Fraud and identity theft; hacking; electronic vandalism; cyber terrorism and extortion; cyberstalking; invasion of privacy; cyberbullying and offensive material. These are just some of the digitally enabled crimes or illicit activities that can infringe on an...
In the first half of 2018, global data breaches compromised an estimated 4.5 billion data records worldwide. These attacks have seen millions of people’s personal and financial information put at risk, and demonstrate the need for security across all...
Two weeks ago there was a massive hack on Facebook user data where as many as 50 million users may have been impacted. Facebook’s engineering team discovered a security issue where attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code regarding the...
September 25, 2018 •
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Comments Off on Is your business Cyber Resilient?
With data being likened to the oil of the digital age, decision-makers cannot afford to ignore evolving cyber threats especially given recent examples of ransomware attacks targeting local companies. Ralph Berndt, Director of Sales at cyber resilience experts...
August 17, 2018 •
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Comments Off on Apple got hacked by a teenager, but customer data is safe
An Australian teenager from Melbourne pleaded guilty to hacking into Apple’s computer mainframe from his home several times throughout a year. Apple confirmed on Friday that no customer data was compromised, despite the teen having downloaded internal...
Social engineering, also referred to as ‘hacking without code’, is one of the most personal cybercrimes that can be committed. Here, professional hackers manipulate people into unwittingly giving out sensitive information – and even cold, hard cash...
South African insurer, Liberty, announced that they were a victim of a cyber attack. The insurer revealed that the attackers infiltrated their information technology systems, extracted data from the firm and demanded payment. The insurer said that none of...
June 1, 2018 •
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Comments Off on Protecting businesses and individuals from invoice fraud
Invoice fraud has been in the news this week after Goliath and Goliath, was hit by hackers who intercepted the company’s invoices to its clients; diverting over R300 000 from the comedy and entertainment agency and its subsidiary, The PR Bailiff. Fraud...
May 24, 2018 •
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Comments Off on 10 Cybersecurity Myths That Must Be Busted
As we share massive amounts of information over the Internet, protecting our private data seems like a real challenge. Let’s not forget the fact that every step that you make online is watched by all kinds of snoopers: governments, ISPs (Internet Service...
April 27, 2018 •
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Comments Off on A ‘master key’ that can access millions of hotel rooms
Researchers have figured out a way to gain access to millions of hotel rooms; by building a master key that exploits a flaw in a widely used electronic lock system that gives its user access to every room in the building. Cybersecurity firm, F-secure,...
This week, one of SA’s largest hosting companies, Hetzner, was hacked, exposing hundreds of thousands of FTP passwords, domain names and bank account details, with the exception of credit card information. This has left SA organisations vulnerable to...
Worldwide, entertainment and media companies are increasingly becoming targets for cybercrime as cyber criminals find new and innovative ways to defeat security measures and controls. The theft of intellectual property or commercially sensitive information,...
September 11, 2015 •
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Comments Off on Breaking the Kill Chain: Protecting against the known and the unknown
Data theft is big business. More than 1.3 billion records have been exposed in the last two years. The threat evolution is faster than ever– we are, on average, discovering more new threats every day than identifying already known malware. Today’s most...
July 22, 2015 •
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Comments Off on Ashley Madison hack highlights cybercime threat for businesses
The need for African and global businesses to ensure that they are adequately protected from cybercrime has been brought to light once again following the recent hack of notorious dating website Ashley Madison. It is estimated that more than 37 million of its...
December 1, 2014 •
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Comments Off on Infographic: How much do cybercriminals make from their victims?
Cybercriminals could be raking in profits 20 times greater than the cost of their attacks, according to figures compiled by Kaspersky Lab experts. Their research compared the cost of the most frequently used hacker tools with the money stolen in a successful...
June 19, 2014 •
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Comments Off on SA IT must advance to counter advanced threats
Multi-layered targeted offences are being mounted against selected victims, and few enterprises have the security in place to withstand these attacks, says Networks Unlimited. Anton Jacobsz, Managing Director of Fortinet distributor, Networks Unlimited, says...
