by Dianne Bayley | May 9, 2021 | Security and Legal
South Africa has quickly migrated to remote working and digital business on account of Covid-19 and consequently instances of cybercrime are exploding. Data leaks, demanding money from hacked businesses, identity theft and fraudulent financial losses are becoming so...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 15, 2021 | Security and Legal
South African users were among those most affected by the data leak earlier this month the affected a total of 533-million users around the world. Privacy protection company Surfshark has examined 2 837 793 637 data points that were leaked online on 3 April, and its...
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 | Nov 26, 2019 | Security and Legal
Retailers are increasingly coming under attack by cybercriminals, and there is little wonder why. They process payments on oftentimes unprotected Point of Sale (POS) systems, transfer large sums of money, and store and process sensitive customer information, such as...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 13, 2019 | Security and Legal
“We have connected all of our lives — personal, professional and national — to the Internet. That’s where the bad guys will go because that’s where our lives are, our money, our secrets.” Those were the prophetic words of then-FBI director James Comey, in a 2013...
