DDos Attacks in South Africa Affect Every Aspect of Life
Hackers have made South Africa a target for massive DDos attacks, and there doesn’t seem to be an area of life that hasn’t been affected. In what appears to be an all-out “war,” the cyberattacks have hit banks, ISPs, governments, and even power grids. The onslaught has been so severe that all IT Departments are […]
Worst SA Breach Ever: Info and What You Can Do; Part 2
This is Part 2 of a 2-part series to offer information and potential actions on the serious data breach that is now affecting almost everyone in South Africa. As the fallout continues to cascade on the worst information and data security breach that has ever happened in South Africa, people are left stunned, angry and […]
SA Data Attitudes Outdated
In the last five years there has been such an accelerated focus on external cybercrime that many of the SA companies have avoided or overlooked the potential for data security problems from internal sources. The attitude of plugging ‘leaks’ internally has also been met with resistance as staff and management insist that it reduces collaboration […]
Data Breach And SA Business
DLP (Data Loss Prevention) has been a main focus of companies throughout the world. But even with the billions of dollars spent in attempting to plug the leaks, South African companies continue to experience some of the highest data breach problems, placing proprietary information at risk. Corporations that are developing data loss prevention software have […]
2,532 South African Websites Defaced By Tobitow
Tobitow, a member of Team Hack Argentino and Anonymous Argentina, has exploited a vulnerability in the Web hosting service of Webafrica and defaced 2,532 South African websites. This mass defacement is part of #OpAfrica, an Anonymous social campaign that aims to bring to attention the situation of child labor and government corruption in African countries.The […]
