Month: May 2017

How to Protect Yourself from Wannacry Cyber-Attack

According to BBC News, WannaCry Ransomware has infected more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries. See the visualization as provided by Kaspersky below:   In Kenya as at 19th May 2017, the Communication Authority reported 19 instances where the Wannacry ransomware had infected computers as can be seen in the tweet below;     WannaCry […]

THE STATE OF CYBER SECURITY IN KENYA

Cyber-attacks are severely affecting industries across the globe, including the state corporations, financial institutions, energy sector, health sector and even retail sectors. Cyber-attacks are appearing everywhere in the world and this is becoming a great worry for businesses. Cyber-attacks in Kenya that are highlighted here include: Alex Mutuku an IT expert charged with hacking into […]