The dangers of identity theft

Scores of South Africans woke up to a disturbing reality this week when the British High Commission contacted them to say that their UK Visa Applications together with all supporting documentation were stolen, when the courier van that was transporting these documents...

Public WiFi isn’t as safe as you think

No vacation today is device-free: computers, tablets and phones are a part of the holiday experience, and in a digital world, many people still “check in” at work. While free WiFi has become more important than a comfortable bed when considering a hotel, what we need to keep in mind are the many risks that come with public WiFi hotspots.

One-fifth of Android users in danger

According to the results of the Mobile Cyber-threats survey carried out by Kaspersky Lab and Interpol between August 2013 and July 2014, every fifth Android-based device protected by Kaspersky Lab security solutions was a target of malware at least once during the...
Big banks face IT danger

Big banks face IT danger

Big banks may be considered too big to fail, but their size and operational complexity create performance drags that could also make them too big to succeed.  According to Gartner, bank CIOs and chief operation officers (COOs) must innovate in IT and operations to...