In today's technology roundup: US demands WikiLeaks Twitter data, all set for Verizon iPhone, Facebook denies shutdown rumours, and Google to fix phone bug.
The company expects more 'proof of concept' attacks against cloud infrastructure and virtualised systems. [Local rep: SecureData]
Phishers copy e-mail notifications and add a phoney link, which takes customers to a pseudo-site, says Mia Papanicolaou, messaging specialist at Striata.
Social media identity theft is growing along with the Web 2.0 phenomenon.
ITWeb TV #SS24 Steve Jump, Custodiet Advisory Services
Recorded live at ITWeb Security Summit 2024, Steve Jump, director, Custodiet Advisory Services, provided ITWeb's Adrian Hinchcliffe with an update on the Security Summit Hackathon, the value these have in skills development and talent recruitment for companies and the start-up scene, as well as an overview of Secure by Design principles.
Kaspersky says it blocked a record number of security threats during the 2010 festive season.
ITWeb Security Summit 2024
The legislations intend to tighten up legal details, allowing for harsher penalties to offenders, says BulkSMS.
ITWeb TV: AI-driven fraud rises as criminals target human trust | Ep #158
AI-driven fraud is rising across Africa, with criminals exploiting human behaviour and trust rather than system vulnerabilities, says Thalia Pillay, CEO of Orca Fraud. In an interview with ITWeb Africa editor Samuel Mungadze, Pillay says criminals are deploying increasingly sophisticated AI-powered tactics to circumvent security controls.
In today's technology roundup: Fraudulent iTunes on sale, Facebook's financials demanded, RIM cagey on PlayBook outing, and Flash Player security bypassed.
In this World Wide Wrap: FBI seizes server in WikiLeaks probe, server blamed for Hotmail outage, and Iomega adds cloud to server.
In this World Wide Wrap: Aetn moves to tapeless workflow, Me2me AG unveils workflow solution, and Pegasystems enhances cloud-based BPM.
ITWeb Security Summit 2025 Johannesburg
Messages claiming to share users' first Facebook status updates are being posted by a rogue application.
The Module Safe Light offers multi-functionality and system-tested security.
AfriNIC's resource certification service aims to improve long-term Internet routing stability.
In today's technology roundup: iPhone hackers break PlayStation 3, travel site boon to third-parties, Samsung reveals WiFi-only Tab, and no show for PlayStation Phone.