South Africa’s GNU Goals at Risk Without New War on Crime
This is a war and the good guys must win. The alternative is unthinkable, writes former Sars executive JOHANN VAN LOGGERENBERG.
Summer Olympics: French Rail, Unlikely a Terrorist /Cyber Attack
It certainly isn’t entirely unpredictable that something would happen at the Summer Olympics in Paris. Let’s hope this is the last one and not a strategy.
Traditional employee background checks cannot be trusted, you might hire a foreign hacker
Traditional background checks for employees are not good enough anymore as sophisticated state actors use stolen identities and artificial intelligence to get around security checks. Even a cyber security training firm discovered their new software engineer was actually a North…
AI could enable terrorists to create cheap and deadly robots from home
Widely available AI programs coupled with easily accessible materials could allow anyone to build a lethal robot in their own homes for as little as $1,000, according to military science experts. This unprecedented ease of access to weaponised autonomous technology…
“I Have Never Seen a Clearer Path to World War III”- Col Phil Ingram Underscores Army Chief Conflict Warning
“There is a very real potential that we will be involved in a shooting conflict within the next three years, but I hope I am wrong,” Col Ingram remarked.
CrowdStrike’s ‘dystopian global cascade’ exposed vulnerabilities in trusted security systems
Anti-virus systems, like CrowdStrike which brought millions of Windows devices down, pose a potential security threat due to their trusted nature, according to Professor John Walker, a cyber consultant, who spoke to National Security News. Continuous updates, he said, increase…
WHO worries over new DRC MPOX strain, confidence in South African containment
22 cases of MPOX have been identified in South Africa leading to three deaths. 16 patients have recovered and three are considered as ‘active cases.’
“Largest IT Disaster to Date” Raises Concerns About Global Tech Infrastructure
The effect of the outage is so widespread because Crowdstrike is the largest endpoint solution provider globally. Approximately 70% of the world’s desktop computers run on Microsoft Windows.
AI tools and chatbots are rocket fuel for massive increase in cyber crime
Cyber criminals are weaponising advanced chatbots and AI technologies to amplify their attacks, marking a significant escalation in the digital arms race. Experts warn that these powerful AI tools are being deployed at a record scale and speed, creating a…
Zuma’s MK Party Used Gupta-Era Tactics in South Africa Election Disinformation Campaign
The MK Party has a preponderance of large influential anonymous accounts, more so than most other communities, but they’ve been there for years.
