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Harnessing AI to combat financial crimes

By Industry Contributor 9 December 2024

Stephanie Ora, Global Lead for Financial Crimes Analytics, SAS, explains why AI is ideally suited to combatting financial crime. FULL STORY >

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Staying safe in South Africa’s tech-fuelled cybercrime epidemic

By Staff Writer 3 December 2024

Dr Craig Pederson unpacks the need for awareness and evolving digital security practices to defend against increasingly sophisticated scams. FULL STORY >

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Don’t let FOMO compromise your security this Black Friday

By Staff Writer 29 November 2024

Just because there are plenty of good deals on offer during Black Friday and Cyber Monday shouldn’t mean that you drop your guard as far as cybersecurity is concerned, warns KnowBe4’s Anna Collard. FULL STORY >

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How to navigate the rising tide of online scams this festive season

By Staff Writer 21 November 2024

The festive season brings an increased risk of online scams, making it trickier than ever for shoppers to navigate the digital marketplace safely. Trend Micro addresses this issue with suggestions for a cybersafe holiday. FULL STORY >

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Cybercriminals use Dropbox to target finance staff for credential thefts

By Staff Writer 4 June 2024

Kaspersky has revealed a multistep phishing scheme aimed at employees that process financial documentation and explains how it works. FULL STORY >

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Nat Geo’s Trafficked Underworld to reveal the unseen underworld

By Staff Writer 3 May 2024

Season four of National Geographic’s Trafficked Underworlds is coming, and sees world-renowned investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller infiltrate the worlds of assassins, sextortion, body parts, black market medicine, apes... FULL STORY >

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Infamous ransomware group disrupted by joint operation, runs out of time

By Staff Writer 15 April 2024

Trend Micro has disclosed cybercriminal insights following disruption of one of the world’s biggest ransomware groups. FULL STORY >

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Heartbreakers and hackers: Don’t let romance scammers steal more than your love

By Staff Writer 14 February 2024

Due to Valentine’s Day, February is the month when love-based phishing and romance scams reach their peak, aiming to deceive unsuspecting victims and steal more than just their hearts, cautions Fortinet. FULL STORY >

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Fighting fraud and financial crimes in the Generative AI age

By Industry Contributor 14 February 2024

Generative AI has been proven to be a groundbreaking technology capable of creating realistic data and media. But this means it has also opened significant new avenues for financial crimes.Marcin Nadolny from SAS explains. FULL STORY >

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Dark web market trends: last year in review and projections for 2024

By Staff Writer 22 January 2024

Kaspersky reports on the main developments on the dark web and what it anticipates in the months ahead. FULL STORY >

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Good news for Vodacom customers as stolen batteries are recovered

By Staff Writer 28 July 2023

Vodacom in conjunction with a specialised security firm recently managed to recover 49 of their stolen batteries thanks to increased investment in security, exposing a potential major criminal operation in the process. FULL STORY >

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The ballooning threat of cybercrime in Africa: How AI is changing the game

By Industry Contributor 19 July 2023

By Peter French - General Manager - MEA & South Asia, Acronis FULL STORY >

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Safeguarding businesses from cybercriminal recruitment and payment fraud

By Industry Contributor 22 June 2023

While implementing internal controls to protect organisations from fraud and cybercrime takes time, it is imperative that strict controls are in place to mitigate opportunistic as well as organised fraudulent activities,... FULL STORY >

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Can your business resist a cyber attack?

By Staff Writer 24 May 2023

The Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2023 reveals that 85% of global organisations experienced a cyber-attack last year. With 76% experiencing an attack in 2021, cybercrime is on the rise and has led to 85% of organisations increasing their data... FULL STORY >

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From network defender to cyberpsychology

By Industry Contributor 2 May 2023

By Nick Kock, Head: CSO Business Advisory Services at Absa Group FULL STORY >

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