Private equity firm Thoma Bravo agreed to buy Sophos Group for $3.8-billion, taking the British cybersecurity firm private in the biggest takeover of a UK technology firm this year.
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Facebook has been accused of reverting to the “digital Dark Ages” after serious concerns were raised that plans for message encryption could prevent child abusers and terrorists being caught.
Microsoft, Mastercard and the Hewlett Foundation are funding a new organisation that is planning to help dissidents and other vulnerable groups across the world defend against hackers.
A senior software developer is out of pocket to the tune of R2 000 after his card details were compromised in a malware attack on Garmin South Africa’s website.
Apple has disputed a recent Google security report that described an iPhone malware attack as “en masse”.
Facebook has confirmed that hundreds of millions of user phone numbers were left on an unprotected server.
Twitter is temporarily suspending users’ ability to tweet via text message, after the social media company’s own CEO was hacked through that method last week.
Hackers have been using compromised websites to install “monitoring implants” in iPhones for years, according to researchers at Google. The malicious software gathers users’ images, contacts and other information.
First National Bank has suspended its decision to require users to type in their usernames and passwords manually for online banking rather than using their browser or password manager to automatically fill in the fields.
A Bluetooth vulnerability has been uncovered that could make it simpler for a hacker to intrude on devices, a standards organisation has said.