Cyber security
Africa grapples with way forward on cyber crime
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Justice Dept assures SA there was no breach of data in cyberattack
The department was hacked in a breach involving ransomware on Monday night.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
'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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
