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Building resilience: The steps to securing Africa’s digital future
Education and research institutions are also often prime targets for cyber criminals, due to the sensitive information they hold and the fact that remote education often involves multiple groups of online users.
Africa's digital landscape is under siege, with organisations facing an average of 2,960 cyberattacks every week. It’s a staggering number – and it’s growing rapidly every year. According to Checkpoint Research, this year’s number was up 37 percent from the year before.
Not only is Africa suffering thousands of cyberattacks, but it is also the region with the highest weekly average on earth.
