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Mastercard’s new biometric bank card has the world wondering how much latest tech is going to change our lives. It might seem a bit “space age” to think about AI (artificial intelligence) taking over the world, but some Yale and Oxford University researchers seem to think that this could happen within the next 25 years. […]

The Peyta ransom security attack that hit the Ukraine at the end of June took just one day to spread globally. In the light of this, and after considerable debate and research, security experts in the country have advised that this is just the beginning! Fortunately, South Africa wasn’t too badly affected, but this means […]

Driverless cars has been a hot topic for several years already, so much so that we have almost accepted the inevitability of the concept in the not too distant future! If driverless cars struck fear into your heart, the notion of pilotless planes is going to cause your heart rate to skyrocket! In case you […]

As SA moves from number 58 to 31 in the rankings on the most ransomware attacks globally, we take a look at our weaknesses and vulnerability as a country. It seems that now is the time for cyber-security experts to join forces to bring about new awareness of cyber threats in the country. The statistics […]

What’s Telkom’s best kept secret at the moment? It could be that the company fell victim to the WannaCry Ransomware attack in May of 2017, but no one is admitting to too much. The evidence is fairly damning however, so if you’re a Telkom customer, take heed. A prominent internet service provider reported that Telkom’s […]

In the wake of the recent cyber attack that hit over 100 countries including South Africa, all eyes were on David Mahlobo, SA State Security Minister, as he addressed the situation. In his statement he noted that his department had been made aware of a global attack that affected South Africa’s FedEx offices. The details […]

Unfortunately card fraud in South Africa is a reality. Fortunately though, it’s not overly feared as both merchants and consumers are aware that card transactions are protected by the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) which is set in place specifically to prevent fraud. Card regulations in SA make fraud difficult, from the […]

It seems that risks are coming from all sides and angles with our connected devices and several experts believe that it’s about to get even worse. According to Bill Buchanan (head of the Cyber Academy at Edinburgh Napier University), side channel attacks are also going to give us something to worry about. So what’s a […]

2016 seemed to be the year of ransomware and you would think that by now businesses would have it under control and be able to safeguard themselves, but that just doesn’t seem to be the case. It may come as a surprise, but ransomware is not really new, it’s probably just never been this bad. […]

Card security has always been something of concern in South Africa. Stolen cards, identity theft, cloned cards…this is just the start to the type of fraud that millions of South Africans have fallen victim to over the years. It’s also why MasterCard’s new biometric card trials in SA have been received with such anticipation. The […]