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Cyber criminals hit retailers hardest

The retail space saw a 15% increase in breaches in 2012 compared to 2011, according to Trustwave.

Social Networking

Apple targeted in major hack attack

The company is infiltrated by the same attack directed at Facebook and many others.

Kathryn McConnachie

Ctrack aids in arrest of car theft syndicate

The Ctrack monitoring and emergency bureau in Irene used its GSM/GPRS real-time tracking systems to locate the car.

Social Networking

Facebook targeted by 'sophisticated attack'

The world's largest social network says no user data was compromised, but several employees' laptops were infiltrated.

Kathryn McConnachie

Network security

Authentication critical in cyber security war

Proper identity authentication is simple to achieve through biometric technology, which is fast, reliable and almost impossible to crack, says Hedley Hurwitz, MD of Magix Security.

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.

'Scroogled' campaign fails to spark action

Despite Microsoft's claims that Gmail users' privacy is being invaded by Google, few users seem to care.

Kathryn McConnachie

19 - 19 October 2026

ITWeb Security Summit 2024

Police break up malware ring

Several criminals responsible for distributing ransomware have been arrested.

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.

One in five enterprises fall victim to APT attack

More than 60% of survey respondents say it's only a matter of time before their enterprises are targeted by an advanced persistent threat attack.

Most cyber attacks 'low-skilled'

Social engineering dominates the mobile threat landscape, with most mobile threats being superficial and avoidable.

Sensitive information

Careless oversight exposes sensitive information

File servers contain documents that are usually forgotten and left idle for years, available to any curious snoopers, says Hedley Hurwitz, MD of Magix Security.

Information security

Info security needs new focus

Information security has to shift beyond perimeter protection to understanding the attacker, says De Beers.

eScan gets MS nod

eScan has attained a Gold Certificate in Microsoft's Partner Program for its impact on the security industry.

SA progresses in cyber crime fight

Moves are afoot to get SA's cyber crime policing up to speed with the rest of the world, says ISG.

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