Almost half of businesses in South Africa have reported increasing cyber attacks, according to a report for the country’s The South African Banking Risk Information Centre and Vanson Bourne . The report said 45% of firms reported an increase in the use of malicious links or attachments in the past year . Meanwhile impersonation frauds, involving cyber criminals launching websites for apparently legitimate companies, increased by 37% . Ombudsman for Banking Services by Mimecast said South African consumers and companies lose South Africa ( $150m ) the past year from fraud. The country is third in global rankings for cyber crime victims.
Almost half of businesses in South Africa have reported increasing cyber attacks, according to a report for the country’s Ombudsman for Banking Services by Mimecast and Vanson Bourne. The report said 45% of firms reported an increase in the use of malicious links or attachments in the past year. Meanwhile impersonation frauds, involving cyber criminals launching websites for apparently legitimate companies, increased by 37%. The South African Banking Risk Information Centre said South African consumers and companies lose ZAR2.2bn ($150m) each year from fraud. The country is third in global rankings for cyber crime victims.