When five of the world’s most powerful intelligence agencies agree on something, the security community listens. In June, the agencies comprising the Five Eyes alliance issued a rare joint advisory warning that frontier AI models are on track to overwhelm existing cybersecurity defenses faster than most organizations are prepared to handle. The window of vulnerability,...Read More
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An Interpol 2025 report on cybercrime attacks in African countries has revealed that Kenya is now one of East Africa’s biggest targets for online criminals, with attackers exploiting mobile money platforms and weak telecom safeguards. The Interpol African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, obtained by Kenyans.co.ke on August 3, singles out Kenya as a hub for mobile money...Read More
Rimini Street has launched Rimini Govern for AI, a managed service for governing AI agents. It is aimed at organisations seeking central oversight of AI agent activity across enterprise systems. The offering sits within the company’s Rimini Govern portfolio of governance, risk and compliance products and is available immediately. It is delivered through Rimini Street’s...Read More
Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report puts a number behind a problem retailers have been watching build for months. Nearly half of all AI bot traffic observed across Akamai’s global network between July and December 2025 was directed at the commerce sector. The more revealing figure, however, is what happened after that traffic arrived....Read More
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SSOP NPC have teamed up with local security company Bhekani Abantu Security Group (BAS) to launch a unique community patrol initiative to help combat crime. According to SSOP chairperson Leon Marinus, they work closely with local security companies in their efforts to ensure the safety of residents within neighbourhoods. “This is an initiative that I’ve...Read More
A financial institution’s AI-assisted application contained a critical security flaw that could have exposed sensitive customer information, according to a new penetration test by Israeli cybersecurity company Sygnia. The application, developed largely using Anthropic’s Claude, processed highly sensitive data, including government-issued identification, identity verification records and payment details. Sygnia found that users with limited access...Read More
At the same time, organizations are deploying systems vulnerable to prompt injection, model manipulation, data leakage, and other attacks aimed directly at AI. Grimes compares prompt injection to SQL injection: a form of attack made possible by a particular underlying technology. The difference is that AI will be embedded across desktops, devices, and interconnected services,...Read More
Ransomware attacks have evolved significantly over the past few years, with cybercriminals increasingly relying on a tactic known as double extortion. In these attacks, hackers not only encrypt an organization’s data to disrupt operations but also steal sensitive information before launching the encryption process. This stolen data becomes an additional bargaining tool. If the victim...Read More
