The growing menace of cryptocurrency exchange hacks

There are many reasons cryptocurrencies are inherently attractive to hackers, writes Simon McCullough, major channel account at F5 Networks. One of the biggest reasons is a lack of heavy regulation compared with the traditional financial industry. There simply...

Smarter phishing poses new threat

Machine learning has made cybersecurity a lot better. There are countless more advanced tools, however, that cybercriminals continue to develop to counter the defences. However, hackers find the most success with good old phishing techniques – and they are...

2018 the ‘year of the next-gen cyberattack’

According to a global security report released in January this year, a new breed of cyberattacks, seemingly fuelled by geopolitical tension between western democracies and countries including China, Russia and North Korea, is emerging – this against a background...

How to rob a bank in the 21st century

In the early 1980s, South Africans were gripped by tales of the most infamous bank robbery gangs the country had ever known: The Stander Gang. The gang would boldly walk into banks, brandishing weapons, demand cash and simply disappear. These days, a criminal...

Use advanced AI to stay ahead of cybercriminals

Staying ahead of today’s accelerated cybercrime trends requires adding artificial intelligence (AI) to an organisation’s network security strategy, writes Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director: SADC at Fortinet. As the threat landscape continues to evolve...

Tech holds the future of home security

The future of home security will see threats detected and responded to – before a crime can be committed. Making use of big data, home security systems are now able to analyse camera streams and proactively alert armed response service providers. This is a...