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Cyber security

Africa grapples with way forward on cyber crime

By AFP

Cyber experts are urging Africa to up its game in the face of criminals targeting the continent's fast-growing internet economy with scams and theft.

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    US tech titans look to ditch passwords

    Reliance on passwords alone is decried as a major security flaw on the internet, with people keeping them overly simple or using the same one repeatedly to make it easier to manage many accounts.

    13 days ago
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    Altron CEO concerned about cybersecurity in govt depts after recent hacks

    Technology company Altron said that it was extremely concerned about the lack of cyber security in some government departments and small businesses.

    220 days ago
  • A file image of a ransomware attack. Picture: AFP

    Justice Dept assures SA there was no breach of data in cyberattack

    The department was hacked in a breach involving ransomware on Monday night.

    251 days ago
  • Apple iPhone images

    Apple defends child protection features over privacy concerns

    Apple defended new child protection features that would check images uploaded to its cloud storage and on its messaging platform.

    278 days ago
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    Google launches strong encryption for Android messages

    The move brings additional privacy and security to Google's messaging application, but comes amid rising complaints from law enforcement agencies around the world that strong encryption may enable criminals to hide their tracks.

    545 days ago
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    Hackers steal Swiss university salaries

    According to the 'SonntagsZeitung' newspaper, they accessed the universities' payment systems and changed the instructions on salary transfers, stealing a six-figure sum.

    592 days ago
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    Twitter tightens security for politicians and journalists

    Accounts targeted for heightened security include federal and state politicians; political parties; candidates; presidential campaigns, and journalists who cover them.

    608 days ago
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    'Millions' of South Africans' personal info exposed in credit bureau data breach

    Experian SA CEO Ferdie Pieterse maintains numbers not as high as Sabric reported. Bruce Whitfield grills him for an explanation.

    638 days ago
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    Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week

    The FBI’s San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the hacking, with many Washington lawmakers also calling for an accounting of how it happened.

    671 days ago
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    Facebook unveils scam warnings for Messenger users

    The feature began rolling out to the Messenger app tailored for Android-powered smartphones in March and will head to Messenger on iPhones next week, according to Facebook.

    728 days ago
  • Nedbank. Picture: EWN

    Nedbank warns clients of potential impact in security breach

    The bank said it investigated a security issue that occurred at the premises of a service provider called Computer Facilities.

    826 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 27 June 2017 a laptop displays a message after being infected by a ransomware as part of a worldwide cyberattack in Geldrop. Picture: AFP

    SA's cyber laws lagging behind, leaving public vulnerable - says expert

    Privacy law specialist Rohan Isaacs said that South Africa was lagging behind in its protection of personal information laws, leaving the public vulnerable to internet scams.

    910 days ago
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    Concerns over cyber crimes in SA

    The City of Johannesburg’s networks were already breached twice this year. And the public has been warned that corporates were not the only victims of such attacks.

    910 days ago
  • A robotic arm is used to demonstrate artificial intelligence in manufacturing at the IBM booth at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on 8 January 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Picture: AFP

    Trump orders government to prioritise artificial intelligence

    The American AI Initiative executive order calls for the administration to "devote the full resources of the federal government" to help fuel AI innovation.

    1192 days ago
  • This file photo taken on 3 May 2017 shows former FBI Director James Comey as he prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP.

    Russia used social media for widespread meddling in US politics: reports

    The committee collected data from social media companies that was used by the private analysts in their analysis.

    1248 days ago
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    Facebook tentatively concludes spammers were behind recent data breach: WSJ

    Facebook said in an email to Reuters that it was cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on this matter.

    1309 days ago
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    Boy, 11, hacks into replica US vote website in minutes at convention

    The event was meant to test the strength of US election infrastructure and details of the vulnerabilities would be passed onto the states, it added.

    1374 days ago
  • FILE: Information Regulator chairperson Pansy Tlakula. Picture: GCIS

    New regulations to hold companies to account for security breaches

    Information Regulator chairperson advocate Pansy Tlakula says new regulations should be in place by December, which will hold companies responsible for not having the appropriate security procedures in place.

    1430 days ago
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