Feb 19, 2020
Kaspersky researchers have detected an unusual malicious campaign that uses a phishing copy of a popular VPN service’s website to spread AZORult, a Trojan stealer, under the guise of installers for Windows. The campaign, which kicked off at the end of November...
Feb 19, 2020
The Gauteng Provincial Government is the second highest in the country for not paying suppliers within 30 days, with the Eastern Cape in first position. The amount owed by these two provinces is even higher than the amount owed by the National Departments combined....
Feb 19, 2020
As the theft of batteries from cell phone towers rises, MTN is having some success in recovering stolen properties and having the perpetrators arrested. As many as 143 batteries, worth R1,2-million, were recovered in January 2020. A total of 338 batteries worth...
Feb 18, 2020
By Kathy Gibson – Africa is rapidly becoming more connected, more mobile and more tech-savvy – but this is opening the continent up to more cybercrime than ever before. “When you look at cyber-security in an African context, it is a ticking time...
Feb 18, 2020
Rowan Burger, Momentum Investments head of client strategy, offers some advice for Finance Minister Tito Mboweni when he presents his Budget Speech later this week. We have a new Finance Minister and hopefully new energy in government. It is time for the Legislators...
Feb 18, 2020
Nedbank last week warned customers – both active and no longer active – that their personal information had potentially been compromised due to a breach at a third-party service provider. At the same time, it stated that its own systems, as well as the...