Is your head still in the sand over your company’s data security
The Information Regulator of South Africa is on the proverbial warpath, and directors are very much in the line of fire. Knowing this, are...
Why legal professionals can’t afford to keep making cybersecurity mistakes
Would you be shocked to learn that more than half of legal professionals have sent at least one email to the wrong person? This...
Department of Justice hack — all backups gone and R33 million ransom demanded
The hackers that attacked the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development’s (DOJ&CD) systems earlier this month managed to encrypt all of its backups and...
Africa Data Security and Privacy Guide
The pandemic drove home the high value of personal data to the global economy, while also highlighting its vulnerability to abuse and attack. In...
Cyber incident affects c.80 conveyancing firms in UK
A cyber incident, which was first reported on Wednesday 22nd November, has brought many conveyancing firms, and transactions, to a standstill. Legal sector specialist...
Information Regulator pursues Dis-Chem over data breach
The Information Regulator has issued pharmacy chain Dis-Chem Pharmacies with an enforcement notice for various contraventions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia).
“Around April...
South Africans are still using terrible passwords
The most commonly used password in South Africa is “123456”, followed by “password” and “qwerty123”.
That’s according to NordPass, a password manager developed by the same company that...
DocuSign Tapping User Data to Train AI Models, Offers Vague Privacy Promises
Using DocuSign may entail more than just signing a contract. A new FAQ from the company says it can now harvest user data to...
Why conveyancers are prime targets for cybercriminals
Iposi offers Sendmarc, the ultimate email security solution to stop email impersonation and introduce scalable protection. We’ve perfected accurate DMARC management and monitoring, Stopping...
Scamming a scammer — we chatted up a fraudster to see what would happen
A MyBroadband researcher recently played along with an obvious advance-fee scam email and gained insight into how these con-men trick victims into parting with...
South Africa under cyber attack: Interpol reveals top threats in South Africa
A new report published by the International Criminal Police Organisation, commonly known as Interpol, gives key insights into cybercrime in Africa. The result of...
Business Email Compromise is a security challenge – and a workflow problem
Communication and document flows should be designed with fraud in mind instead of bolting on controls after the fact
Business Email Compromise (BEC) has become...
