Read MoreThe Kenya Computer Incident Response Team (Ke-Cirt), which is housed by CA, reported a 152.9 per cent increase in the number cyber-attacks over the quarter. It attributed the rise to more people working remotely and in turn emboldening criminals who have been on the prowl, looking for loopholes that they can exploit to scam Kenyans. “During this period there was also an increase in online abuse and online fraud cases reported to the National KE-CIRT//CC,” stated CA. This was a 36.15 per cent increase in requests received as compared to 260 in the previous period of April -June 2020.”“During this period, there was an increase in child online abuse, online abuse and online fraud. According to the report, 75 per cent of firms sampled in Kenya reported increased cyber security threats.

Source: Standard Digital January 04, 2021 05:48 UTC