Alarm as hackers now set their sights on start-ups

Dimension Data East and West Head of Managed Security Services Dr. Bright Mawudor (left) shows a journalist how the company monitors cyber security threats for businesses at their Threat Intelligence Centre during a media briefing at the firm’s offices in Nairobi. [Courtesy]

Kenyan enterprises are losing millions of shillings to cyber attacks as hackers set their sights on small businesses with little or no defences on their digital systems.

Industry statistics and reports from analysts indicate that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country today are most vulnerable to emerging forms of cyber-crime.