Digital Self is most likely not safe online
Before I jump right to it, let me begin with a quick story. This story inspired my journey into cybersecurity and was the major reason why I became mindful of the kind of information I share online. Seated upstairs in my duplex apartment on the peaceful island of Mauritius. The balcony door downstairs was with […]
Why are Senior Citizens a hot target for cyber hackers?
Cyber hackers have been very much interested in Senior Citizens which raises the question of why? This can be attributed to different factors which come into play. Firstly, Senior citizens are perceived to have huge savings waiting and untouched, it will only make sense for cybercriminals to harness this gold mine. Another factor is they […]