Educate yourself: phishing is real!
The more you know about phishing scams, the better equipped you will be to spot them and avoid them. Phishing emails and websites can be very sophisticated and convincing, but there are some common red flags to look out for, such as: Emails from unknown senders Emails with misspelt or grammatical errors Emails that ask […]
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What to do if your child is a victim of cyber crime
As the lockdown finish-line seems further away for some, South African children in grades 7 and 12 will be returning to school as of 01 June 2020. While several mixed emotions are surrounding this decision, many parents have declared that their children will stay at home and repeat the school year while others have dumped […]
The talk to have with your children during lock down
The lack of clarity around when schools will re-open is not very comforting, this is because we were suddenly thrust into several roles – working from home, mother, father, friend, hairstylist, resident chef, makeshift IT guy, spiritual guide, gardener, teacher (should we continue!). Now we need to add cyber police to that list! This is […]
Sudden surge of cyber crime in South Africa
While we are still grappling with the sheer impact of the pandemic on life as we know it, South Africans now also have to deal with the sudden surge of cybercrime. Shortly after the first case of the Corona-virus was reported on 5 March 2020, we have noticed a sharp increase in different cybercrimes such […]
All we need is one emergency number
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) harmonised and mandated for COVID-19 national emergency services number ‘111’ on 15 April 2020. This despite South Africa having at least four exclusive national emergency numbers, namely 10111, 10177, 112 and 107 and according to my calculation, at least 600 different ten-digit local emergency numbers, which link […]