Intelligent CISO Issue 37 | Page 10

At least a quarter of users in South Africa , Kenya and Nigeria are attacked by malware hiding within their devices
T misconception that the most dangerous threats to encounter on modern users ’ digital journeys are likely to appear during Internet surfing . The reality , however , based on the most recent analysis of cyberattacks in South Africa , Kenya and Nigeria within 2020 by Kaspersky experts , demonstrates that users are in fact more likely to face malware-related attacks hidden within their devices .
NanoLock Security and Nozomi Networks to provide endto-end cyberprotection
N in OT and IoT device-level protection and management , and Nozomi Networks , a leader in OT and IoT security and visibility , have announced they have partnered to provide an end-to-end cyberprotection and management solution to secure OT in critical and industrial infrastructure . The joint solution will be deployed in the Atlantica Cybernext Security Operations Centre ( SOC ) to serve clients with the most technologically advanced solutions for protecting their business and infrastructure .
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At least a quarter of users in South Africa , Kenya and Nigeria are attacked by malware hiding within their devices

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T misconception that the most dangerous threats to encounter on modern users ’ digital journeys are likely to appear during Internet surfing . The reality , however , based on the most recent analysis of cyberattacks in South Africa , Kenya and Nigeria within 2020 by Kaspersky experts , demonstrates that users are in fact more likely to face malware-related attacks hidden within their devices .

Such threats are classified as ‘ local ’, which means they are detected either on users ’ devices or on portable data storage devices , such as flash drives . In 2020 , 25 % of Kaspersky private users in South Africa , 40 % in Kenya and 38 % in Nigeria were attacked by such threats . To provide a comparison , web attacks only affected 9 % of users in South Africa , 11 % in Kenya and 8 % in Nigeria .
When looking at corporate users in these regions , the numbers are similar : 23 % of corporate users in South Africa , 29 % in Kenya and 35 % in Nigeria encountered such local threats within 2020 .
Unfortunately , there has been an increase in the sophistication of such threats – which may be hiding on the user ’ s device within a seemingly legitimate file for a while , to fly under the radar and only strike later .

NanoLock Security and Nozomi Networks to provide endto-end cyberprotection

anoLock Security , a leader

N in OT and IoT device-level protection and management , and Nozomi Networks , a leader in OT and IoT security and visibility , have announced they have partnered to provide an end-to-end cyberprotection and management solution to secure OT in critical and industrial infrastructure . The joint solution will be deployed in the Atlantica Cybernext Security Operations Centre ( SOC ) to serve clients with the most technologically advanced solutions for protecting their business and infrastructure .

Nozomi Networks ’ real-time OT and IoT security solution provides exceptional network visibility , threat detection and operational insight for OT and IoT environments , while NanoLock ’ s device-level protection and management solution tackles the rapidly growing Advanced Persistent Threats ( APT ) from both outsider and insider adversaries .
Adding NanoLock ’ s device-level protection and forensic data to Nozomi Networks ’ advanced network visibility , threat , vulnerability and anomaly detection extends cybersecurity coverage to include :
• Lightweight , passive cyberattack prevention for devices such as smart meters , data concentrators and controllers , with near-zero processing , power requirements and memory footprint
• Anomaly detection covering the network as well as IoT and OT devices
• Unified alerts and deeper devicelevel as well as network-level forensic data
• Centralised device visibility , risk monitoring and intelligence management
• Secured and enforced OTA ( Over- The-Air ) device updates
“ With cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure on the rise , our partnership with NanoLock Security delivers advanced end-to-end protection ,” said Chet Namboodri , Nozomi Networks Senior Vice President of Business Development and Alliances .
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