BBC NEWS Meta has announced new privacy features for WhatsApp users. Users will be able to leave group chats silently,...
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Laptop shortages continue into 2022
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January 21, 2022
IT - ONLINE Due to global laptop supply chain challenges and semiconductors shortages, companies now need to consider alternative buying...
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This is the data lost in recent privacy breaches
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August 10, 2021
IT ONLINE A massive 530 million of the most significant breaches during the past year were emails, while 25% of...
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Nearly 80% lack confidence in their organisations’ cyber security posture
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April 29, 2021
IT WEB A staggering 78% of senior IT and IT security leaders believe their organisations do not have adequate protection...
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SA has strong appetite for remote work
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April 29, 2021
IT ONLINE One of the major legacies of the pandemic is an expectation by workers that they will be allowed...
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Four in 10 South African ransomware victims pay the criminals
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April 29, 2021
TECH CENTRAL - photo credit: Steve Buissinne More than 40% of victims of ransomware attacks in South Africa pay the...
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Emotet remains top malware threat
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January 13, 2021
IT WEB Researchers from Check Point Research have revealed that the Emotet trojan has returned to first place in the...
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British Airways faces £2.4bn breach settlement
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January 13, 2021
IT WEB British Airways has informed the court of its plans to settle compensation claims for customers affected by its...
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Cyber attacks spike in healthcare amid COVID-19 second wave
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January 13, 2021
IT WEB While many countries battle a second wave of COVID-19 infections, cyber criminals remain undeterred, with security firm Check...
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New data breach exposes Mirror Trading International’s top earners
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January 13, 2021
MY BROADBAND Details of the top earners in Mirror Trading International (MTI) have been exposed in a new data breach....
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WhatsApp vs Signal vs Telegram vs Facebook – The data apps collect about you
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January 13, 2021
MY BROADBAND WhatsApp has faced global backlash after publishing an addendum to its privacy policy, which users will be required...
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APTs in 2021: expect new threat angles, attack strategies
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December 1, 2020
IT WEB The turmoil brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will bring along many structural and strategic changes, not only...
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Cybersecurity in the new normal: Securing the distributed workforce
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December 1, 2020
TECH CENTRAL The events of 2020 have brought about radical changes for the cybersecurity industry. The way that businesses work...
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The changing face of ransomware
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December 1, 2020
IT ONLINE There is a significant decrease in the sheer number of ransomware attacks due to improved security, better backup...
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5 Things Organisations should Consider before Migrating to the Cloud
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December 1, 2020
IT NEWS AFRICA Cloud computing has been adopted by 77% of South African businesses, with the most popular application being...
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Cashing in on the benefits of IoT
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December 1, 2020
TECH CENTRAL In an ever-evolving world, digital transformation is key to business survival. This means companies must go beyond technology...
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Absa hit by data breach
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December 1, 2020
MY BROADBAND Absa has suffered a data breach affecting a number of its clients, exposing their personal information to external...
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AfricaCom Q&A – Eva Andren, Head of Managed Services for Ericsson Middle East and Africa
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November 17, 2020
IT WEB AfricaCom Q&A – Eva Andren, Head of Managed Services for Ericsson Middle East and Africa 1. What role...
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Is your mainframe secure?
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November 17, 2020
IT WEB The Mainframe Access and Security survey being conducted in partnership with Micro Focus has gone live on ITWeb....
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Keep your business safe from cybercrime
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October 19, 2020
IT ONLINE Garmin and Twitter recently joined the ranks of a string of global organisations that have fallen victim to...
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A more intelligent future is in store for work
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October 2, 2020
IT ONLINE Businesses that hope to emerge from the global pandemic in a stronger, better position need to be thinking...
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SA users aren’t big on unique passwords
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October 2, 2020
IT ONLINE Internet users across the globe are yet to master how to use passwords effectively to protect themselves online,...
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Pandemic highlights need for cybersecurity
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September 28, 2020
IT ONLINE The Covid-19 pandemic has touched virtually every aspect of human life – from health to housing to economy...
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8 practical tips to simplify IT
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August 28, 2020
MY BROADBAND It’s no secret or surprise that to remain relevant and meet customer expectations, businesses across the globe need...
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Artificial intelligence has POPIA implications
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August 25, 2020
IT WEB Rapid evolution in artificial intelligence (AI) applications, as well as improvements in computing power and the increasing availability...
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ADSL cut-off deadline looms – Move to fibre now
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August 19, 2020
MY BROADBAND Openserve has announced that it will terminate ADSL and copper services in areas which are covered by its fibre network...
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Momentum hit by cyber attack
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August 17, 2020
MY BROADBAND Momentum Metropolitan, the parent company of Momentum, has alerted shareholders of a data breach on the network of...
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Google launches Keen – An AI-powered rival to Pinterest
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July 12, 2020
MY BROADBAND Google has launched a new content curating social media platform called Keen, which allows users to collect and discover...
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SA’s Cyber Crimes Bill edges forward amid increased attacks
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July 2, 2020
IT WEB With more South Africans now working from home, it has amplified the need for the country’s Cyber Crimes...
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5 Crucial Cybersecurity Principles for Businesses
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June 29, 2020
IT NEWS AFRICA The face of cybercrime has changed, alongside the strategies used. It’s no longer just the teen hacker...
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There are 577 Malware Attacks in South Africa Every Hour, Research Shows
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June 23, 2020
IT NEWS AFRICA The 2019 KnowBe4 African Report found that the continent is increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks. The report highlighted...
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A technology perspective on the possible health risks of 5G
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June 4, 2020
IT-ONLINE The recent deployment of 5G mobile networks has created much debate on the possible health risks due to higher...
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Work from home video conferencing demands increased cybersecurity
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May 26, 2020
Cyber security concerns have increased as employees move to work from home, with video conferencing becoming a key new area...
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How the weak rand has hit tech prices in South Africa
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May 19, 2020
MY BROADBAND The rand’s weak performance in 2020 has heavily impacted the cost of importing tech from around the world...
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How to clean your smartphone and tablet properly
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May 4, 2020
MY BROADBAND Whether you’re working remotely, home-schooling, or just binge-watching an old favourite to pass the time, you’re putting in...
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Residential demand for VoIP services increases during lockdown uncertainty
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April 22, 2020
MY BROADBAND Lanline, a Voice over IP (VoIP) service provider in South Africa, is experiencing an unprecedented demand for its...
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Beware of coronavirus scams
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April 20, 2020
MY BROADBAND Disturbingly, hackers are active even during times of global disaster, as evidenced in the various cyber-scams doing the...
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The surprising number of South Africans who want to work from home after the lockdown is over
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April 16, 2020
MY BROADBAND 73% of tech-savvy South Africans want to continue working from home after the lockdown is over. This is...
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Government establishes COVID-19 tracing database, quells spying fears
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April 14, 2020
IT WEB While government will be setting up a national tracing database to determine the exposure of persons infected with...
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Data governance 3.0: Running business according to data
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April 8, 2020
IT WEB Data governance is no longer the sole responsibility of data stewards as businesses embrace a more collaborative approach, involving data...
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Businesses adopt IoT despite security risks
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March 18, 2020
IT Online The use of Internet of Things (IoT) business platforms is growing year-on-year in almost all industries – in...
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Technical recession, 4IR put pressure on jobs
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March 12, 2020
IT Online Having recently slipped into a technical recession, the South African economy continues to experience dangerously low levels of...
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4G infrastructure critical to Africa’s 5G success
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March 9, 2020
IT Web The easiest path to 5G in Africa is through an infrastructure upgrade on 4G, says a senior industry...
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Sophos introduces Intercept X for Mobile
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February 28, 2020
IT WEB Sophos (LSE: SOPH), a global leader in next-generation cyber security, today introduced Sophos Intercept X for Mobile with new security capabilities...
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GDPR heralds new age of robust data management
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February 25, 2020
IT -WEB The age of businesses collecting, using and storing personal data any way they choose is over and the...
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Data breach exposes need to secure cloud servers
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February 21, 2020
IT-Online A data breach at a recruitment company exposed by GlobalData’s Verdict has underlined the need for companies to check...
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The ‘password reset’ email phishing scam is still extremely effective
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February 17, 2020
Memeburn People are still falling for password reset phishing schemes online, this according to a report by KnowBe4. Phishing is...
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The PC is back and 2020 will be its year
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February 13, 2020
IT Web / Image credit: denizbayram | Getty Images It turns out the PC's death has been exaggerated. PC sales...
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How your network can be hacked from a lightbulb
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February 10, 2020
IT Online Internet of Things (IoT) devices as simple as light bulbs could be used to help intruders hack into...
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The IOT-entrepreneurship link
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February 3, 2020
IT Web - Image credit: Dong Wenjie | Getty Images South Africa has the makings of a very strong entrepreneurial...
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Dissecting the network to uncover points of vulnerability
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January 28, 2020
IT Web Once a business knows where the weakest links are in its network, it will have a better idea of...
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The huge Windows piracy problem in South Africa
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January 23, 2020
My BroadBand Only a third of PCs being shipped to Africa include genuine software, which is a reason for the...
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The Internet is no longer a disruptive technology
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January 21, 2020
Tech Central Internet-enabled industry disruption defined business strategy in the 2010s, but as 2020 begins, that era appears to be winding...
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Why moving to the cloud doesn’t need to be costly for small business
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January 16, 2020
IT News Africa Migration to the cloud is becoming common practice for businesses across the globe, moving from a nice-to-have...
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DNS amplification attacks rise 4 800% year-on-year
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January 14, 2020
IT Web DNS amplification attacks are soaring in number, growing 4 788% from Q3 2018 to Q3 2019. This was...
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2020: What lies ahead for ICT policy and regulation?
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January 9, 2020
IT Web As policymakers, regulators, service providers and their customers return to work, what lies beyond the flurry of end-of-year...
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The new norm: Trend Micro security predictions for 2020
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December 31, 2019
IT-Online he threat experts at global security leader Trend Micro all agree as the cloud and popularity of DevOps environments...
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Deepfakes emerge as new threat to enterprise security
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December 19, 2019
IT Web The year 2020 will see a new level of cyber-attacks – fake audio-visuals are forecast to be increasingly used...
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How cyber-crooks are succeeding with phishing
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December 12, 2019
IT-Online Simulated phishing tests with an urgent message to check a password immediately were the most effective when it comes...
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Time to add a cyber incident response plan
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December 4, 2019
IT-Online This time of the year is a boom time for cybercriminals. Consumers are shopping and transacting more. Shopping websites...
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IoT under fire from cybercriminals
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November 19, 2019
IT-Online Kaspersky honeypots – networks of virtual copies of various internet connected devices and applications – have detected 105-million attacks...
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Virtual reality becomes real in the corporate arena
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November 8, 2019
IT WEB You’ve applied for a job but when you arrive for your interview, instead of sitting down to impress...
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How data management is changing
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October 29, 2019
As data and workloads transition to the cloud, data management best practices become increasingly important in guiding how businesses manage the data and...
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Facial recognition learns to recognise emotions
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October 24, 2019
IT-Online New AI facial expression recognition technology detects subtle changes in facial expression with a high degree of accuracy, giving...
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SEACOM cutting off ISPs – “Nothing other than corporate greed”
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October 16, 2019
MyBroadBand SEACOM’s decision to change its peering policy in South Africa from free and open peering to selective peering is “nothing...
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Security expert warns of unprecedented phishing attacks in SA
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October 9, 2019
IT Web South Africa is witnessing an unprecedented increase in both simple opportunistic cyber attacks and complex targeted attacks, which are increasingly...
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Spot the Phish
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October 1, 2019
Sophos 89% of phishing attacks are carried out by organized crime. Phishing emails lead to data harvesting or malicious code...
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Safeguard your business against cyber threats
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October 1, 2019
IT Web In this digitally dominated world, nearly all businesses have an online presence. While embracing the digital playing field...
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Cyber criminals aim to score with Rugby World Cup
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September 26, 2019
IT Web With the Rugby World Cup underway, a security expert has warned that cyber criminals are match fit to breach the security...
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South African websites hit by new Lilocked ransomware
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September 17, 2019
MyBroadBand A new form of ransomware called Lilocked (or Lilu) has been targeting Linux servers and encrypting website files, asking...
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Half of Android smartphones open to attack by SMS
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September 13, 2019
IT Web Researchers at Check Point have discovered that certain Android-based phones, including models by Samsung, Huawei, LG and Sony, are...
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Alarming Stats: Global cyber losses to reach $6 trillion in two years
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September 11, 2019
IOL The cyber threat is producing some alarming statistics. A report by Aon found that annual global cyber losses are...
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10 ways to protect your business from cyberattacks
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September 9, 2019
MyBroadBand One of the biggest threats businesses face in 2019 is cybercrime. There are many malicious parties online who are...
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Government’s telecoms plan is a mess – Telkom CEO
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September 5, 2019
MyBroadBand Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has criticised the National Treasury’s recent discussion paper on economic transformation. Maseko has written a...
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Half of cybersecurity incidents are man-made
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September 3, 2019
IT-Online Despite automation, the human factor can still put industrial processes at risk: employee errors or unintentional actions were behind...
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A significant number of operators have already deployed 5G
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August 30, 2019
Tech Central About 7% of telecommunications operators worldwide have already deployed 5G wireless network infrastructure, with the pace of roll-out expected...
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Smart cities top Gartner’s hype cycle for Africa
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August 26, 2019
ITWeb Smart city frameworks, the Internet of things (IOT) and low earth orbit satellite systems are the three technologies that will transform business in...
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Trends that are transforming the ICT channel
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August 26, 2019
The distribution game is changing significantly. Twenty years ago, it was about box dropping, but the ongoing digitisation of practically...
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Ransomware modifications double in a year
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August 22, 2019
ITWeb Researchers from Kaspersky have discovered 16 017 new ransomware modifications in Q2 2019, some of which belong to eight...
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Dangerous security flaws in Windows 10 – Update now
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August 19, 2019
Jamie McKane - MyBroadBand A number of security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Windows 10. The security flaws are similar...
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Spammers exploiting legitimate company websites
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August 14, 2019
IT-Online Malicious Internet users are increasingly exploiting registration, subscription and feedback forms on websites to insert spam content or phishing...
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Microsoft launches Azure Security Lab
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July 30, 2019
Bradley Prior - MyBroadband Microsoft launched its Azure Security Lab at the Black Hat 2019 conference, VentureBeat reports. Azure Security Lab is...
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How VR could drive interest in space travel
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July 30, 2019
Bloomberg – MyBroadband On May 25, 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy said Americans would land a man on the...
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The legalities of the digital signature
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July 30, 2019
By Rian Schoeman, Etion Secure (Incorporating Lawtrust) - MyBroadBand Digitalisation and digital transformation have seen a significant organisational shift from...
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