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SAFPS Launches Yima: Your Shield Against Scams and Fraud

Mamsi Nkosi -
Significant efforts have been made to address the impact of fraud and scams on the South African consumer. However, it remains crucial to assess whether significant progress has been made in combating this challenge. A recent report from Statistics South...
Company News

Uber Partners with South African Police to Help Address Safety Concerns

Luis Monzon -
Uber Sub-Saharan Africa has today revealed it has been running a Safety Sessions Programme in partnership with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to help address the safety concerns raised by drivers and delivery people on the Uber platform. During...
FinTech

SARS Working on Detection Tools to Find Cryptocurrency Tax Dodgers

Luis Monzon -
It is a legal requirement to pay tax on your Bitcoin earnings, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) outlined in 2018. This requirement, however, is more difficult to enforce than conventional income or capital profit. As the name implies, it...
Online & Social

Facebook and SAPS Launch Amber Alerts

Jenna Delport -
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and Facebook have announced a new partnership to help find missing children by sending Amber Alerts to the Facebook community in South Africa. The first of its kind in Africa, the Amber Alert system...
Digital Transformation

Motorola expands crime-fighting capabilities in South Africa

Jenna Delport -
Whether a large or small crime, a vehicle accident or even a large-scale incident, it’s crucial for any law enforcement agency to see the full picture before, during and after an incident. With this in mind, on Monday, 2...
Enterprise IT

South Africa: Software pirates brought to book

Staff Writer -
Efforts led by Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) and Anti-Piracy teams have led to the successful arrest and conviction of local software pirates. In cooperation with the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Directorate Priority Crimes Investigations (popularly known as The...
Features

Government must take online security seriously

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The highly publicised infiltration of the South African Police Service’s back-end infrastructure has cast a strong spotlight on the efficacy of governmental IT systems. During this attack – motivated by a desire for revenge against the Marikana shootings of September...
Enterprise IT

SAPS security checks enhanced

Staff Writer -
The Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), implemented by the South African Police Services (SAPS), is now mandatory practice within the process of clearance checks for criminal records. Service providers within the credentials verification and identity security industry have pooled their...
Features

Better control for modified SMS alphanumeric sender IDs

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Pieter Streicher, MD of BulkSMS.com calls for SMS providers and cellular networks to better control the use of alphanumeric sender IDs. SMS technology allows for SMS messages to be sent from a modified alphanumeric sender ID. For example, SARS could...
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Kaspersky Unveils a New Trojan Spy on App Store and Google Play

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new Trojan spy called SparkKitty, which targets smartphones on iOS and Android. It sends images...
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