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AI is changing cybersecurity and businesses must wake up to the threat

Threat actors are starting to use artificial intelligence, but too many executives aren`t prepared for the risks. Corporate boardrooms must become better coordinated and urgent when they address cybersecurity issues, as threat actors turn to arti ...

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AI-powered narrative attacks a growing threat 3 defense strategies for business leaders

Narrative defense is no longer optional. Business leaders must adopt a multi-faceted approach to protect their organizations from these evolving and complex threats. Artificial intelligence is transforming business, from automating routine tasks an ...

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AI agents are the next frontier and will change our working lives forever

The next stage of generative AI will be focused on systems that can interact independently. Here`s what that transformation means for you. Building and rolling out AI-based systems might seem like a big and unwieldy project, fraught with risks. How ...

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SCA overturns precedent-setting cyber-crime judgment

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has set aside a judgment that opened the door to liability claims against businesses that send their banking details in an unsecured manner to a debtor who falls victim to cyber-crime. In January last year, the Hi ...

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Out with the bean counters: the rise of the tech-savvy CEO

The tech industry favours technically grounded leaders. Now rapid digitisation is forcing other sectors to follow suit. Digitisation is changing the skills profile of executives leading successful modern organisations. Whereas finance and accounting ...

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South Africa Business Visa

Your expression of interest of a business visa has reference and we have provided you with an overview of the basic requirements A Business Visa is issued to foreign nationals wishing to invest in or purchase a business in South Africa. Investment ...

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Business Startup as a foreigner South Africa

Starting a business as a foreigner in South Africa can be an arduous task without enlisting professional help. There are a number of ‘hoops’ that must be circumvented and the process can be time consuming and a distraction from the all important ...

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Hacker shows how to steal someone`s payment card details and buy a tank of petrol

Frontend engineer Herman Stander recently fell victim to a phishing attack, losing his entire month`s salary to a cybercriminal. Stander was taken aback as the attacker had used one of his FNB Virtual Cards to make several R4,998 purchases and his ba ...

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`Laptop squatters`: Cafes in Europe are fed up with space-hogging digital nomads

Some cafes have banned laptops completely while others charge an hourly rate for the privilege of using them. One of the perks of being a digital nomad is swapping a dreary office for a rotation of trendy cafes in destinations around the world. But i ...

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Generative AI Defined: How it Works, Benefits and Dangers

Table of Contents - What is generative AI in simple terms -How does generative AI work -Examples of generative AI -Types of generative AI models -What is ChatGPT -What is Google Gemini -Benefits of generative AI -Use cases of generative AI ...

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Security intelligence needs AI, machine learning-powered data protection and risk response

sizes are vulnerable to constantly evolving threats. The consequences of a breach have also become increasingly dire, with exfiltration of sensitive information potentially causing compliance challenges along with business disruption. Attacks themsel ...

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Hackers hijack antivirus updates to drop GuptiMiner malware

North Korean hackers have been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus to plant backdoors on big corporate networks and deliver cryptocurrency miners through GuptiMiner malware. Researchers describe GuptiMiner as `a highly sophist ...

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Generative AI Defined: How it Works, Benefits and Dangers

Table of Contents * What is generative AI in simple terms? * How does generative AI work? * Examples of generative AI * Types of generative AI models - What is ChatGPT? - What is Google Gemini? • Benefits of generative AI • Use cases of ...

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Facebook caught spying on Snapchat, YouTube and Amazon

Recently unsealed court documents have revealed how Meta Platforms used a man-in-the-middle attack to spy on Snapchat’s encrypted analytics web traffic. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told three of Meta’s top executives that given how quickly Snapch ...

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YouTube ordered to hand over data on people who watched specific videos

U.S. authorities ordered Google to reveal personal information about the viewers of selected YouTube videos due to an unidentified individual’s engagement with the content, reports Forbes. Undercover agents were in conversation with someone using ...