Protecting yourself from cybercrime
More and more South Africans are falling victim to cyber crimes. The latest attack targeted the weather service, which suffered two attacks in two days.
More and more South Africans are falling victim to cyber crimes. The latest attack targeted the weather service, which suffered two attacks in two days.
Wolfpack’s innovative strategies combine cutting-edge technology, such as AI-driven platforms and virtual CISO services, to provide affordable cybersecurity solutions for companies of all sizes.
Amid an increased focus on the importance of ethical practice in IT among members of the professional ICT community, the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has released a short video to illustrate just how important ethics in ICT is.
IT News Africa recently hosted the annual Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, drawing a crowd of industry players and service providers. The event featured a line-up of 10 experts from both the IT industry and government who delivered keynote addresses on various cybersecurity challenges facing the public sector.
An increasing number of people are finding that they have lost access to their WhatsApp accounts, as they have been hijacked by criminals who demand a ransom in order to its return. Lester Kiewit speaks to Leon Hannibal
Have you been receiving more believable emails from criminals out to get you click on their links in what is known as “phishing”?
It’s getting increasingly difficult to trust what you see online when your doctor’s face and voice are faked to sell male potency products, writes Claire Keeton
Watch Craig Rosewarne on the Devi show to hear about how celebrities fall victim to deep fakes and how AI is used to create these sophisticated scams. ai #deepfake #wolfpack #devi #protectioninthepack
Impact Amplifier, with the financial support of Google.org, launched its online safety platform; AOSP on Tuesday the 6th of February in Johannesburg. The Africa Online Safety Platform (AOSP) is an Africa-wide project with an initial focus on South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana. It is an initiative of Impact Amplifier and part of the firm’s broader intention to address African Online Safety at a systemic level. Google South Africa Country Director, Dr Alistair Mokoena said, “The launch of this platform shows that we remain committed to providing sustained and dedicated support to the online safety ecosystem in Africa, in order to ensure that vulnerable populations are protected from online harms and reap the benefits of the internet.” At the event, Impact Amplifier also held a panel discussion with experts from South Africa and Kenya who discussed various aspects of the online safety challenges faced in Africa. The panelists included; Craig Rosewarne; Managing Director of Wolfpack Information Risk, Camaren Pete; Director/Executive Lead at Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change, Dennis Ratemo; Programme Manager at Terre des Hommes, and Martha Sunda; Executive Director of Childline Kenya. Their discussions underscored the importance of solutions that were suited to local contexts in Africa. #protectioninthepack#wolfpack#AfricaOnlineSafetyPlatform (AOSP) #africa#cybersecurity