‘Trust but verify’ – MTN Ghana urges SMEs to guard against cyber fraud

” Discussions covered phishing, employee training, incident recovery, third-party risks, responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) and affordable security measures.

Ms Hanson-Kotei urged business owners and employees to scrutinise links, QR codes and financial requests before acting, and to keep software updated to address security vulnerabilities.

She advised SMEs to assign someone to oversee cybersecurity, introduce multi-factor authentication, back up data off-site regularly and assess the security practices of third-party service providers.