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Cyber Security

EU leaders are looking to improve economic security and resilience 
Partner Content
/ 8 January 2024

EU leaders are looking to improve economic security and resilience 

Creating an environment for small businesses to thrive in is of particular concern

By Partner Content
Hacked in a nano-second
Friday
/ 20 December 2022

Hacked in a nano-second

Ryan Enslin spent 10 years curating his Instagram account only to have it hacked in seconds.

By Ryan Enslin
Social media oversharing can be a danger to people, their children and their companies
Opinion
/ 1 September 2022

Social media oversharing can be a danger to people, their children and their companies

Posting intimate details of our of our personal and professional online gives cybercriminals valuable information

By Brian Pinnock
The metaverse will not be immune to cyber threats
Opinion
/ 26 July 2022

The metaverse will not be immune to cyber threats

Three cyber threats we might encounter is this new digital realm and how to deal with them

By Brian Pinnock
How Facebook undermines privacy protections for its 2bn WhatsApp users
Sci-tech
/ 8 September 2021

How Facebook undermines privacy protections for its 2bn WhatsApp users

WhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages — but the company has an extensive monitoring operation and regularly shares personal information with prosecutors

By Peter Elkind, Jack Gillum, Craig Silverman and ProPublica
What cyberhacking data means for you
Business
/ 27 August 2020

What cyberhacking data means for you

About 24-million people and almost 800 000 businesses were affected when hackers stole information held by Experian credit bureau. The M&G examines how you can protect yourself

By Thando Maeko and Tshegofatso Mathe
Online safety is a family matter
Article
/ 11 February 2020

Online safety is a family matter

Google has a number of tools and apps that parents may find useful

By Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda
Build bond between science and society
Article
/ 1 November 2019

Build bond between science and society

New ideas and technologies can provide solutions but
in unethical hands they can be dangerous

By Nithaya Chetty
Cloudflare ends services for ‘lawless’ 8chan after El Paso massacre
Article
/ 5 August 2019

Cloudflare ends services for ‘lawless’ 8chan after El Paso massacre

In a blog post announcing the move, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince described the no-censorship site as "a cesspool of hate."

By Agency
Online nude, offline problem
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Online nude, offline problem

Send the pic, but take measures to prevent more exposure than you wanted

By Kagure Mugo
Huawei defends global ambitions amid Western security fears
Article
/ 18 December 2018

Huawei defends global ambitions amid Western security fears

The company has been under fire this year, with Washington leading efforts to blacklist Huawei internationally

By Agency
‘Targeted crackdown’ on society
Africa
/ 23 November 2018

‘Targeted crackdown’ on society

A new report claims the Zambian government is harassing and threatening its critics

By Simon Allison
IMF backs state-issued digital currency
Article
/ 23 November 2018

IMF backs state-issued digital currency

Cryptocurrencies are imploding but Lagarde says central banks should join the fintech revolution

By Kevin Davie
Chinese-style ‘digital authoritarianism’ grows globally — study
Article
/ 1 November 2018

Chinese-style ‘digital authoritarianism’ grows globally — study

The annual Freedom House study of 65 countries found global internet freedom declined for the eighth consecutive year in 2018,

By Rob Lever
If we can’t trust Kaspersky, can we trust Microsoft?
Article
/ 30 October 2017

If we can’t trust Kaspersky, can we trust Microsoft?

An intelligence agency may still break into software companies to backdoor their software, and probably will.

By Staff Reporter
UCT leads in countering cyberattacks on varsities
Article
/ 26 May 2017

UCT leads in countering cyberattacks on varsities

"The challenge for university cybersecurity is to govern security in a way that doesn’t hamper research, teaching or learning."

By Van Rensburg
Psychologist RATs on hackers
Analysis
/ 7 November 2015

Psychologist RATs on hackers

“We know a lot about real-world criminology. We don’t know anything about cyber juvenile delinquency.”

By Stuart Dredge
Cybercriminals thrive on silence
Article
/ 23 September 2015

Cybercriminals thrive on silence

A draft Bill aims to bring the growing threat of cybercrime into the open and provide the legal means to fight it.

By Lynley Donnelly
State agency monitoring cyberspace for Isis recruitment
Article
/ 15 April 2015

State agency monitoring cyberspace for Isis recruitment

SA’s state agencies were monitoring cyberspace for recruitment by the Islamic State (Isis), State Security Minster David Mahlobo said.

By Staff Reporter
FPB earmarks R8m to censor online
Article
/ 18 March 2015

FPB earmarks R8m to censor online

The Film and Publications Board plans to spend over R8-million a year to police YouTube, but is about to have its child pornography wings clipped.

By Phillip De Wet
Anonymity does not equal security
Article
/ 27 October 2014

Anonymity does not equal security

Tired of being spied on by their governments, many are using a new system that secures their identities on the internet, writes Alistair Fairweather.

By Alistair Fairweather
Complex ‘The Mask’ malware found behind massive cyber attacks
Article
/ 11 February 2014

Complex ‘The Mask’ malware found behind massive cyber attacks

An advanced Spanish-speaking "threat actor" dubbed "The Mask" has been discovered to be behind global cyberespionage operations since at least 2007.

By Staff Reporter
Carrim announces new cyber security council
Article
/ 15 October 2013

Carrim announces new cyber security council

Communications Minister Yunus Carrim has named the new National Cyber Security Advisory Council to advise government on cyber security policy.

By Sapa
SA, Russia, Turkey furious over US, UK spy claims
Article
/ 18 June 2013

SA, Russia, Turkey furious over US, UK spy claims

Russia and Turkey have joined SA in expressing outrage over revelations that the UK and the US spied on foreign delegates at G20 meetings in 2009.

By Alice Ritchie
Cybercrime in SA: As bad as HIV?
Videos
/ 5 June 2013

Cybercrime in SA: As bad as HIV?

Cybercrime poses as huge a threat to SA as HIV and Aids, say experts. What is our government’s response? Watch the video to find out.

By Staff Reporter
A playground for faceless criminals
Article
/ 24 May 2013

A playground for faceless criminals

Online offences cost the SA economy millions, have dire implications for the victims, and are on the rise.

By Thalia Holmes
Enter the perplexing password
Article
/ 12 October 2012

Enter the perplexing password

The accepted doctrine about how to create these annoying codes is failing our security, writes Oliver Burkeman.

By Oliver Burkeman
No image available
Article
/ 3 June 2011

China blames US for global ‘internet war’

The Chinese military has accused the United States of launching a global "internet war" to bring down Arab and other governments.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 11 May 2011

Google appeals street view ruling in Switzerland

Photographs of streets and houses in Switzerland could disappear from Google’s maps unless the country’s supreme court overturns a ruling.

By Frank Jordans
No image available
Article
/ 3 March 2011

‘Cyberwar’ talk invades world’s top high-tech fair

In the wake of the Stuxnet virus, the topic of international "cyberwar" split IT experts at the world’s top tech fair, CeBIT.

By Aurelia End
No image available
Article
/ 29 May 2009

Pentagon plans new cyberspace war command

The Pentagon is stepping up preparations by the armed forces to conduct both offensive and defensive computer warfare, it was reported on Friday.

By Staff Reporter

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