The latest Kaspersky report, ‘Defending digital privacy: Taking personal protection to the next level’, has found that 87% of South African users are thinking up their own passwords, while 72% say they are unaware about how to check if any of their credentials have already been leaked. This highlights the …
Read More »Parental Control For Teens – A Question Of Trust Versus Security?
There is no doubt that the Internet plays an important part in teenagers’ lives – and especially now, during the global pandemic, where many normal day-to-day activities for teens, such as schooling and catching up with friends, has quickly moved online. As teens, and their parents, look to navigate the …
Read More »Under suspicion: 41% of South African parents find something in their child’s social media account potentially dangerous
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has forced families to spend their free time mostly at home. Staying at home usually also means spending much time using different Internet connected devices. For clear reasons, children’s growing online activity can cause lots of worries to their parents. Thus, according to a Kaspersky survey1, …
Read More »Coalition Against Stalkerware: New members and territories join fight against digital violence
Worldwide lockdowns reconfirm the need for strengthened international working group to domestic violence and stalkerware. The fight to protect consumers against stalkerware continues as eleven new organisations – AEquitas with its Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC), Anonyome Labs, AppEsteem Corporation, bff Bundesverband Frauenberatungsstellen und Frauennotrufe, Centre Hubertine Auclert, …
Read More »More Than A Third Of South African Consumers Are Ready To Disclose Their Social Media Activity For Government Monitoring
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of local consumers say they are happy for the government to monitor social media activity to keep its citizens safe, according to Kaspersky’s latest report, Social credits and security: Embracing the world of ratings, that reveals people’s perception of social ratings and if they are prepared to be …
Read More »Ensure your digital protection – take up the Kaspersky Total Security free 3-month offer
Given the significant increase Kaspersky continues to see in network attacks in South Africa due to more people working remotely, and considering the discovery of a series of spam and phishing related attacks aimed to exploit newsbreaks linked to the Coronavirus outbreak, Kaspersky is offering its Kaspersky Total Security suite …
Read More »Nearly a third of employees spend more time working than they did before, new Kaspersky study reveals
As social distancing measures become common and workers adjust to their new professional environments, even from their own living rooms, there is potential for private and working life to blur into one. Kaspersky’s new How COVID-19 changed the way people work report reveals how quarantine influences the way people work from home. …
Read More »Homeworkers Wait For Protection: 73% Of Employees Have Not Received Remote Working Cybersecurity Guidance
According to a recent Kaspersky global report, How COVID-19 changed the way people work, three-in-four (73%) employees working from home have not yet received any specific cybersecurity awareness guidance or training designed to keep themselves secure from risks. While it can be more difficult to control the security of corporate IT …
Read More »For Your Eyes Only: Near Four-in-five South African Consumers Have Tried To Remove Private Information From Websites Or Social Media
New Kaspersky research has found that consumers around the world want to take more action to protect and maintain control over their personal privacy. As revealed in the company’s latest report, Defending digital privacy: taking personal protection to the next level, consumers are becoming more aware of where their personal data …
Read More »Children’s Internet Activity During Lockdown Increases By 200% In South Africa
South African children have become more active on the Internet as the national lockdown progresses. Comparing their activity in the first week of January and the last week of March, the overall number of websites visits grew by 200%. This became evident from the analysis of Kaspersky Safe Kids parental …
Read More »Let Technology Do The Talking: How To Help Your Elderly Relatives Stay Safely Connected Online
For the last few weeks, much has changed in our lives. People have been urged to only leave home if it is absolutely necessary, such as to shop for essential items or to seek medical care. However, there are plenty of technologies available to help us maintain the usual rhythm …
Read More »Like Time: One Third Of Parents In South Africa Agree That Cute Photos With Kids Get More Likes
In current times, during the Coronavirus pandemic, people have to stay home with their families and kids. Staying at home usually also means spending lots of time using different gadgets, in particular spending time on social networks. It means that the urge to update one’s social account with a kid’s …
Read More »Kaspersky Shares 10 Tips For Zoom Security And Privacy
With social distancing and quarantine measures implemented around the globe, people quickly started searching for effective means of communicating with each other. With its reported ease of use and attractive pricing, Zoom quickly rose in popularity. With so much use, Zoom’s flaws came rapidly to light. The company handled the …
Read More »As Quarantine Continues, Online Shopping and Streaming Phishing Multiplies
Kaspersky experts have reported on the rapid growth of phishing attacks with websites that imitate online shopping and streaming platforms. Comparing the numbers for Q1 2019 and the same period this year, the share of users attacked by fake e-shops doubled, growing from 9 to 18%, of users, while the …
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