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security
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Programmatic Advertising Is Freaking Everyone Out – Do This To Stop Ads Following You Around The Internet
01 Feb 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
If advertisers’ cookies are bothering you, and you can’t get away from that product you looked at once months ago, here’s a list of some handy tools you might need.
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WhatsApp’s Massive Security Flaw Lets Anyone Join Group Chats
12 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
A simple security flaw has been discovered in WhatsApp’s design, but Facebook said it won’t be fixing the problem. Oh dear.
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Zuma Safety Fears – Unprecedented Levels Of Weapons, Ammunition, Cars And Soldiers Protecting Number 1
24 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Zuma’s team of personal security has now grown so much so that it’s the most people any South African head of state has ever had – and you need to ask yourself, “Why?”
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Sandton City And V&A Waterfront Ramp Up Security Following Credible High Alert Terror Threat
06 Jun 2016 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
High-end malls in South Africa are on high alert, after the US Embassy announced possible terrorist attacks. These are the malls that are safe, kind of.
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IMPORTANT: Who Exactly Can Read The WhatsApp Messages You Send To Friends And Group Chats?
06 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Facebook has just made a massive update in the encryption code of its messaging service, which will affect exactly who can see what you send.
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Why Fingerprint ATM Machines Will Create More Violence
24 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Financial Institutions may soon roll out fingerprint access to the likes of ATM’s, but commentators are skeptical because of SA’s high crime rates.
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This Is Where Facebook And Whatsapp Fall Short [INFOGRAPHIC]
24 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
There’s an alternative to the usual social media platforms that will keep your security and crime chats within your neighbourhood’s borders.
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Cape Town Karate Car Guard Defends Your Vehicle With Nunchucks [Video]
09 Nov 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Master Lola dons nunchucks and a balaclava to protect your car while it’s parked outside a popular restaurant in Harrington Street – and (almost) everyone loves him.
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Is Your Baby’s Monitor Linked To Your Wi-Fi? I’d Get That Changed ASAP
07 Sep 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here’s one for the parents out there – you may want to change things up baby monitor wise. Like just about everything else cyber-related there are risks.
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Now We’re Going To Have Bouncers In Our Parliament
06 Aug 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
We know that things can get pretty unruly when Jacob Zuma takes questions in parliament so it’s not surprising that security is being seriously beefed up.
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Photo Shows Exactly How You Smuggle An 8-Year-Old Boy In A Suitcase
09 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I don’t know what you answer at the check-in counter when they ask you if you packed your own bag and you know you have packed a human.
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Russian Websites Gives Access To UK’s Private Home Webcams, Baby Monitors
21 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
So, looks like Russia needs to be amid controversy all the time. If it’s not planes crashing, then it’s sneaky spy tapes of people’s babies, and wives in the bathroom…
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Were They Expecting A Madman To Burst Into Court And Shoot Oscar?
14 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What on earth are we going to watch on the telly come the end of the Oscar Pistorius saga? At least we have three more days…
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Brilliant New California Law – Every Smartphone MUST Have A ‘Kill Switch’
26 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Our smartphone’s are like our third hand, or our extra brain, or in some cases our best friends. That feeling when we lose them is horrific. The thought of someone else having access to our private lives is even worse…
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This Is Why Manchester United Has Banned iPads And Laptops
14 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Recent regulations were put in place about travelling with electronic devices powered up and being able to display their legitimacy. We have become used to these sorts of crazy things being put in place in airports, but in football stadiums?
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SA Company Selling Pepper-Spraying Drones
24 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A South African company has built a drone designed to shower pepper spray on unruly crowds and says it has begun supplying units to an international mining company.
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In Case You Missed It: Security Nearly Breaks Streaker’s Neck During England Test Match [Video]
19 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A pitch-invader during the international rugby Test between the All Blacks and England is smashed by security, who almost break his neck in the process.
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Please Enjoy How Much The Rich And Famous Spend On Protection [Infographic]
02 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
How much are the lives of the rich and famous worth? Apparently A LOT! Check out what celebs like Brad and Angelina spend on keeping themselves and their families safe.
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Local Burglar Alarm Startup Makes A Mockery Of The Industry [Video]
22 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you have always thought that this new-wave of high-end alarm systems that can be operated and monitored from a smart device are only for the rich and famous – you’d be thinking right. Until now.
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Local Start Up Shakes Up Defunct Alarm Industry
03 Mar 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
We’ll say it until we’re blue in the face. The integration of technology and home life is revolutionising the blue collar service market. For example, if you’ve been waiting for your local security company to release a mobile app that would allow you to monitor, arm, and bypass your home via your smartphone no matter where you are in the world, then fire them. These other guys have that issue waxed.
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‘Password’ Is No Longer The Worst Internet Password
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That’s right! We have a new world leader in the dumbest-ever-password category. And it’s… Well, its pretty daft.
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WOW: Half Of All South Korean’s Credit Card Details Have Been Stolen
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The apparently secure credit card details of almost half the Korean population have been swiftly stolen and sold to marketing firms
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Which Of These Countries Is Going To Have Their Nuclear Weapons Stolen?
13 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We often read about whether countries are increasing or decreasing their nuclear activity, but statistics on nuclear weapons security will leave you surprised. Since 2012, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a non-profit initiative launched by CNN founder Ted Turner and former US Senator Sam Nunn, have been issuing snapshots in time of each countries nuclear capabilities, intentions and safety.
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Is SANRAL Is Stealing Phone Numbers From Bank Databases?
09 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Over the past week, a few very frenzied e-toll users have been complaining about SANRAL sending them SMSs which claim that they owe them money.
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Hacker Reveals Major E-toll Website Security Flaw
08 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A hacker by the name of “Moe1” has revealed to E-toll users that their pin numbers used to login to their E-toll accounts can be easily decoded if their username is known.
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Major Cell C Security Flaw Revealed
06 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Cell C’s online portal, My Cell C, experienced something of a lapse in security that allowed anyone with an internet connection to view personal information about many of their subscribers.
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These Paranoid Billionaires Have A Mindblowing Security System
04 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Al and Lana Corbi are head of a company called ‘Strategically Armoured & Fortified Environment’ or ‘S.A.F.E’ – and they’re trying to help billionaires sleep a little easier at night.
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Ward Off Thieves With This Radical Dummy Cam For R129, Incl. Delivery
16 Aug 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Look, prevention is better than cure. If you’re the curator of a small consumer goods boutique of any kind, the guardian of the office stationary cupboard, or the curator f the home bar, you’ll know that “shrinkage” can get out of hand pretty quickly. If you’re battling sticky fingers, get your hands on this quick […]
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Hack My Life – Just How Vulnerable Are You? [INFOGRAPHIC]
08 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
With so much of our private information online, and with more and more of our personal devices connected to the net, the likelihood of our being hacked increases on an almost daily basis. And with that in mind, this infographic hits us with a big truth stick. You need to know just how hackable your life really is.
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Guess Whose House Was Blurred Out By Google Street View? [PIC]
07 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google Street View does not think very highly of Ariel Castro, and why should they? Castro kidnapped three women and kept them as prisoners at 2207 Seymour Avenue, Cleveland for over 10 years.
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