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Your Search Results for "cyber security"
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The Big Cybersecurity Question When It Comes To SA’s Digital Banks
23 Nov 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With a number of digital banks looking to inject new life into South Africa’s banking scene, the question of cybersecurity is once again front and centre.
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How ‘The Internet Of Evil Things’ Is Threatening Your Company’s Cybersecurity
28 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
If your employees are using various devices within the office, they might be the security threat that you never thought of. Here’s what to do about that situation.
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Here’s Why We Should All Take Steps To Improve Our Cybersecurity [Infographic]
09 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
If you have yet to realise that cybercrime is a pretty concerning threat to many businesses – and individuals – then it’s about time you read this.
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Top Technologies Shaping The Future Of Online Security
22 Jan 2023 by Russel Gerber / No Comments
Today we all rely on computers and digital services. We use them for personal things, socializing, communicating, learning, and work, and online services are constantly getting better and more personalized.
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What Can The Biggest Bank Cyber Heist In Bangladesh Teach Future Tech Companies?
15 Nov 2021 by Damon Sivitilli / No Comments
It takes a lot of time and planning to execute a cyber heist as big as what the world witnessed in 2016 in Bangladesh Central Bank.
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How Online Gaming Sites Are Beefing Up Their Security Protocols
06 Sep 2021 by Damon Sivitilli / No Comments
From hacking and email phishing to companies gaining personal information due to outdated security certificates, cybercrime is very real in this day and age.
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Four Ways To Stay Cyber Safe
07 May 2021 by Damon Sivitilli / No Comments
Cybercriminals are lurking around every virtual corner, actively searching for opportunities to steal, scam, and stir trouble.
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Threats, Taxis, And Nando’s – When Your Cyberbully Turns Out To Be Your Durban Neighbour
16 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A Durban man spent months being targetted by an anonymous online harasser, who made his daily life hell. Turns out his tormentor wasn’t very far away.
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Watch Out For Scams While Shopping Black Friday / Cyber Monday Deals Online
27 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday taking place in the middle of a pandemic, online shopping is significantly more popular this year.
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New SA Cybercrimes Bill: Three Types Of WhatsApp Messages That Could Land You In Jail
13 Nov 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Parliament’s Justice Committee adopted the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill last week, which means that you could end up in jail if you contravene a few laws.
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This Weekend’s Global Cyber-Attack Is Not Over – Do This To Protect Your Computers And Business
15 May 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Computer systems all over the world were attacked by malicious software this past weekend, and it could have all been avoided so easily.
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This Is Hands Down The Scariest Cybercrime Story We Have Ever Heard
08 Mar 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cybercrime is damn scary – but if you thought you had heard the worst of it, what with people spying on you through your computer’s camera or your family finding out you are having an affair via a mass data leak, you have no idea.
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An Unprecedented Cyber Attack Crippled America On Friday
24 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
If this story, detailing one of the biggest DDoS attacks in the States, doesn’t influence you to get on that cybersecurity, I don’t know what will.
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There’s A Reason Cybercrime Is So Bad In SA – And It’s Kind Of Scary
19 Aug 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Cybercrime is now something we should all be a little worries about, but it seems the government aren’t really pulling their weight at all.
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When Will SA CEOs Realise Cybercrime Is THEIR Fault?
27 Jun 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Generally, it’s the IT sector of a company blamed for inadequate protection against cybercrime. Now that blame is shifting to the boardroom.
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Cyber Crime Gang Turned ATMs Into Slot Machines
16 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
We’ve all dreamt of the ATM machine malfunctioning and spewing out notes like there’s no tomorrow. One gang of cyber-criminals are living that dream, for now at least.
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“Biggest Cyber Attack In History” Is Happening, Internet Is Slowing Down
28 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Thanks for nothing, cyber criminals. There goes our chance to pirate enough content to make it through Easter. Internet users around the globe have been subjected to slower internet speeds over the past week due to a global cyberattack. That was not a line from a Tom Clancy novel. This particular cyberattack is the biggest […]
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Emma Watson “Most Dangerous” Cyber Celebrity
10 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everyone knows that if you visit a site that’s a little dodgy, the chances are you’re going to end up downloading something dodgy, probably without your knowledge. Internet security company McAfee has just released its list of celebrities most likely to be used as a bait-and-switch, and Emma Watson is top of the list.
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NBC And Google Stage Cyber “War Games” For Olympics
06 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
NBC and Google are planning for the Olympic games to be the largest-ever online offering of a sporting event. The aim is for the games to have 3 500 hours of live streaming footage. Google and NBC are staging “war games” in at least three countries to prepare for the possibility of hacker attacks or hardware malfunction.
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Here’s The Interview With The Hackers Who Broke Into South Africa’s Department of Defence
30 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The group said many of the individuals responsible for our country’s safety didn’t even understand how servers worked and were simply concerned with whether their laptops had been hacked.
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Thursday Morning Spice
09 Mar 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Scientists revive 48,500-year-old virus, Paris says she was pressured to do a sex tape, North Korea wants to shoot missiles into the ocean in peace, Striking nurses acting like thugs, The dystopian life for women under the Taliban, and the oldest person in SA dies at 128, and Tesla steering might come off.
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SPL!NG Movie Review: Running With The Devil – The Wild World Of John McAfee
31 Aug 2022 by SPLING / No Comments
Known for starting McAfee Antivirus, ‘Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee’ unpacks the eccentric man’s escape from Belize in the Caribbean after being implicated in the murder of neighbour, Gregory Faull.
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How Do Computer Antiviruses Work?
16 Feb 2022 by Damon Sivitilli / No Comments
Viruses work in much the same way as any other application on your computer. The key distinction is the program’s purpose and what the software has been written to perform.
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UK ‘Fatima’s Next Job’ Recruitment Ad Condemned
13 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Advertisers might want to take into consideration that tensions are high at the moment, especially in industries that have been hit hard by lockdowns.
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60 Million Records Leaked – You Are VERY LIKELY To Be On This Hack List – Check Here
20 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It’s the biggest data leak in South African history, and has doubled in size since the news first broke. Here’s how to check if you’re on the list.
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Friday Morning Spice
04 Aug 2017 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Wannacry virus hero arrested. Oscar goes to hospital. Secret Service Trump Tower drama. Dubai skyscraper in flames. South Koreans go full YOLO. Famous rapper kills homeless man. Sports team owner made US ambassador to UK. Michael Moore says celeb will beat Trump in 2020.
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The White House Just Got Owned By An Email Prankster And It’s A Thing Of Beauty
01 Aug 2017 by Kiernan / No Comments
It’s pretty embarrassing that a prankster can shoot off a few emails to top White House brass, cause them to bicker amongst one another, and moonwalk out of there.
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Hackers Are Now Targeting Superyachts And The Results Can Be Disastrous
11 May 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Superyachts of the rich and famous have become the latest targets of hackers, who extort large amounts of cash after taking control of the ship’s navigation systems.
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MYTHS BUSTED: Why You Need To Stop Playing Around When It Comes To Hackers
07 Apr 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
There’s a general lack of understanding about hacking and the dangers it poses, which is why one security expert decided to bust a few myths.
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Local Businesses List Their Biggest Stresses For 2017 (No, It’s Not Zuma)
18 Jan 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Another year, another list of impending challenges for both companies and individuals – but this time, two new sources of stress for local businesses have entered the realm and altogether it’s not looking pretty.
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