online security

CCleaner came bundled with malware for a month and nobody noticed

CCleaner — a program usually used to clean Windows, Android and MacOS of errant software and data — has itself been infected by a…

143m Americans’ credit, personal data compromised due to Equifax breach

Equifax, one of the US’s largest consumer credit reporting agencies, today announced a breach of its digital security measures that could affect as many…

How to protect your child’s identity in an online world

There are indications that identity theft syndicates are now targeting children. Common-sense practices, backed up by proper education, will save endless trouble down the…

PhishNet sends mock-phishing emails to employees for the greater good

Telecommunications company Internet Solutions (IS) has debuted a new service that allows security teams in companies to launch authentic phishing attacks on their colleagues,…

Amazon, WhatsApp score poorly in EFF’s annual privacy report

When you sign up for the world’s biggest services/apps, you’re giving loads of information to these firms. But who can be trusted with your data?…

SA’s Dept of Education website hacked with ‘I love Islamic State’ message

If you’re trying to access South Africa’s Department of Basic Education’s website at present, you can’t. It’s down. And there’s a very good reason…

Petya or NotPetya, this is the world’s latest ransomware attack

Ransomware is yet again sweeping across the world’s computers today, and no, it’s not WannaCry. It goes by a few names, but it’s being…

1 in 5 South Africans don’t care about passwords, 8.8m hit by ‘cyber crime’

South Africans have a lot to deal with. Whether its political news, the scourge of crime or one of its national sporting teams’ latest…

Employees share passwords: here’s what that means for your business

Sometimes employees feel they need to supplement their income, and a surprising few will even go as far as sell company secrets to do…

TeamViewer confirms compromised accounts, blames other services

TeamViewer has confirmed that an unspecified number of accounts on the remote desktop support service have been compromised. In a blog post discussing new…

6 things you need to know about protecting yourself from the latest online scams

With credit card fraud and internet scams an ever-present threat across the globe, as with other types of crime, incidences of banking card fraud…

14 big security predictions for 2014

Towards the end of last year, my top five predicted security threats for 2013 were: social engineering, Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), internal threats, BYOD,…

Big data is the superhero for your digital security woes [RSA conf]

There has never been a more dangerous time to be online: there are threats from every corner and attackers are getting more sophisticated. With…

Is your password “123456” or “ninja”? Here’s why you should change it

SplashData, a password management applications producer, has listed the 25 worst and scariest passwords used. According to the site, “password”, “123456” and “12345678” still…

New trojan makes you think Facebook and Google want your bank details

Ever tried to log into your Facebook or Google account, only to be asked to enter your credit card details? Of course the two…

Intel closes McAfee deal with US$7.7-billion

US computer chip giant Intel announced on Monday that its $7.68 billion acquisition of computer security firm McAfee is now complete. Intel said that…

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