How scammers use Google Forms for identity theft

From cyberbullying to cybercrime, scammers and bad actors have been abusing Google’s online document platform, which...

SA financial orgs face pressure to increase security

98% of IT decision-makers working in South African financial service institutions are under pressure to level...

Trend Micro blocks 41bn threats in 1H 2021

Ransomware remains the primary threat as threat actors evolve tactics

SA orgs don’t know if they can survive ransomware

The Dell Technologies 2021 Global Data Protection Index (GDPI) findings reveal organisations are facing several data...

Global auto industry faces massive data breaches

Digital risk protection company CybelAngel has released a Global Cyber Investigation that shows the automotive industry is at severe risk...

Cybersecurity is not a spectator sport: you must be involved

By DORIO BOWES, commercial director at Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa

2FA to protect your business

Experts at Entersekt recommend businesses take the simple step of activating two-factor authentication to add a...

Employees combat phishing

A third of suspicious emails being reported by employees are phishing scams, according to research by...

Fake accounts target crypto investors

Since the beginning of 2021, Kaspersky has detected more than 1,500 fraudulent global resources aimed at...

How hackers break WhatsApp

Kaspersky has discovered a malicious version of a popular WhatsApp messenger mod (unofficial modification of the app) called...

Scammers target Kanye West’s new Donda album

Over the past few months, the world has been following the progress of Kanye West’s latest album – Donda. Initially, Kanye West rented an...

Cost of data breaches climb to record high

IBM Security has announced the results of a study, which found that data breaches now cost...

AI has a long way to go

Artificial intelligence is only one part of a comprehensive security posture, not the ultimate cure to...

‘Modern data’ is answer to SA’s ransomware scourge

By DANIEL TEIXEIRA, Systems Engineering Manager South Africa, Pure Storage.

Prepare for ransomware

By RENEE TARUN, deputy CISO and VP of information security at Fortinet

Don’t post that vaccination card on social media

Even something as innocent as posting a photo of your vaccination record could open you up...

Top 5 Olympics cyber scams

After an unprecedented year-long delay, the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics recently started. This time, all the events...

Hackers spread malware under guise of Windows 11

Recently, Microsoft has officially introduced a new version of its Windows operating system (OS), Windows 11,...

AI beats cybercriminals at their own game

By DEREK MANKY, chief of security insights & global threat alliances at Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs

Tackling the new deepfake threat: how to fight an evil genie

After ransomware, deepfakes are the next imminent threat, writes CHRIS MAYERS, chief security architect at Citrix