Kenya experiences 82 per cent rise in cyberattacks

Hooded hacker using mobile phone with icon diagram in a concept of stealing online personal data. [Getty Images]

Cyberattacks on Kenyan businesses increased by 82 per cent according to a pan-African cyber security report released by Liquid C2, a business unit of Liquid Intelligent Technologies.

The report titled The Evolving Cyber Security Landscape in Africa 2022 also covers South Africa and Zambia who both recorded an increase of 62 per cent in cybercrime. It features research, analysis, and findings across the three countries on the evolving cyber security threats present in Africa and illustrates how cyberattacks against all large enterprises ramped up dramatically.