cybersecurity

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    NSFAS could be hacked at any moment

    NSFAS could be hacked at any moment National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board chair Karen Stander has admitted that the entity's ageing ICT systems are vulnerable and could expose private student information if infiltrated. In a statement, Stander said the organisation will assess...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Warning about using personal devices for business

    Warning about using personal devices for business Next time you’re working in a coffee shop or similar public space, take a moment to look around at your “co-workers” for the day, busy, like you are, with laptops, cellphones and tablets. How many of those devices belong to the organisations...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice's little-known cybersecurity jewel

    MultiChoice's little-known cybersecurity jewel Irdeto, wholly owned by MultiChoice, is a world leader in digital platform cybersecurity, servicing customers around the globe. Most people think of MultiChoice as the company behind DStv and Showmax. However, it owns many other businesses...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    The big human problem with cybersecurity

    The big human problem in cybersecurity Despite huge advances in cyber security, one weakness continues to overshadow all others: human error. Research has consistently shown human error is responsible for an overwhelming majority of successful cyber attacks. A recent report puts the figure at...
  6. IridiuM

    Reduce PCI compliance scope for any business

    Hi Guys I was recently involved with launching a credit card tokenization API, aimed at simplifying PCI compliance for any business. We provide a zero-knowledge, vendor neutral, PCI DSS level 1 compliant environment to store sensitive PII and credit card data - reducing PCI compliance scope to...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    CIPC records breached

    CIPC records breached The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has revealed it suffered a security breach leading to the compromise of its clients' and employees' personal information. The CIPC, which is part of the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition, put a notice...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Firewall change killed Saps network for hours

    Firewall change killed Saps network for hours The State Information Technology Agency (Sita) has confirmed an outage that took down internal and public-facing networks of the South African Police Service (Saps) on Tuesday and Wednesday. Among its impacts, the issue resulted in the Saps website...
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  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Government training authority fires two senior IT gurus for spying and deleting CEO's email account

    Government training authority fires two senior IT gurus for spying and deleting CEO's email account City Press reports the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) has fired its two most senior IT specialists after they allegedly spied on the organisation's board and deleted its...
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    3CX Breach Was a Double Supply Chain Compromise

    https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/04/3cx-breach-was-a-double-supply-chain-compromise/ We learned some remarkable new details this week about the recent supply-chain attack on VoIP software provider 3CX. The lengthy, complex intrusion has all the makings of a cyberpunk spy novel: North Korean...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big jump in ransomware attacks on industrial companies

    Big jump in ransomware attacks on industrial companies Ransomware attacks against industrial organisations increased by 87% in 2022 from the year before, with most malicious software targeting the manufacturing sector, according to findings published Tuesday. Hackers last year targeted mining...
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    Need some support to fix my network

    Hi there, as it often happen, slowly slowly I ended up with 48 clients on my network and I realised it is time to review and manage properly the infrastructure. I am looking for advice/support on what to do to make it more secure. I have a 250/125 WAN connection My LAN is a Gigabit I use a VPN...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    TikTok reportedly breached

    TikTok reportedly breached TikTok, the short-video sensation that’s among the world’s most downloaded apps, is coming under increased scrutiny about its data security as it guards the personal information of over a billion users. On Monday, several cybersecurity analysts tweeted about the...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Whistleblower claims Twitter has severe security shortcomings

    Whistleblower claims Twitter has severe security shortcomings A whistleblower complaint from Twitter Inc.’s former head of security, claiming severe shortcomings in the social media company’s handling of users’ personal data, will have wide ramifications for the business. US lawmakers vowed to...
  15. Think360

    OSINT and Ethical Hacking workshop

    "Hi folks, next week on the 27th and 28th we are holding two workshops: OSINT on the 27th and Ethical Hacking on the 28th at our large Cape Town campus situated at Century City. The OSINT workshop is comparable to content you would expect from the SANS Org and consists of workflow...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big flaws in Telegram's encryption system

    Big flaws in Telegram's encryption system Researchers from the University of London and ETH Zurich have documented significant problems with the security of Telegram's encryption system. While Telegram fixed the four specific security flaws identified by the researchers, they also highlighted...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Windows releases emergency update for severe "PrintNightmare" flaw

    Windows releases emergency update for severe "PrintNightmare" flaw Microsoft has issued an emergency out-of-band security patch to fix a recently discovered critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to take over targeted computers remotely. Dubbed "PrintNightmare" by the cybersecurity...
  18. dawidmsnyders

    5 important things happening in tech today

    5 important things happening in tech today Elon Musk expects 500,000 Starlink subscribers within a year and says the project could cost up to $30 billion in total. Russian hackers had undetected access to Denmark's Central bank for up to 6 months. Zoom will be partnering with an AI company...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Serious security bugs in Samsung pre-installed apps

    Serious security bugs in Samsung pre-installed apps An analysis of pre-installed apps on Samsung devices has revealed multiple security bugs which could have been exploited by attackers to spy on users and steal their data. The vulnerabilities were uncovered by mobile security company...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Compromised password allowed hackers to break into Colonial Pipeline

    Compromised password allowed hackers to break into Colonial Pipeline The hack that took down the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. and led to shortages across the East Coast was the result of a single compromised password, according to a cybersecurity consultant who responded to the attack...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Watch out for fake Clubhouse invitations spreading virus on Android

    Watch out for fake Clubhouse invitations spreading virus on Android Android smartphone users have been warned of fake Clubhouse invitations that hide a malicious trojan virus. ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko discovered that malicious messages inviting users to download the Clubhouse app for...
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