sim swap
Mobile Money Tech Tips

Sim Swap/Fraud: How it is Done and Steps to Protect Your Mobile Banking From Cybercriminals

The fraud is known as SIM swapping, and it can be used to take over your financial accounts. SIM swapping relies on phone-based authentication.

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Cyber security Funding Investment Venture Capital

Buguard, an Egyptian Offensive Security Startup, Secures $500,000 Seed Round

Buguard, the Egyptian offensive security and dark web monitoring company, has announced that it has raised a $500,000 seed fundraise to

Cybersecurity
Cyber security

Boosting Cybersecurity With Robust Digital Risk Assessment Tools

Cybersecurity, and the cyber insurance that provides cover against cyber attacks, can both be significantly boosted by building a strong

Cybersecurity
Cyber security

Cybersecurity budgets: The Delicate Balance of Spending Money to Save Money

Allocating a sufficient budget to cyber threats can be a complex issue that requires the cooperation and coordination of all

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Cyber security

The Anatomy of a Scam: Psychological Tricks Payment Fraudsters Use to Get Their Way

The rise in finance and accounting cybercrime and scam through phishing and Business Email Compromise (BEC) has made headlines with massive implications

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Business Ecommerce

The Hidden Price Tag of Black Friday: The Most Popular Scams and How to Avoid Them

The promise of a great bargain is attractive for SA shoppers, but cybercriminals have special scams of their own in-store

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Social Media TikTok

Staying Safe on TikTok: How to Avoid Being Scammed or Hacked

Launched in 2016, TikTok has 6.44 million active users currently in South Africa above the age of 18, which is no small

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Fraud

Protect Less Tech-savvy Elderly From Online Fraudsters

Estimates suggest that the elderly worldwide lose more than USD$3 billion (around R48 billion) each year to online fraudsters. In a world

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Brands Beware: Protect Your Customers, or Risk Losing Them

New research has cast a spotlight on the role of brands in protecting their customers from cyber attacks. And with

Cybersecurity
Cyber security Fraud

Mitigating Risks of Payments Fraud: Six Ways CFOs Can Stay Ahead of Hackers

Global losses from payment fraud have tripled from US$9.84 billion in 2011 to US$32.39 billion in 2020, according to Deutsche