online security

Netflix wants to track smartphone users’ ‘physical activity’ in new test

Netflix is asking users if it can track their devices’ physical activity information, according to users on Twitter and a report by The Next…

New WhatsApp scam lures would-be victims with ‘free internet’

A new WhatsApp scam impersonates the social network, and tempts victims with free internet, new research from ESET revealed on Monday. The security firm…

Johannesburg’s City Power has been hit by ‘ransomware virus’

Johannesburg’s power utility City Power has been hit by ransomware, it tweeted on Thursday morning, crippling its website and invoicing system. “City Power has…

Creator of DeepNude, an app that digitally strips women, thinks the world ‘is not ready’ for it

If, by some miracle, you still have traces of faith left in humanity six months into 2019, prepare to lose it all. A report…

Spotify shares your data when you pre-save albums, report reveals

A report by Billboard on Thursday revealed that Spotify shares user data with music labels when users pre-save music, effectively giving the companies access…

WhatsApp spyware exploit ‘unusual’ but method more than 30 years old

WhatsApp users were faced with a frightening situation earlier this week, when it was revealed that a WhatsApp voice call could allow an attacker…

Google’s will soon let you auto-delete your personal data

Google’s giving users more control over your data it stores on its servers. The company on Wednesday announced a new set-and-forget auto-delete feature that…

BlackBerry drops $1.4bn on cybersecurity firm Cylance

BlackBerry — yes, that BlackBerry — is now the owner of American cybersecurity firm Cylance. The company paid US$1.4-billion in cash, in addition to…

Everything you should include in your data breach response plan

Even with all the defences in the world at its disposal, no organisation can guarantee that it won’t fall victim to a data breach….

Facebook outlines Portal’s security policy as devices begin shipping

Facebook’s Portal, the smart home device which the company revealed last month, has begun shipping in the US, and to mark the occasion Facebook…

Malusi Gigaba’s sex tape hack is South Africa’s version of Celebgate

Malusi Gigaba was using an iPhone during the period he suggested his phone was hacked and a sex tape was obtained, evidence from his…

Chatbots are the future, but safety and security has to be a priority

Customer communication is evolving faster than ever. Where paper-based communications sent through the mail were once the norm, almost everything is now done electronically…

This is why it’s important to get personal with your data

With more than 230 000 new instances of malicious software produced daily, companies are under pressure to ensure the security of their data. Adding to…

Facebook will force Page admins to undergo authorisation process

Facebook’s really worried that Pages with mass followings will possibly fall into the hands of a nefarious super villain. Last week, the social network…

Security breaches: stop thinking about if and start thinking about when

There’s hardly a week that goes by without news that a major organisation has been hit by a significant online security breach, with thousands…

Firewalls are the iron barricades of business cybersecurity

As more organisations prioritise digitalisation, the protection of internal and on-site data tends to slip down the priority list. But this is a mistake,…

Mobile crypto mining malware is a growing smartphone threat

According to a report by Kaspersky, the number of internet users affected by cryptocurrency mining software has jumped by a considerable margin this year,…

Don’t be fooled: 2018 FIFA World Cup scams you should be weary of

We’re just a few weeks away from the global phenomenon of watching men kick an inflatable bladder around a patch of grass, and cyber…

The case for security-as-a-service for budding SMEs

It isn’t a case of if a small to medium enterprise, startup, entrepreneur and genius business idea will be hacked. No, today it is…

It’s 2018, and fake Facebook sites are still fooling people online

People are still falling for fake sites pretending to be Facebook, research from Kaspersky Labs suggests. In 2018 thus far, the Russian security company…

Report: yet another Facebook app leaked personal info of 3m people

Are you still taking personality tests on Facebook? Stop. Actually, throw your computer out the window and set it on fire, because you should…

‘Around 200’ apps banned thus far in Facebook’s massive app audit

Earlier this year and in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggested that a host of apps prior to…

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