Uber breach affected 57 million riders and drivers
Global transportation technology company Uber Technologies has admitted it suffered a breach that saw hackers stealing the personal information of approximately 57 million customers and drivers.
By Simon Campbell-Young, CEO, MyCybercare
So how did it happen? It was reported that two hackers gained access to a private area of the online resource for developers dubbed &ld ... Read More
SAP exploit warning
9 out of 10 SAP systems could be at risk of being hacked. Several new exploits targeting SAP business applications were released in a public forum last month, and could affect up to 50 000 companie ... Read More
Incident response vital to business survival
One only has to look at the slew of breaches that have been reported in the last few years to understand that one mistake can cost millions of customers their privacy and bring global consumer trus ... Read More
Steering through the shadows
Shadow IT, or IT assets that are brought into and managed outside of the IT department, can wreak havoc in terms of business security.
The days of shadow IT being limited to the occasional ... Read More
Why all the hats?
When the word ‘hacker’ springs to mind, most of us get a mental image of an anonymous, hooded figure, bent over a computer in some dark recess of the Web. However, not all hackers are b ... Read More
A third of SA businesses use at-risk systems
Recent research by Kaspersky found that local businesses are putting themselves at risk by using unsupported and near end-of-life operating systems like Windows XP or Windows 7. In most cases, the ... Read More
Retailers an attractive target for hackers
Retailers have become prime targets for cyber criminal syndicates that launch cyber-attacks to get their hands on financial credentials, credit card numbers and personal information that c ... Read More
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