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Data breach at Pam Golding puts spotlight on protection laws in South Africa

Cybersecurity

Data breach at Pam Golding puts spotlight on protection laws in South Africa

Mark Thomas, Andrew Attieh 24 Mar 2025

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Property

Pam Golding Properties data breach: What you need to know and what’s being done

13 Mar 2025

PR & Communications

Miss Universe Nigeria: When seizing the moment turns into a PR nightmare

Tlhogi Ngwato 26 Aug 2024

Queues for social grants in Kuyasa, Cape Town. Beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress Grant are struggling with identity verification processes. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp

Health & Welfare

Beneficiaries are still battling with Sassa’s new biometric system

Marecia Damons 31 Jul 2024

Putting the consumer in control: the power of consent

CRM

Putting the consumer in control: the power of consent

15 Nov 2023

The Pretoria High Court will hear a matter this week in which Lawyers For Human Rights is representing more than 100 people who have fallen victim to Home Affairs’s “arbitrary” ID blocking practice. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Home Affairs taken to court over blocked IDs

Tania Broughton 18 Sep 2023

Source: Bankless Semona Pillay of UJ gives four ways to managing privacy and risk in the metaverse

Marketing

4 ways to managing privacy and risk when marketing in the metaverse

Semona Pillay 16 Aug 2023

Fintech

Remote facial authentication on the rise for mobile banking

24 Nov 2022

Icasa linking SIM cards to biometrics - how new regulations aim to keep consumers safe

Mobile & Apps

Icasa linking SIM cards to biometrics - how new regulations aim to keep consumers safe

10 May 2022

Financial Services

TransUnion South Africa in $15m ransom battle with hacker group

23 Mar 2022

Another data breach rocks South Africa as details of 1.4 million South Africans gets leaked

Cybersecurity

Another data breach rocks South Africa as details of 1.4 million South Africans gets leaked

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 7 Oct 2021

Building trust in a digital world

Digital

Building trust in a digital world

Greg Chen 13 Jul 2021

Prevention is better than a cure!

Financial Services

Prevention is better than a cure!

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 25 Nov 2020

Covid-19 drives digital transformation in the insurance industry

4th Industrial Revolution

Covid-19 drives digital transformation in the insurance industry

Robin Wagner 3 Jul 2020

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Financial Services

Financial fraud has gone mobile

11 Feb 2020

Identity is the new gold - and criminals know it

Cybersecurity

Identity is the new gold - and criminals know it

Ayanda Kotobe 7 Nov 2019

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Medical Aid

#bhf2019conference: How blockchain can eliminate fraud, waste & abuse

Nicci Botha 25 Jul 2019

Looking at the purpose of digital in 2019

Technology

Looking at the purpose of digital in 2019

16 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Digital, data-driven biometrics

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Digital, data-driven biometrics

Pine Pienaar 15 Jan 2019

#BlackFriday: Protect yourself when shopping online

Cybersecurity

#BlackFriday: Protect yourself when shopping online

19 Nov 2018

SAFPS finds that Protection of Information Act leaves loopholes for fraudsters

Cybersecurity

SAFPS finds that Protection of Information Act leaves loopholes for fraudsters

12 Oct 2018

4 reasons why identity verification matters for African mobile operators

Mobile & Apps

4 reasons why identity verification matters for African mobile operators

Sherry Zameer 31 Jul 2018

If the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount

Mobile & Apps

If the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount

Sherry Zameer 25 Apr 2018

Understanding your legal rights after personal information leaks

Cyber Law

Understanding your legal rights after personal information leaks

Karl Blom and Daniel Vale 5 Mar 2018

Branding

Vodafone announces global brand relaunch

Jessica Tennant 6 Oct 2017

Identity theft: take care before you share

Data & Analytics

Identity theft: take care before you share

30 May 2017

Gemalto sample eID card

Digital

Cameroon tackles identity fraud

13 Sep 2016

Access to National Population Registry benefits policyholders

Insurance & Actuarial

Access to National Population Registry benefits policyholders

10 Feb 2016

Kriben Reddy, Director Product Development at TransUnion Auto Information Solutions

Automotive

Addressing SA's automotive threats

Kriben Reddy 21 Oct 2015

Carey van Vlaanderen

Taxation & Regulation

Criminals are targeting SMEs to file fraudulent tax returns

Carey van Vlaanderen 22 Jul 2015

Information banks need to grant a loan

Financial Services

Information banks need to grant a loan

6 Jul 2015

Hackers threaten Sony staff in new email

Digital

Hackers threaten Sony staff in new email

8 Dec 2014

Rise of biometrics in retail to combat fraud

Technology

Rise of biometrics in retail to combat fraud

Marius Coetzee 30 Jul 2014

Identity fraud impacts on consumers' credit records

Finance

Identity fraud impacts on consumers' credit records

23 Jun 2014

Increase in business identity fraud expected

Security

Increase in business identity fraud expected

28 Nov 2013

Identity fraud in Gauteng is increasing

Security

Identity fraud in Gauteng is increasing

20 Nov 2013

Finance

Businesses cautioned about fraud during festive season

26 Nov 2012

Corporate identity theft grows

Security

Corporate identity theft grows

23 Aug 2012

Security

April holidays invite white-collar crime

5 Apr 2012

Security

Companies need to beware of fraud over festive season

24 Nov 2011