Increase of cyber attacks amid Covid 19

SAfm — Managing Executive for Cloud, Hosting & Security at Vodacom Business, Kabelo Makwane says almost as soon as Covid-19 appeared, so did the increase in related cyber-attacks and email scams. Since the WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic, Kaspersky Lab has reported a spike in devices affected by cyber-attacks, from the norm of under 30 000 daily to 310 000 on 18 March in South Africa alone. Makwane says with the financial pressures, many might be tempted to use of pirated software or "free" internet applications and these pirated software carry the risk of hidden malware which might compromise your personal information. We spoke to Managing Executive for Cloud, Hosting & Security at Vodacom Business, Kabelo Makwane...