{"id":7981,"date":"2015-06-12T12:30:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T10:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/?p=7981"},"modified":"2015-09-16T16:17:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:17:58","slug":"think-youre-safe-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/2015\/06\/think-youre-safe-online\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->Think you&#8217;re safe online?<!--:--><!--:af-->Dink jy&#8217;s veilig aanlyn?<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en--><\/p>\n<p>Memeburn, a website specialising in tech news and analysis recently reported on the state of cyber security in South Africa. (Read the article\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/memeburn.com\/2015\/06\/just-how-big-a-threat-is-cybercrime-to-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>According to the article, it was announced during the\u00a02015 Security Summit in Johannesburg that over the previous six month, South Africa was the most popular target in Africa for criminal cyber\u00a0attacks. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denial-of-service_attack\" target=\"_blank\">DDOS<\/a>\u00a0attacks in Africa also increased 150% over the past 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Forzieri, an executive at Symantec, stated that one out of 214 e-mail sent in South Africa last year, was a\u00a0spear phishing attempt.<\/p>\n<p>South Africans are losing <strong>R2.2 billion<\/strong> per year to cybercrime. Statistics like these emphasise the importance of being informed and careful with personal information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/af\/2015\/05\/29\/online-shopping-on-the-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\">Online sales<\/a> are on the increase and providesan additional platform for cybercrime.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2015\/06\/onedollar.jpg\" alt=\"onedollar\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" align=\"right\" \/>Kaspersky Lab, a company renowned for their expertise in security, launched a new project which, in a very visual, simple and interactive way, demonstrates the danger of cyber threats.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onedollarlesson.com\/\">one dollar lesson<\/a>\u00a0is an animated website which\u00a0shows what happens to your money when you shop online and your information is intercepted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/onedollarlesson.com\/\">One dollar lesson<\/a>\u00a0also hosts three training modules &#8211; each of which shows one dollar&#8217;s virtual trip to the bank and the possible obstacles it can encounter along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t assume you know everything there is to know about cyber safety. Stay up to date on new cyber threats and be careful with your personal information.<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><!--:af--><\/p>\n<p>Memeburn, `n webwerf wat spesialiseer in technuus en -analise, het onlangs berig oor die stand van kuberveiligheid in Suid-Afrika. (lees die volledige artikel <a href=\"https:\/\/memeburn.com\/2015\/06\/just-how-big-a-threat-is-cybercrime-to-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">hier<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Volgens die artikel is daar gedurende die 2015 Security Summit, in Johannesburg, bekendgemaak dat, in Afrika, Suid-Afrika die land is wat die afgelope ses weke die meeste deur kuberkrakers geteiken is. Hierbenewens het\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denial-of-service_attack\" target=\"_blank\">DDOS<\/a>-aanvalle die afgelope 18 maande \u00a0met 150% toegeneem\u00a0in Afrika.<\/p>\n<p>Volgens Antonio Forzieri van Symantec was een uit elke 214 e-posse verlede jaar in Suid-Afrika gestuur, pogings om internetgebruikers se inligting te bekom.<\/p>\n<p>Suid-Afrikaners verloor reeds R2.2 biljoen per jaar aan kubermisdaad.\u00a0Statistieke soos hierdie benadruk weereens dat ons as internetgebruikers in Suid-Afrika meer ingelig en versigtig moet wees.<\/p>\n<p>Terselfdertyd neem <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/af\/2015\/05\/29\/online-shopping-on-the-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\">aanlynaankope<\/a> toe en verskaf\u00a0dit &#8216;n addisionele kanaal vir kubermisdaad om plaas te vind.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2015\/06\/onedollar.jpg\" alt=\"onedollar\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" align=\"right\" \/>Kaspersky Lab, `n maatskappy wat hulle roem daarop dat hulle sekuriteitsdeskundiges is, het `n projek begin wat die gevaar van kubermisdaad op `n meer visuele, \u00a0verstaanbare en interaktiewe manier demonstreer.<\/p>\n<p>Die\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onedollarlesson.com\/\">one dollar lesson<\/a>\u00a0is `n geanimeerde webwerf wat jou eerstehands wys wat kan gebeur as jy aanlyn inkopies doen en jou inligting word onderskep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/onedollarlesson.com\/\">One dollar lesson<\/a>\u00a0bied ook drie opleidingsmodules wat elk een dollar se \u00a0virtuele reis na die bank volg met al die uitdagings langs die pad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moenie aanneem jy weet alles van kuberveiligheid nie. Bly op hoogte van nuwe kuberbedreigings en wees versigtig wat jy\u00a0met jou persoonlike inligting doen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memeburn, a website specialising in tech news and analysis recently reported on the state of cyber security in South Africa. (Read the article\u00a0here) According to the article, it was announced during the\u00a02015 Security Summit in Johannesburg that over the previous six month, South Africa was the most popular target in Africa for criminal cyber\u00a0attacks. 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