AWS re:Inforce 2025:
Cloud wide open

The world has committed to the cloud, but cybercriminals have committed to AI, requiring open platforms...

Ratting out the rats

Kaspersky researchers have unpacked the GriffithRAT remote access trojan, which has been used in targeted campaigns...

Gesture-based identity exposes SA business

Cybercriminals are able to exploit weaknesses in Identity Verification solutions that have not been rigorously tested,...

Threats surge in
supply chains

Kaspersky has reported a sharp rise in malicious open-source packages as supply chain threats grow, writes...

Africa’s most wanted malware

Eight African countries are among the world's most targeted countries for a tool called FakeUpdates, reports...

Ransomware groups build affiliate models

Gangs have introduced innovative approaches to expand their operations, writes RAFE PILLING, director of threat intelligence...

Be a doll – but beware the dangers 

The AI Action Figure craze is great fun, but users must mind cyber security and privacy...

Hackers don’t break in, they log in

A new Sophos study finds that most attackers gain access to networks via external remote services.

Hackers target kids
earning online

Many children are generating income through digital platforms from an early age, but Kaspersky says these...

Parliament to public: Social hackers have domino effect

The $Ramaphosa' YouTube hijack is more than just a national embarrassment, writes ANNA COLLARD, SVP of...

Cybercrime gangs bust across Africa

Authorities across 19 countries have arrested over 1,000 cybercriminals and dismantled 135,000 malicious networks, writes DEREK...

We come under
Docusign attack

Fake emails request us to sign a document sent via the global e-signature platform - and...

‘Nigerian scam’ endures on Valentine’s Day

Scammers use romantic manipulation and adaptive schemes to deceive victims on the day of love, warns...

WEF 2025: Emerging tech set
to widen cyber gap

A new WEF report says growing complexity deepens the divide between developed and emerging economies and...

Gen AI: Double-edged
sword in AWS arsenal

Setting the scene for the re:Invent conference in Las Vegas next week, AWS CISO CJ Moses...

Who’s spying on you?

A new Kaspersky feature for Android detects suspicious devices tracking the location of a person or...

As easy to hack as 1-2-3

South Africans' passwords are becoming even easier to guess than before, despite a dramatic increase in...

Cyber Resilience standard challenges SA fin sector

The FSCA's joint standard on cybersecurity puts pressure on institutions to align with stringent requirements, writes...

Time to worry, says SA’s first official cyber survey

A massive 88% of participants in CSIR survey admitted to suffering at least one cybersecurity breach.

SA women need to succeed in cybersecurity

The first step is to build more accessible onramps for women to follow a career in...