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Israel’s surveillance tools are now part of its economic presence in Africa. Photo: File

Data protection is key in a digital world

The introduction of Popia brings responsibilities, but also opportunities as South Africa becomes viewed as a country with proper data regulations

“It is urgently necessary that the liberation of access to the internet should be prioritised by human rights protectors and international bodies tasked with upholding human rights.” (Gallo Images)

Internet shutdowns violate human rights

Social media has changed the way wars are fought and oppression is resisted, resulting in governments disrupting connectivity

An autopsy conducted on three of the boys indicated they suffered from gangrene which resulted in renal failure.

Afrihost says security flaw solved

The internet service provider says it solved a massive security flaw. But one expert disagrees

“We know a lot about real-world criminology. We don’t know anything about cyber juvenile delinquency

Psychologist RATs on hackers

“We know a lot about real-world criminology. We don’t know anything about cyber juvenile delinquency.”

South Africa is disproportionately targeted by cybercriminals. Digital attacks call for digital solutions and technology is a the prime weapon in this fight. (John McCann/M&G)

Inside SA’s cyber-insecurity problem

A new Bill threatens our digital rights and raises the spectre of internet censorship.

Internet speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second can be reached at South Africa’s universities and research institutions.

Hashish and Russia’s big HTTPS problem

Russia is trying strategies to circumvent the secure HTTPS internet protocol.

Password management systems have become more popular as hackers have become smarter.

OpenSSL and the single line of code that broke online security

OpenSSL’s security loophole, dubbed Heartbleed, has revealed a fundamental truth about the internet: we should not take goodwill for granted.

The AmbioLight

Kickstarter is not all good endings, sometimes it’s scams

After backing a successful Kickstarter project, but not seeing the product in development, Liron Segev believes he may have been the victim of a scam.

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Moz pushes Bill to criminalise ‘insulting’ SMSs, emails

Mozambique’s government intends on mooting a Bill that will criminalise "insulting" SMSs, emails, and internet posts.

The annual MasterCard Online Shopping Behaviour Study reveals online shoppers have fallen for a second year in a row.

South Africans still wary of online shopping

The potential audience for online shopping is growing at its fastest rate ever, but that also means more shoppers are still being scared away.

The annual MasterCard Online Shopping Behaviour Study reveals online shoppers have fallen for a second year in a row.

3D Secure now mandatory on e-commerce sites

The deadline for implementating 3D Secure was at the end of February, meaning that all e-commerce sites now have to offer their customers the service.

A target of universal broadband access in South Africa by 2020 has been set

Online retail: What are the risks really?

Retailers moving into the online space for the first time face risks that don’t exist in the bricks-and-mortar world.

The internet has made personal information much more readily available.

How private are you really online?

After a few easy open-source internet searches, Alistair Fairweather found out more about his privacy-vigilant victims than he ever thought he would.

CRISPR technology is a relatively new and powerful tool for editing genomes. It allows researchers to easily alter DNA sequences and modify gene function. (File photo: Edgard Garrido, Reuters)

M&G readers targeted by scam gang

A criminal gang has been covertly targeting the M&G’s online readers with a sophisticated security scam. Help us ensure they don’t succeed.

Password management systems have become more popular as hackers have become smarter.

The botnet that stole two-million passwords

Researchers have uncovered information about a botnet found to have stolen two-million passwords from social networks and other online services.

South African Local Government Association submission to parliament admitted that only 28% of municipalities had implemented minimum Protection of Personal Information Act compliance requirements by mid-2023. Photo: Reuters

Cybercrime ‘national crisis’ costing SA R1b a year

Experts say South Africa’s "paper thin" law enforcement has made the country fertile ground for cybercriminals, a problem that is costing SA billions.

President Barack Obama says that the information gathered by the National Security Agency is subject to restrictions.

How the NSA sabotaged the internet

Alistair Fairweather thinks the US government needs to condemn the NSA’s attack on one of the world’s most important resources – the internet.

Crib notes: Popi is here for you

The Protection of Personal Information Bill has been signed into law. But what does it mean for you?

Libyans celebrate in Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli on July 7 2012.

SA, Russia, Turkey furious over US, UK spy claims

Russia and Turkey have joined SA in expressing outrage over revelations that the UK and the US spied on foreign delegates at G20 meetings in 2009.

Google, Facebook in battle to salvage reputations after Prism scandal

The massive brands the world trusts with their information have been struggling to respond to evidence that they leaked user’s information to Prism.