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AI is our biggest help and threat in the current age of cybersecurity

ICT

How AI is shaping the ransomware threat landscape

Rick Vanover 16 Jul 2024

Healthcare

KnowBe4 report exposes cybersecurity crisis in healthcare

8 Jul 2024

A university education should not be the only path to success in SA

Education

A university education should not be the only path to success in SA

Francis Petersen 26 Apr 2024

5 ways your small business can strengthen its cybersecurity defence

Entrepreneurship

5 ways your small business can strengthen its cybersecurity defence

Clement Sibiya 26 Apr 2024

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Tourism & Travel

SA hospitality sector a target for new malware campaign

Ross Anderson 15 Feb 2024

Finance

2024 predicts: GenAI realism, Digital ID progress, but social engineering mutates again

Gerhard Oosthuizen 8 Jan 2024

Finance

Visa study: Overconfidence exposes consumers to fraud risk

18 Oct 2023

SMEs should not neglect cyber security. Source: Christina @ wocintechchat.com/Unsplash

ICT

Cybersecurity is for all businesses, even SMEs

Ignus de Villiers 23 Aug 2023

2023 is seeing expanded malware targeted at Apple devices. Source: cottonbro studio/Pexels

ICT

Cybersecurity threat trends show increased vulnerability for Apple devices

1 Aug 2023

Hackers are not lone technical experts anymore. Source: Cottonbro Studios/Pexels

ICT

Want to stay ahead of cybercrime? Think like a hacker

Dale de Kok 28 Jul 2023

The rising tide of cyber threats: Safeguarding African SMMEs in the digital age

Entrepreneurship

The rising tide of cyber threats: Safeguarding African SMMEs in the digital age

Issued by The Innovator Trust 7 Jul 2023

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HR & Management

Dream job or worst nightmare? New scam targets victims on LinkedIn

30 May 2023

Why is safeguarding business data crucial for digital success?

ICT

Why is safeguarding business data crucial for digital success?

Iniel Dreyer 18 May 2023

Education

Cybersecurity

Issued by Regent Business School 18 Apr 2023

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Legal

How AI, machine learning and ChatGPT are changing the legal system

Annelise Petzer 3 Apr 2023

ChatGPT will boost today's cybercrime

ICT

ChatGPT will boost today's cybercrime

9 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Gerhard Oosthuizen, chief technology officer at Entersekt.

Finance

5 banking and payment security threats and trends to watch in 2023

Gerhard Oosthuizen 27 Jan 2023

Anna Larkina, web content analysis expert at Kaspersky

Marketing & Media

#BizTrends2023: 7 tips on mitigating cyber risks to your corporate social media in 2023

Anna Larkina and Roman Dedenok 19 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: The major trends to impact the data landscape in 2023

ICT

#BizTrends2023: The major trends to impact the data landscape in 2023

Kate Mollett 9 Jan 2023

Social engineering and social media scams highlighted as major risks this Fraud Awareness Week

Marketing & Media

Social engineering and social media scams highlighted as major risks this Fraud Awareness Week

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 16 Nov 2022

New report reveals the leading brands that hackers imitate the most

ICT

New report reveals the leading brands that hackers imitate the most

26 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retail

Outrage over Dis-Chem's moratorium on hiring, promoting White staff

17 Oct 2022

Building cyber-savvy workplaces in SA

ICT

Building cyber-savvy workplaces in SA

Dan Thornton 3 Oct 2022

The metaverse reality check that businesses need

ICT

The metaverse reality check that businesses need

Pankaj Bhula 9 Sep 2022

New multi-factor authentication threat highlights SA's security negligence

ICT

New multi-factor authentication threat highlights SA's security negligence

Issued by Entersekt 7 Jul 2022

Marketing & Media

News Flash!

Edward Herridge 20 May 2022

Dis-Chem hit with data breach, 3.6 million records exposed

ICT

Dis-Chem hit with data breach, 3.6 million records exposed

11 May 2022

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ICT

4 tips on how to avoid getting swindled in dating scams

15 Feb 2022

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ICT

3 key reasons cybersecurity will never be fully automated

Amir Kanaan 14 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Positive tech disruption drives 2022 business trends

ICT

#BizTrends2022: Positive tech disruption drives 2022 business trends

Renaldo Muregess 20 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Discriminatory AI and disinformation powered by deep fakes

ICT

#BizTrends2022: Discriminatory AI and disinformation powered by deep fakes

Anna Collard 10 Jan 2022

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ICT

2022 cybersecurity forecast: Deepfakes, cryptocurrency and mobile wallets

27 Oct 2021

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ICT

5 cybersecurity tips to secure your workforce

Andrew Bourne 26 Oct 2021

Global iPhone crypto scam escalates to new heights, research finds

ICT

Global iPhone crypto scam escalates to new heights, research finds

14 Oct 2021

South Africans warned not to post vaccination cards online

ICT

South Africans warned not to post vaccination cards online

15 Sep 2021

Cryptocurrency is fuelling cybercrime

ICT

Cryptocurrency is fuelling cybercrime

Doros Hadjizenonos 20 Jul 2021

5 important lessons to learn from the REvil ransomware attack

ICT

5 important lessons to learn from the REvil ransomware attack

Anna Collard 13 Jul 2021

Here's how hackers break into the business environment and how it can be avoided

ICT

Here's how hackers break into the business environment and how it can be avoided

Anna Collard 11 Jun 2021

Sophos discovers over a hundred fake cryptocurrency apps that steal money

ICT

Sophos discovers over a hundred fake cryptocurrency apps that steal money

18 May 2021

ICT

8 important ways to improve security in your business

Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 8 Mar 2021

#PulpNonFiction: Glamorama and our digital double lives

Marketing & Media

#PulpNonFiction: Glamorama and our digital double lives

Bronwyn Williams 8 Mar 2021

Energy & Mining

How extractive industries manage to carry on harming the planet

Judith Verweijen & Alexander Dunlap 23 Feb 2021

Top IT security threats in 2021

ICT

Top IT security threats in 2021

Anna Collard 20 Jan 2021

Human fallibility remains the weakest link in cybersecurity

ICT

Human fallibility remains the weakest link in cybersecurity

Yash Pillay 19 Jan 2021

Cybercrime risks are ruining the gains made over the last year

ICT

Cybercrime risks are ruining the gains made over the last year

Brendon Williamson 11 Dec 2020

The state of cybersecurity culture in Africa

ICT

The state of cybersecurity culture in Africa

14 Oct 2020

Be vigilant against email scams

ICT

Be vigilant against email scams

14 Oct 2020

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

ESG & Sustainability

Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show why

Nate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart, Tony Yeboah 16 Sep 2020