The practice of 'know your customer' is one of the most significant elements in the fight against cyber crime in the financial sector, says Charl Ueckermann, group CEO at AVeS Cyber International..

The bank rolls out online secure authentication for merchants and customers ahead of busy shopping periods Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

There has been a 350% surge in phishing Web sites since the start of the pandemic, says John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2 Software.

A new report, dubbed Follow the Money, sheds some light on how cyber criminals cash out their ill-gotten gains.

The credit bureau identifies files from the data breach which are available on publicly viewable Web sites and forums.

The company becomes a victim of a cyber attack that encrypted some of its systems, less than a year after its South African unit was hacked.

The social media platform continues its investigation of the hacking incident, working with law enforcement in a bid to bring the perpetrators to book.

In a digital world that is increasingly filled with new attack vectors and dangerous cyber criminals, companies need to build resilience to a wide range of risks.

With many South Africans working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber security has never been more important.

Cyber security needs to be a concern not just for C-level executives and those running IT, but for each and every employee, says Pedro Maia, MD of Intdev,.

Cyber criminals mostly target the telecoms, e-commerce and financial services sectors, with incidents expected to rise sharply, says TransUnion.

Sophisticated cyber criminals are taking full advantage of the prevailing fear, uncertainty and doubt around the pandemic to gain financially.