Cyberattacks are on the rise in South Africa. New legislation is important, but it won’t solve the problem if it’s not accompanied by user education.
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There’s a simple way to protect your contactless card being swiped in your pocket.
Reports of a drop in the number of people caught in online fraud is to be welcomed. But scammers are already changing their plans to bypass existing safeguards.
Here’s how to protect yourself from the latest online scourge of hackers encrypting your files and demanding a ransom to unlock them.
Microsoft warned back in 2014 that anyone continuing to use Windows XP, once it ended support, would be vulnerable to attack. So why are some organisations still using the old operating system?
2015 was a year where we expanded our view of the universe, embraced new technologies and got a hint of the profound changes to come.
Phishing attempts tend to rise during the festive season when people are more likely to respond to online marketing and to spend more money. How can you protect yourself?
This week’s hack of the Bureau of Meteorology appeared to come from China, but how do we know? The problem is, it’s notoriously difficult to pinpoint the origin of a hack.
Cyber security has been identified as a global challenge, with Africa facing renewed threats through increasing internet use across many platforms.
UK plc has a cybersecurity mountain to climb.
Strange calls, emails, or disappearing bank balances – how online criminals use stolen card details.
An increase in the crime figures doesn’t necessarily mean an increase in crime.
Getting the basics of cybersecurity right could eliminate 85% of the threats overnight. Here are some tips to get you started.
Cyber criminals have found a way to harvest data from iPhones and iPads using the weak point in Apple’s otherwise top security system - app developers.
Jailbreaking your iOS device can free you from Apple’s ‘walled garden’, but it’s a Wild West beyond the walls.
Intel has used the 5th anniversary of their purchase of security company McAfee to release a review of how the cybersecurity landscape has changed in that time. There are a number of surprising observations…
South Africans are being targeted by cyber criminals. Consumers are fleeced because their passwords make them vulnerable.
Most African countries lack legislation to protect people from online crime and abuse.
The Internet Watch foundation is to share its database of abusive image digital signatures in a drive to clean up the internet.
There’s a dark side of the internet, where almost anything goes, or can be bought for the right price.
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Professor of Criminology, University of Leeds
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Visiting Fellow, Mannheim Centre for Criminology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Cyber Security, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in Cyber Security, Adelaide University
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Director, Centre for Internet Safety, University of Canberra
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey
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Lawyer, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Computer Security, University of Kent