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A leaked password endangers your personal information and can lead to online identity theft. Read on to find out how.
By 2027, cybercrime could cost the global economy nearly $24 trillion. Businesses often find themselves at the sharp end of this challenge, and, as such, cybersecurity is a critical aspect of the modern business landscape. Cyber threats are multiplying and pose serious financial, legal and reputational challenges to organizations.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is currently collaborating with the South African Police Service (SAPS) in order to strengthen investigations into cybercrime according to a recent article published by Yamkela Mdaka at News24.
The president of Finland, Sauli Niinistö was on a state visit to South Africa this week and met with SA’s president Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday.
World-renowned Finnish security expert Mikko Hyppönen will be presenting an international keynote address at the ITWeb Security Summit 2023, to be held from 6 to 8 June at the Sandton Convention Centre.
South Africa
TransUnion SA in $15m hacker group ransom battle
The credit Bureau TransUnion South Africa is currently in an ongoing battle with a hacker group that is demanding a $15m (R223m) ransom over four terabytes of compromised data, ITWeb reported recently.
South Africa lost R58m due to data breaches last year
According to a recent release published by IOL, it has been revealed that South Africa appears in 9th place from research into lost money from data breaches with an average data breach cost of R58 million in 2021.
Cybercrime in SA costing R2.2 billion annually
According to a recent article by IOL, South Africa is ranked number six in the world in terms of cybercrime density and the cost of cybercrime in SA is R2.2 billion annually.
International
Chinese cyber crime tool acquired by Russian ransomware gangs
WithSecure™ report documenting the movement of SILKLOADER from China to Russia highlights implications of cooperation among threat actors.
This bulletin is intended to increase the security awareness in organisations by providing useful information to help enhance security and safety when using computing devices and the Internet.
Be sure to consider some of the cyber threats out there and consider these tips for protecting yourself and your devices. Until our next mailer, you can check out all the great resources we have available on our website.
