by Dianne Bayley | Aug 18, 2020 | Security and Legal
Threats related to the Covid-19 crisis defined the cybersecurity landscape in the second quarter of 2020, according to ESET’s Q2 2020 Threat Report shows. “Our telemetry showed a continued influx of Covid-19 lures in Web and email attacks, as well as an increase in...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 17, 2020 | Security and Legal
With many organisations still scrambling to meet the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (PoPI), it would be remiss not to ponder the far-reaching impact of the act, notes Andrew Hoseck, COO at In2IT Technologies South Africa....
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 12, 2020 | Security and Legal
There is nothing new about fake news other than the name used to describe it, notes Kim Furman, Synthesis Marketing Manager. Disinformation, misinformation, satire, parody, propaganda and manipulations of the truth are age old. John Adams, American president, confirms...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2020 | Security and Legal
Microsoft South Africa, together with leading gender-based violence NPO partners, 1000 Women Trust and TEARS Foundation, have launched the Safe@Home Hackathon to address gender-based violence in South Africa. The virtual hackathon, which will run from 22 September to...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2020 | Security and Legal
The furore around the awarding of a contract to a politically connected individual’s company shows that government has not yet accepted its role as custodian of good governance for South Africa Inc–and the extent of public disenchantment with perceived corruption....
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 10, 2020 | Security and Legal
Covid-19 and the lockdown have forced individuals and organisations to do ever more of their business online. Unfortunately, crime has followed suit, and cybercrime has been rife since the lockdown, writes Lindile Xoko, Executive: Sales at Netstar, a subsidiary of...
