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

Network security needs a few new directions

In the modern era of cyber-crime, ransomware and digital threat vectors, your infrastructure security is more...

Social media scams: beware request from ‘friend’

A Kaspersky survey found over two thirds of South Africans or someone they knew suffered from...

How to react to a ransomware attack

By ANTHONY GIANDOMENICO, practice director of digital forensics and incident response at Fortinet; and AAMIR LAKHANI,...

Messaging apps become main source of phishing scams

The biggest share of malicious links are being sent via WhatsApp, followed distantly by Telegram

The cyber threat centrepiece

My, doesn’t that lovely cyber-attack look nice on the boardroom table?

Scammers, fraudsters, target Black Widow movie opening

The premiere of Black Widow will take place simultaneously in movie theaters and online, and the...

Beware new wave of remote scams

While people and businesses continue to scale the use of digital services in the new normal,...

How not to be phished: An enterprise guide

ANNA COLLARD, SVP content strategy at KnowBe4 Africa, unpacks the steps that can help protect your...

How Rick and Morty are coming to hack you

Fake video streaming sites claim to have the latest season of popular adult animated show Rick...

Consumers set to embrace new online services

Consumers will not only continue to manage routine activities online, but will also add an average...

Defend yourself from doxing

Sharing and geotagging photos, uploading documents to the cloud, installing a new application, and even browsing...

Biometrics set to replace passwords

By SIMON ARMSTRONG, VP of products at Entersekt

Anomaly detection is key to security

By KATE MOLLETT, regional director at Commvault Africa

Digital financial fraud rises in SA

TransUnion research has revealed digital fraud attempts have increased globally by 24%.