Feb 13, 2023
Targeted attacks across a variety of platforms, growing threats from insiders, the deployment of more sophisticated cyber deception techniques and phishing attacks targeting new recruits – the current cyber threat landscape indicates that South African...
Feb 9, 2023
Catfishing, sextortion, phishing and other romance scams are big business for fraudsters. Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET Southern Africa, says knowing how to spot red flags can mean the difference between being deeply in love and knee-deep in debt. Dating sites can...
Feb 7, 2023
Passwords have been the last line of defence for digital accounts and applications for some time, but recent password manager breaches indicate that even this long-trusted method of securing accounts is vulnerable. With user credentials selling at a premium on the...
Feb 7, 2023
As South Africa and the continent continue a digital transformation journey, the risks that threaten businesses’ data and IT infrastructure become more apparent. By Deshni Harricharan, head of enterprise sales at Seacom Much progress has been made in the digital...
Feb 7, 2023
Usually, as we move from one year to the next, we look at trends for the coming year so that we know what to expect. This is especially pertinent in the IT industry where things evolve at lightning speed. By Keitumetse (KT) Mogodi, consultant: modern platform-security...
Feb 7, 2023
Parents can mark ‘Safer Internet Day’ (SID) today (7 February) by committing to being present, aware and involved when it comes to their children’s online and offline activities in 2023. That’s the word from South Africa’s Internet...
