Remote Access Fraud
Imagine falling victim to Remote Access Fraud… You wake up one morning to find you’ve lost some money. Not the loose change your children...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Apr 5, 2020
- 4 min
COVID-19 outbreak: How to avoid cyber criminals taking advantage
We have been overrun these past few months with everything Coronavirus, COVID-19-related, and with it, a near-constant stream of...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Mar 3, 2020
- 5 min
Cameras and Microphones | Are you being watched?
Are we being spied on via our cameras and microphones on our personal devices? Built-in device cameras and microphones are great. They...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
Get your Free Resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Are you and your organisation ready for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2019? This is your opportunity to share key cybersecurity knowledge...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Jun 6, 2019
- 3 min
Access Control in the digital world
We all want to feel safe. We all want to feel secure. We all want to know that the things we value are safe and secure. Safety and...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Apr 8, 2019
- 10 min
Facebook and fencing yours in
It’s safe to say Facebook isn’t safe. Just last month (Thursday 21 March 2019) Facebook announced yet another data breach – the third in...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Mar 21, 2019
- 5 min
Cryptojacking – the rising crime of mining digital currency
To jack somebody (for something) is to steal something from somebody, especially something small or of low value. Being jacked isn’t...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Feb 13, 2019
- 5 min
Blockchain Security Benefits
In building, a wall made of 500 connected, overlapping small concrete blocks with steel is stronger than a wall made of one, large...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Jan 25, 2019
- 4 min
Watering hole attacks – what are they and how to prevent them?
A watering hole is a waterhole from which animals regularly drink, right? True. Or a pub, bar or restaurant – any place where people...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Dec 4, 2018
- 7 min
A brief history of computer viruses
We all know the feeling; a sore throat, sneezing, congestion, a cough, a runny nose…oh no, the dreaded cold virus! No human is immune....
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Oct 23, 2018
- 3 min
What is a SIM Swap Scam?
In June of this year (2018) an 85-year-old South African pensioner had R300 000 – roughly USD $20 000, stolen from his bank account in a...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Aug 29, 2018
- 5 min
Data Protection Regulations – Understanding GDPR & POPI
We all know the intrusive feeling of those irritating and unwanted emails, texts and phone calls that plague us – seemingly daily, from...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Jul 24, 2018
- 4 min
Geolocation | Yes, your devices tell us exactly where in the world you are
Have you ever wondered how the colossal entity that is the Internet – including apps, websites, companies and even private individuals –...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Jul 11, 2018
- 4 min
Saying too much on your Social Sites? Social Media Privacy and Security
Can you imagine a world without social media? No Snapchat, no Instagram, no Twitter, no Facebook! A world where children and adults woke...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Jun 12, 2018
- 4 min
Identity Theft and How to Protect your Identity
There is only one you right? You’re unique. No one else like you. But despite this obvious fact, more than 16 million Americans were...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Jun 5, 2018
- 5 min
12 Cybersecurity Tips for Traveling
Whether you’re regularly traveling for business, a once-a-year saver or a high-tech adventurer seeker, travel – particularly abroad –...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- May 22, 2018
- 4 min
Data is everything: The ins and the outs of USB Devices
In todays digital age, data is everything. Currency, photographs, videos, personal information, Facebook. You name it – it’s data. Data...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Apr 25, 2018
- 3 min
To Fish or not to Phish?
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] What is Phishing? To be a successful fisherman, you have to...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Apr 17, 2018
- 3 min
What is Ransomware and how do we prevent it?
Is there anything more frustrating and problematic than being locked out of your own house or car; or more to the point, your own...
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Esteffan Coetzee
- Dec 11, 2017
- 5 min
Your home is your castle – is it time to raise your cyber drawbridge?
Even with rates of cyber crime increasing rapidly, it’s apparent that many of us do not take cyber safety at home anywhere near as...
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