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Warning over invoicing fraud in South Africa – double check your emails. Although electronic invoices and banking details received via email are commonplace, a recently settled case serves as a warning to all consumers to take precautions to ensure that they do not fall victim to increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals. This was outlined by Jaimee Best, a candidate legal practitioner at PH Attorneys, who said that for many, ignorance is bliss, with many invoices and banking details taken at face value and payments made without thought to the potential cybercriminal lurking in the shadows. The International Monetary Fund’s 2024 Global Financial Stability Report confirms the drastic increase in cyber incidents, stating that the size of losses incurred has more than quadrupled since 2017. “The case of ENS v Hawarden emphasises why it is important for consumers to take precautions and implement reasonable steps to protect themselves against cybercrime, as those who are victimised may have no viable recourse to mitigate their loss,” concluded Best. This sends a clear message....do not be ignorant. Always confirm banking details. It will save you a lot of heart ache! Thos3 sending out invoices, ensure it is encrypted with a minimum of 128bit encryption as required by the VAT and the Electronic Communications acts. https://lnkd.in/dCK5hpvP

BEACHHEAD SOLUTIONS RELEASES NEW VERSION OF ITS EMAIL ENCRYPTION ADD-IN FOR MICROSOFT OUTLOOK The new add-in version empowers businesses to send email attachment files as password-encrypted secure PDFs - establishing crucial safeguards for emailed data both in-transit and at-rest Beachhead Solutions, provider of cloud-managed PC & mobile device encryption, security, and data access control, today announced that the company has officially released a new version of its add-in solution for the Microsoft Outlook classic desktop client on Windows PCs. This new add-in further simplifies, streamlines, and enhances the processes by which businesses can send email attachment files as password-encrypted secure PDFs to any recipient of their choice. This BeachheadSecure® add-in update comes at a time when mandates and regulations to secure third-party personal data are mounting, business email compromise (#BEC) and #phishing continue to escalate, and cyber insurance underwriters (in their policy schedules) are compelling businesses to implement multiple security measures to mitigate risks of unauthorized data exposure. This has prompted smaller organizations to seek out smart, effective, and affordable tools to help them comply and de-risk their businesses. Albert Visser of GAMMA WEALTH had this to say after they recently implemented the software on their PCs: “The Outlook plugin is great. We really like the secure PDF email encryption to easily secure our client correspondence as this was a big concern for us.” The add-in requires zero changes to a business’s email infrastructure, does not store data in any third-party cloud, requires no special decryption software to be installed on recipient devices, and recipients do not need to click on any links nor login to portals to access the encrypted PDF files. This software is immediately available as standalone software from any BeachheadSecure® distributor, MSP, or reseller in EMEA or Asia. As standalone software, the app is independently licensed and not tied to the current BeachheadSecure® cloud platform, which provides security compliance, data exposure risk mitigation measures, and managed data encryption for data stored on PCs, Macs, phones, tablets, and any USB storage device. Read The Full Story: https://lnkd.in/dftUe3Hi   To learn more about the BeachheadSecure® Add-in For Outlook or to request a free trial of the software, please visit https://lnkd.in/dRiiQ4nr

The prevalence of Cybercrime is increasing in South Africa on a daily basis. Sadly for many victims, while guidance and warnings exist - they often get them too late and the damage is already done. For this reason I've decided to make this book available as freely distributable in PDF format. I only ask that it remains in it's original form and is not edited. You're free to share it with friends, colleagues and staff in the interests of awareness. Should you wish to purchase a physical copy you can of course still do so at www.takealot.com Let's spread the word and cut cybercriminals off at the knees by stemming their supply of victims in South Africa.