Data breach lessons learned from the NPA

More skeletons have fallen out of the National Prosecuting Authority’s closet, throwing security flaws within government into the spotlight once again, says Jenny Reid, MD of iFacts. Could the same types of breaches be happening within your organisation? The National...

Consumers’ sensitive info still vulnerable

Current electronic payment systems are, in most instances, inherently vulnerable to on-going cybercrime. This means that South African merchants may find themselves exposed to cyber theft if security measures are not improved. This is the opinion of Vaughan Alexander,...
Credit card data breach addressed

Credit card data breach addressed

Following the discovery of what is already being described as the country’s biggest breach of credit card data, the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA) has reacted swiftly to reassure cardholders that they “have no need for concern”. PASA says that...