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In the era of instant communication and remote approvals, business email compromise shows how quickly routine processes can become attack paths. With Business Email Compromise (BEC), attackers impersonate or take over a trusted identity to trick victims into sending money, credentials, or sensitive information to an unauthorized recipient. It can be especially difficult to detect, as attackers can compromise legitimate inboxes or phone numbers, spoof addresses, identities, or

AI gives security teams more speed and scale, but not a free pass on the basics. Security teams use artificial intelligence (AI) to sift through huge volumes of telemetry, spot activity that deserves attention, and make investigations more efficient. At the same time, cybercriminals are experimenting with many of the same technologies to improve phishing campaigns, automate fraud, and increase the scale of their operations. That creates a lot of confusion. Some headlines por

Don't panic if you spot an illegally created image or video of you online – there are ways to request its removal Tackling deepfakes has become something of a common cause across the political spectrum, in America and elsewhere. That's down in part to the fact these fabricated videos and images are becoming both more commonplace and realistic. Thanks to generative AI (GenAI) tools, it's extremely quick, cheap and easy to make fake media impersonating a real person. While some

Don’t panic, chances are that you will restore your account. But be aware of account recovery scams. If your account has been hacked, go to instagram.com/hacked, enter your details and request a login or security code sent to your email address or phone number. As soon as you’re logged in, change your password, secure your linked Facebook account, and don’t pay anyone promising instant account recovery. We live so much of our lives online these days that our social media prof

It’s getting cheaper and easier for cybercriminals to research potential victims. Here’s what’s still in your control. AI is changing the threat landscape, one model at a time. The pace at which the technology is evolving means activities that once took a skilled cybercriminal several hours or even days to achieve can now be done in a fraction of that time by someone with little or no prior knowledge. This matters, because it’s lowering the barrier to entry for cybercriminals

Network security forms the bedrock of strong cybersecurity. The traditional network perimeter is gone. As organizations embrace cloud services, hybrid work and connected devices, network security has evolved from protecting a fixed boundary to securing connections everywhere. Network security protects the infrastructure, services and data that move across a network. It works alongside endpoint, identity and application security to defend the systems connected to that network.

NCC Mandates Dedicated Cybersecurity Budgets for Nigerian Telecom Operators The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued an updated Guidance Note under its Cyber Resilience Framework for the Nigerian Communications Sector (CRF-NCS), requiring telecom operators to allocate a dedicated, separately itemised budget for cybersecurity. Released in August 2026, the directive also introduces strict incident-reporting timelines, formal executive accountability, and new obli

AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini have become increasingly secure compared to their initial release. But the real risks are shifting to AI agents, plugins, and skills that can act on your behalf. This guide shows you how to stay in control with simple habits and tools that keep AI working safely for you. Key Takeaways Most mainstream AI chatbots – e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini – are safe to use for everyday tasks The risk has shifted to AI agents and their skills and

Quishing has become a popular alternative to traditional phishing. Here’s how businesses can close the gap. Familiarity might breed contempt. But in the world of cybersecurity, it also breeds complacency, which can be a lot more dangerous. So it is with QR codes, which have become a common sight on menus, lampposts and parking meters – and, increasingly, in emails over recent years. The challenge is that they’re also a great way to disguise malicious links, bypass some tradit

Not all failures are loud enough to notice. Imagine this: You’re the CISO of a successful medium-sized company located within a critical industry like telecommunications, helping maintain and roll out critical network nodes across a country. Your role extends beyond technical controls and includes being responsible for safeguarding national-scale infrastructure while also ensuring its compliance with relevant regulations. Being one side of a public private partnership (PPP)