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Capillary Technologies strengthens data security commitment to customers

As a leading  cloud-based CRM, loyalty and e-commerce platform provider, Capillary Technologies has put its customers’ security requirements at the forefront. Capillary has achieved the world’s highest security standards with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification, to ensure that its customers’ data is highly secure at all times, no matter where […]


CyberArk expert discusses how best to secure the retail sector

Whether it’s major high street closures or damaging data breaches, retailers have to enhance their IT infrastructure now more than ever to keep up with changing customer demand, without compromising on security. David Higgins, EMEA Technical Director, CyberArk, discusses the rise of ‘shops as data mines’ and how IT teams must adapt to protect customer […]


Over half of SA shoppers have had their financial credentials compromised

The time of unrestrained shopping has already begun, thanks to Black Friday in November. This is swiftly followed by Christmas and New Year gift giving, and then the January sales. But Kaspersky Lab is warning shoppers that cybercriminals targeting banking credentials or online shopping accounts could hit the jackpot this holiday season. As revealed in Kaspersky […]


Gemalto reveals research on consequences of data breaches

A majority of consumers are willing to walk away from businesses entirely if they suffer a data breach, with retailers most at risk, according to research from Gemalto, a world leader in digital security. Two-thirds (66%) are unlikely to shop or do business with an organisation that experiences a breach where their financial and sensitive […]


Semafone warns of stricter checks and auditing for contact centres

Semafone, a leading provider of data security and compliance solutions for over-the-phone payments, has called on contact centres to pay heed to changes to the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) guidance for protecting telephone-based payment card data. Updated for the first time since 2011, the guidance clarifies a number of points relating […]


Warning to e-commerce providers over increase in DDoS attacks

Link11, the cloud anti-DDoS protection vendor, has released data showing DDoS attacks were at their highest levels in November on two of the busiest online trading days of the year. On Black Friday, Link11’s Security Operations Centre saw DDoS attacks on e-commerce providers increase by over 70% compared with other days in November. On Cyber […]


Black Friday: All you need to know to stay safe online

LastPass by LogMeIn, a leader in password management, has revealed its ranking of the most and least secure UK online retailers ahead of the holiday shopping season. With Black Friday and Cyber upon us, the analysis has revealed that retailers still have work to do to encourage strong password security and support two-factor authentication (2FA). […]


Cyberscam warning issued to shoppers ahead of Black Friday

South Africans are preparing to once again embrace ‘Black Friday; where retailers offer massive discounts for both online as well as bricks-and-mortar shoppers. However, consumers are being warned because, in the same way that scammers come out to try and relieve people of their money in the physical world, the beginning of the November/December retail […]


How to shop safely and maintain your cybersecurity this Black/White Friday

Brian Pinnock, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast MEA, advises businesses and consumers how to stay safe on Black/White Friday. One of the most common pieces of advice we get about avoiding phishing scams is that, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Except this doesn’t really apply on Black Friday – or […]


RiskIQ and Flashpoint release report on Magecart’s assault on e-commerce

RiskIQ, a global leader in digital risk management, has released a joint report with Flashpoint, a global leader in business risk intelligence (BRI), analysing Magecart, an umbrella term given to at least seven prolific cybercriminal groups placing digital credit card skimmers on thousands of compromised e-commerce sites. The first of its kind, in-depth report details […]


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