So, while scrolling through your social media news feed you happen to ‘stumble’ across a coveted item on your must-have list – at a considerably discounted price. The discount persuades you and you take all the necessary steps to visit the supplier website, make the purchase and sit back to await it’s arrival…except the delivery … Continue reading South Africans see an increase in online shopping scams
With the festive season, so comes a great deal of shopping and what better way to get all the goodies you need than by doing a little online shopping! The problem however is that your credit card details can fall prey to prying eyes – even if you are the only person in the room! … Continue reading Tips on protecting your credit card details online / safe online shopping
Better Watch Out – Better Beware… of Holiday Cybercriminal Scams The festive season is here again and it’s almost time to take a well-deserved break. Unfortunately, cybercriminals never seem to take a day off – and that means we all need to be extra alert to holiday shopping scams in December and January. Before you pack … Continue reading Beware Holiday Shopping Scams | Cybercrime
The internet has changed. Scams and tricks that caught people out years ago just wouldn’t work these days…or would they? The internet is a wonderful place. It can simplify our lives and provide exceptional convenience, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not flawed. Along with the convenience comes the risk. Online scams exist and millions … Continue reading 3 Lesser Known Online Scams
We’ve heard it time and again – we might even call them famous last words… “It won’t happen to me”… and yet an unfortunate amount of people find themselves victims of online fraud or cyber crime. If you don’t already have safety mechanisms in place to safeguard yourself against online crime, the time is now. … Continue reading Be Safe Online – security check list and top tips
Business Backups – Is it Time to Shift from Hard Drives to Cloud Backup External hard drives, USB sticks, and even the occasional writable CD ROM are still being used in offices across the country – even as cloud storage becomes increasingly popular as a means to secure company data. As a business owner, choosing … Continue reading Business Backups | Cloud Storage
Cash is no longer king, and neither is the average bank card, it seems. Nowadays, consumers want to choose a payment option that suits their preferences. While the world was largely all about serving the vendor or merchant’s financial conveniences in the past, now everything is changing, and the dreams of consumers are coming true! … Continue reading Digital Payment Solutions in South Africa
Online shopping and digital payment systems were already on an upward trend before COVID-19. The pandemic only served to catapult businesses into embracing digital business formats ahead of schedule and now, more than a year in, retailers and small business owners are reaching a broader audience through their online services. As we begin to settle … Continue reading The Serious Consequences of Bad Data Security Practices
Pandemics have a way of bringing world-wide economies to their knees. One just has to take a look at the state of economies and local businesses in the wake of COVID-19 to see that. As businesses struggle to their feet and try to take up their place at the forefront of consumer markets once more, … Continue reading Customer service management in a post-pandemic era
On Friday 29 November 2019, Black Friday will once again be taking over our lives – even if only for the day! Love it or hate it, like most everyone else, you are probably cautiously waiting for the ‘never to be seen again’ sales and ‘rock-bottom’ deals to hit the online world, but just how … Continue reading Black Friday 2019: The good, the bag, and the ugly
