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SA employees still believe in the metaverse. Source: ThisIsEngineering/Pexels

Survey shows South African employees still believe in the future of the metaverse

6 Sep 2023

Prasa warns job seekers against fake website

Prasa warns job seekers against fake website

5 Sep 2023

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

Cybersecurity is for all businesses, even SMEs

Ignus de Villiers 23 Aug 2023

Google Cloud undersea cable infrastructure. Source: Google

Equiano cable keeps Africa connected during undersea faults

Lindsey Schutters 9 Aug 2023

Scam alert: fraudsters posing as courier companies. Source: Brett Jordan/Unsplash

Beware: courier package undelivered email scam on the rise

3 Aug 2023

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

Cybersecurity threat trends show increased vulnerability for Apple devices

1 Aug 2023

Ryan Mer, CEO eftsure Africa. Source: Supplied

5 ways to reduce mining and construction payment fraud in SA

31 Jul 2023

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

Want to stay ahead of cybercrime? Think like a hacker

Dale de Kok 28 Jul 2023

Beware: Scammers exploit hype around Barbie, Oppenheimer movies to steal personal information

Beware: Scammers exploit hype around Barbie, Oppenheimer movies to steal personal information

19 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.

It's official: South Africa is the cybercrime capital of Africa - here's how to protect yourself from becoming a statistic

Jackie Smith 18 Jul 2023

High pressure modern business environment. Source: Fauxels/Pexels

4 ways to manage the human threat to cybersecurity

Carey van Vlaanderen 18 Jul 2023

Coding SQL Query in a PHP file using Atom. Source: Caspar Camille Rubin/Unsplash

Codebreakers reveals reverse engineering is toughest cybersecurity task

17 Jul 2023

IT skills are in high demand in the banking sector. Source: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels

Increased investment in youth key to future proofing IT skills

13 Jul 2023

Organisations turn to Zero Trust to modernise cybersecurity programmes

Organisations turn to Zero Trust to modernise cybersecurity programmes

Dell Technologies South Africa 10 Jul 2023

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

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

The Innovator Trust 7 Jul 2023

Image source: weerapat kiatdumrong –

The cost of no antivirus software? R5m, says SA Information Regulator

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Nyiko Mathebula 4 Jul 2023

Why defending against hackers is an uphill battle

Why defending against hackers is an uphill battle

26 Jun 2023

4 trends paving the way for the future of cybersecurity in South Africa

4 trends paving the way for the future of cybersecurity in South Africa

Colin Erasmus 22 Jun 2023

SA, France sign anti-cyber crime agreement

SA, France sign anti-cyber crime agreement

19 Jun 2023

Accenture commits $3bn over three years to bolster AI practice

15 Jun 2023

Image source: rawpixel –

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

30 May 2023

File photo: A computer keyboard lit by a displayed cyber code is seen in this illustration picture taken on 1 March 2017. Reuters/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

Senegalese government websites hit with cyberattack

Reuters 29 May 2023

Image source: Reuters

Watchdog proposes first set of global rules for crypto sector

Huw Jones 23 May 2023

Google to delete inactive accounts from December 2023

Google to delete inactive accounts from December 2023

18 May 2023

Local cybersecurity startup Port443 secures funding from Iziko2.0

Local cybersecurity startup Port443 secures funding from Iziko2.0

9 May 2023

Source: Reuters.

Siemens, SAP say EU draft Data Act puts trade secrets at risk

Foo Yun Chee 8 May 2023

The growing threat of cybercrime: Why businesses must act now

The growing threat of cybercrime: Why businesses must act now

Antony Russell 2 May 2023

22-year-old Rumaanah Khan is blazing a trail for women in Stem

22-year-old Rumaanah Khan is blazing a trail for women in Stem

Irvine Partners 28 Apr 2023

#EcomAfrica: Boardroom confidence in cybersecurity crucial for e-commerce success

#EcomAfrica: Boardroom confidence in cybersecurity crucial for e-commerce success

Imran Salie 21 Apr 2023

Image source: Kittipong Jirasukhanont –

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

Annelise Petzer 3 Apr 2023

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SA employees still believe in the metaverse. Source: ThisIsEngineering/Pexels

Survey shows South African employees still believe in the future of the metaverse

6 Sep 2023

Prasa warns job seekers against fake website

Prasa warns job seekers against fake website

5 Sep 2023

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

Cybersecurity is for all businesses, even SMEs

Ignus de Villiers 23 Aug 2023

Google Cloud undersea cable infrastructure. Source: Google

Equiano cable keeps Africa connected during undersea faults

Lindsey Schutters 9 Aug 2023

Scam alert: fraudsters posing as courier companies. Source: Brett Jordan/Unsplash

Beware: courier package undelivered email scam on the rise

3 Aug 2023

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

Cybersecurity threat trends show increased vulnerability for Apple devices

1 Aug 2023

Ryan Mer, CEO eftsure Africa. Source: Supplied

5 ways to reduce mining and construction payment fraud in SA

31 Jul 2023

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

Want to stay ahead of cybercrime? Think like a hacker

Dale de Kok 28 Jul 2023

Beware: Scammers exploit hype around Barbie, Oppenheimer movies to steal personal information

Beware: Scammers exploit hype around Barbie, Oppenheimer movies to steal personal information

19 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.

It's official: South Africa is the cybercrime capital of Africa - here's how to protect yourself from becoming a statistic

Jackie Smith 18 Jul 2023

High pressure modern business environment. Source: Fauxels/Pexels

4 ways to manage the human threat to cybersecurity

Carey van Vlaanderen 18 Jul 2023

Coding SQL Query in a PHP file using Atom. Source: Caspar Camille Rubin/Unsplash

Codebreakers reveals reverse engineering is toughest cybersecurity task

17 Jul 2023

IT skills are in high demand in the banking sector. Source: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels

Increased investment in youth key to future proofing IT skills

13 Jul 2023

Organisations turn to Zero Trust to modernise cybersecurity programmes

Organisations turn to Zero Trust to modernise cybersecurity programmes

Dell Technologies South Africa 10 Jul 2023

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

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

The Innovator Trust 7 Jul 2023

Image source: weerapat kiatdumrong –

The cost of no antivirus software? R5m, says SA Information Regulator

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Nyiko Mathebula 4 Jul 2023

Why defending against hackers is an uphill battle

Why defending against hackers is an uphill battle

26 Jun 2023

4 trends paving the way for the future of cybersecurity in South Africa

4 trends paving the way for the future of cybersecurity in South Africa

Colin Erasmus 22 Jun 2023

SA, France sign anti-cyber crime agreement

SA, France sign anti-cyber crime agreement

19 Jun 2023

Accenture commits $3bn over three years to bolster AI practice

15 Jun 2023

Image source: rawpixel –

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

30 May 2023

File photo: A computer keyboard lit by a displayed cyber code is seen in this illustration picture taken on 1 March 2017. Reuters/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

Senegalese government websites hit with cyberattack

Reuters 29 May 2023

Image source: Reuters

Watchdog proposes first set of global rules for crypto sector

Huw Jones 23 May 2023

Google to delete inactive accounts from December 2023

Google to delete inactive accounts from December 2023

18 May 2023

Local cybersecurity startup Port443 secures funding from Iziko2.0

Local cybersecurity startup Port443 secures funding from Iziko2.0

9 May 2023

Source: Reuters.

Siemens, SAP say EU draft Data Act puts trade secrets at risk

Foo Yun Chee 8 May 2023

The growing threat of cybercrime: Why businesses must act now

The growing threat of cybercrime: Why businesses must act now

Antony Russell 2 May 2023

22-year-old Rumaanah Khan is blazing a trail for women in Stem

22-year-old Rumaanah Khan is blazing a trail for women in Stem

Irvine Partners 28 Apr 2023

#EcomAfrica: Boardroom confidence in cybersecurity crucial for e-commerce success

#EcomAfrica: Boardroom confidence in cybersecurity crucial for e-commerce success

Imran Salie 21 Apr 2023

Image source: Kittipong Jirasukhanont –

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

Annelise Petzer 3 Apr 2023

Financial services company ordered to pay client more than R800k lost in cybercrime fraud

Financial services company ordered to pay client more than R800k lost in cybercrime fraud

Tania Broughton 3 Apr 2023

ChatGPT and cybersecurity: what AI means for digital security

ChatGPT and cybersecurity: what AI means for digital security

ESET 13 Mar 2023

Image source: sebastien decoret –

Is ChatGPT yet another hurdle for data privacy?

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 1 Mar 2023

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5,000 counterfeit remotes destroyed as MultiChoice backs fight against piracy

28 Feb 2023

Growing threat of ransomware in SA needs immediate action, says Ispa

Growing threat of ransomware in SA needs immediate action, says Ispa

22 Feb 2023

From dating to defrauding: Online romance scams surge as criminals cash in on lonely South Africans

From dating to defrauding: Online romance scams surge as criminals cash in on lonely South Africans

ESET 9 Feb 2023

Cybersecurity awareness is no longer a generic exercise for business

Cybersecurity awareness is no longer a generic exercise for business

Simeon Tassev 7 Feb 2023

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

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

Gerhard Oosthuizen 27 Jan 2023

Source © Benoit Daoust Google says it is committed to making the ad-supported web a safer and more private place for everyone in Africa

Google: Making ad platforms safe for users, advertisers, and publishers in Africa

20 Jan 2023

Anna Larkina, web content analysis expert at Kaspersky

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

Anna Larkina and Roman Dedenok 19 Jan 2023

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