Africa Ranks Low on Phishing Cyber Resilience

KnowBe4’s 2024 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report finds Africa experiencing the fastest growth in phishing-related cybercrime, with the continent’s baseline phish‑prone percentage rising from 32.8% to 36.7% amid rapid digitization, limited resources, and lagging cyber culture. The report cites inadequate user training as a primary driver, notes weaker resilience in public, construction, and education sectors, and calls for stronger regulation, expanded security awareness programs, and public‑private partnerships, including a focus on emerging social-engineering threats like deepfakes ahead of elections.