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Old threats are new again: Security tips for the holiday season

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:09:00 +0200

Today we have the advantage of staying connected wherever we are, which gives us the convenience of completing our holiday shopping from home or our working space, at any time of day. This convenience, however, comes with a price, which can sometimes present itself literally. Cybercrime is prevalent in our daily news; stories that discuss the lack of security or how some fraudster managed to bypass security barriers in place can cause customers to wonder how secure they are when shopping online. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Buyer beware: 'Tis the season for faux iPods

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:10:00 +0200

With bad economic times and Christmas around the corner, bargain hunters are going to be out in droves. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Cape Town copperheads expose fuel theft syndicate

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:48:00 +0200

A fuel theft syndicate, responsible for stealing thousands of Rands of petrol has been uncovered in the Western Cape. Authorities have since urged other large corporations to be on the lookout for similar crimes. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Chat rooms harbour 'fraud as a service' peddlers

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:11:00 +0200

Newly organised methods of online criminal activity are threatening to democratise fraud and undermine banks and online traders, according to security experts at this year's RSA Conference Europe. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Software giant launches multi-pronged assault on piracy

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:11:00 +0200

Software-maker Microsoft has stepped up its fight against pirated and counterfeit software with the announcement yesterday, 21 October, of the “Global Anti-Piracy Day,” a simultaneous launch of education initiatives and enforcement actions in 49 countries on six continents. In Africa, South Africa and Nigeria are the two countries seeing the launch of the initiative. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Guard your identity

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:14:00 +0200

This article relates to the UK, but there are parallels with South Africa and the message is clear. Beware! Read full story... | Send to a friend

Cisco: IT managers neglect employee security threat

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:07:00 +0200

Employees' bad habits, such as using company computers for personal business and allowing others to use company-owned technology unsupervised, cause a glaring gap in security that goes unnoticed by many IT managers, according to a study conducted by Cisco Systems. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Blacklisting and whitelisting: Colour-coding security

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:40:00 +0200

Blacklisting is a common security tactic - information about a known bit of malware is distributed, and endpoint security tools search and destroy. Conversely, another approach called "whitelisting" only permits known safe programs to run at all. It can be a sturdy layer of extra protection; however, the system lock-down that sometimes results can be a pain for IT admins to manage. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Be card wise drive: online safety

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:12:00 +0200

There are approximately five million South Africans online, according to www.internetworldstats.com, an increase of some 112.5% since 2000. As more people go online, online banking and financial transactions are becoming increasingly popular - Jacques Celliers, CEO of FNB Credit Card, says it has almost 800 000 online banking customers. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Embassies 'used for smuggling'

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:08:00 +0200

Authorities are struggling to prevent counterfeit goods entering South Africa as criminals are using embassies to smuggle the products into the country. Read full story... | Send to a friend