by Dianne Bayley | May 23, 2023 | Security and Legal
In 2022, WhatsApp Business was the biggest social messaging platform in the world. Towards the end of last year, there were 2.4 billion WhatsApp users, with hundreds of millions of those accounts being business accounts, writes Richard Firth, CEO, MIP Holdings....
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 25, 2021 | Security and Legal
With the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) coming into full effect in July 2021, and bringing with it the threat of financial and reputational damages for organisations that are found to be in contravention, businesses need to take a more proactive...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 24, 2020 | Security and Legal
Internet users across the globe are yet to master how to use passwords effectively to protect themselves online, and South African users are no exception. Research from Kaspersky has shown that people are putting their online safety at risk by making bad password...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 4, 2019 | Security and Legal
Deactivating your social media accounts, including Twitter and Facebook, may be required for a variety of reasons: An unstable political situation; the risk of being stalked; wanting to protect your personal data; or even a change in company name. Some want to shut...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 10, 2019 | Security and Legal
Investec Private Banking notes that our perception of “hackers” is a far cry from the sophisticated career criminals we see in real life, and it is this disparity that makes cybercrime so difficult to guard against as people don’t understand their motivations, so...
