Cyber Security
Critical updates and advice on protecting against evolving cyber security threats and breaches across the globe.
- News
TikTok pulled over half a million videos in Kenya last quarter
TikTok pulled 592,000 videos in Kenya in Q2 2025, using AI to proactively remove 92.9% before a single view.
- News
Android now leads iOS in AI-powered scam protection
Google is making a bold claim as Cybersecurity Awareness Month wraps up — Android is now significantly better protected against…
- News
Kenya’s ODPC confirms investigation into alleged M-Tiba data leak
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has officially broken its silence regarding the massive alleged data breach involving…
- Opinion
Kenya Wants to Regulate Influencers Like China. Here’s Why That’s a Terrible Idea.
A Kenyan MP wants to copy China's law requiring influencers to have degrees. This op-ed explains why it threatens free…
- News
M-Tiba Data Breach: Hackers claim 2.15TB leak, 4.8M Kenyans’ sensitive data exposed
A threat actor is advertising a colossal data set on a cybercrime forum, allegedly containing the personal and medical records…
- News
Claims emerge of CA flagging online posts for violating Kenya’s new cybercrime law
Less than 24 hours after President William Ruto quietly signed the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill 2024 into law,…
- News
Kenya’s new computer misuse and cybercrime law: A tool for protection or control?
President William Ruto has officially signed the controversial Computer Misuse and Cybercrime (Amendment) Bill, 2024 into law. While you were…
- News
WAKA TV underground network exposed in Eldoret as DCI raid cuts off 64 subscribers, starts court prosecutions
Authorities have tightened the noose on illegal Internet TV streaming in Kenya after a sting operation in Eldoret led to…
- News
Google Launches AI Bug Bounty: Earn Up to $30,000 for AI Vulnerabilities
Google launched an AI Vulnerability Reward Program, offering up to $30,000 for finding critical flaws in its AI systems, and…
- Announcements
Sophos Launches Advisory Services to Deliver Proactive Cybersecurity Resilience
Sophos launched Advisory Services: security testing, including penetration and web app assessment, informed by X-Ops threat intelligence to fix security…
- News
Safaricom Pitches Its Managed Security Center to Enterprise IT Leaders
Safaricom pitched its Managed Security Centre (MSOC) to enterprise leaders in Nairobi, stressing urgency amid 4.6 billion recorded cyber threats.
- News
Kenya has recorded over 7 billion cyber threats this year. CBK responds with new Cybersecurity Centre
Kenya’s financial sector is facing a new kind of heist—one that doesn’t involve masks, getaway cars, or armed robbers. Instead,…
- News
Genetec Is Still Running the Video Surveillance World, and Now It’s Coming for the Cloud
If you work in a building with security cameras, there’s a good chance Genetec’s software is running behind the scenes.…
- Announcements
Ransomware in Education 2025, Progress on costs and recovery, but burnout is the hidden bill
Ransomware costs fall in schools, but AI threats and staff burnout rise. Practical steps for prevention and faster recovery.
- Announcements
Taegis now ships with Sophos Endpoint, promising lower costs and faster response
Sophos adds Endpoint to all Taegis XDR and MDR plans, targeting lower costs and stronger ransomware defense.
