NITDA is Shutting Down Fake COVID-19 Websites in Nigeria

The COVID-19 pandemic has been cause for alarm across the world in recent months – from disrupting global economies and international trade relations to perpetuating the largest work-from-home migration.

In the wake of this outbreak, fake news has wreaked havoc as people try to decipher what’s real and what’s fiction. Unsurprisingly, a number of fraudsters have used the current climate of confusion to capitalise off of unsuspecting Nigerians.

According to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), a number of fraudulent websites have been spreading misinformation and using phishing tactics to gain traffic.

How CISOs Should Prepare for Coronavirus Related Cybersecurity Threats

The Coronavirus is hitting hard on the world's economy, creating a high volume of uncertainty within organizations.

Cybersecurity firm Cynet today revealed new data, showing that the Coronavirus now has a significant impact on information security and that the crisis is actively exploited by threat actors.

In light of these insights, Cynet has also shared a few ways to best prepare for the Coronavirus derived threat landscape and provides a solution (learn more here) to protect employees that are working from home with their personal computers because of the Coronavirus.

Ransomware attack hundreds of LaSalle County government computers

LASALLE COUNTY (WEEK) -- The LaSalle County government is seeing a big interruption to its services this week. The LaSalle County government is seeing a big interruption to its services this week.

The county is dealing with a ransomware attack on its computers discovered by the Sheriff's Office last Sunday around 3:30 a.m.

Ransomware is a type of virus which locks up all the files on a computer, as hackers demand a ransom, usually money or Bitcoin, to release them.

How to do your banking online without putting your security at risk

Tech is supposed to make our lives easier, right? Instead of having to stand in line at the bank, we can just whip out our phones and fire up an app to move money around. That’s all well and good, but what happens when a hacker jumps into the mix?

Making financial transactions online can open us up to some potentially nasty side effects. If you don’t take proper safety precautions, an enterprising cyber criminal can take advantage of your weak security and crack your accounts right open.