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Organisations must raise security awareness among employees of the omnipresent threats of the digital age
CYBERCRIME

Cybercrime the silent spectre of insider threats

The assumption that investment in a robust security culture is a luxury is a costly mistake

  • Casper Lӧtter
5 min read
CONSUMER JOURNALISM

‘A fraudster is enjoying my DsTV subscription and MultiChoice doesn’t seem to care’

Lax data protection has one customer worrying about how ‘effortlessly’ fraud can be committed and data breached at the pay-TV provider

  • Malebakeng Forere
7 min read
CYBERCRIME

Facebook users can use phone numbers to check if their data was breached

Private data from more than 530-million Facebook accounts was placed onto an unsecured public database. This tool allows users to use their phone number to see if they were among…

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
Ronald Lamola. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ABSA

Justice department hit by a costly cyberattack

The theft of R10-million from the Guardian’s Fund account prompts the justice department to freeze all accounts until an audit can determine the extent of the damage

  • Sabelo Skiti
2 min read
(John McCann/M&G)
DATA

Another day, another data breach

Liberty is just the latest in a growing list of targets, heightening the urgency to protect information

  • Lynley Donnelly
9 min read