Cyber Updates

A recent Magnet Forensics article titled “The Scariest Sentence You’ll Ever Hear in a Digital Forensics Lab” raises an important warning for every digital forensic examiner, investigator, attorney, business owner and cybercrime victim. The sentence is simple: “We’ve always done it that way.” At first, it may sound like experience. In reality, it can be a serious risk. In digital forensics, a method is not reliable simply because it has been used for years. It is reliable beca

In today’s digital world, most South Africans use the internet daily for banking, shopping, social media, and business. While the internet has made life easier, it has also created new opportunities for scammers. Cybercriminals increasingly use fake websites, payment pages, and phishing links to steal money and personal information. A large portion of these scams involves something people see every day but rarely question — HTTP and HTTPS. Understanding how these web protocol