CYANRE IN THE NEWS

Cellphones are widely used in the planning and commission of crimes

The majority of people have cellphones. It is therefore more likely to encounter a suspect with a mobile device in his possession than with a computer. This has resulted in a growing demand for cellphone forensics, which is the extraction and analysis of data on cellphones which have been seized from an arrested suspect or which have been obtained through a warranted search. Technology has developed over the years, and therefore commercial tools are available which allow examiners to recover cellphone memory and analyse it.

Thanks to further developments, more techniques have been created to enable the recovery of deleted data especially from so‑called smart phones Read Full Article

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Beware the rogue employee

Local companies are losing millions of rands to fraud, reputational damage and compromised data coming from inside their organisations. This is according to Danny Myburgh, MD of IT forensics firm Cyanre, who will speak at the upcoming ITWeb/Ideco IDentity Indaba on 1 November. Myburgh, who has investigated scores of high-profile cases, says up to 70% of the cases he now investigates relate to employees. These include fraud, theft and misuse of company data, as well as reputational damage caused by disgruntled employees Read Full Article

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Silencing cyber-slander

In the business world, reputation is everything. All the money companies pour into marketing campaigns and CRM systems can be undone with a single bad word from a friend, fiend – or a complete stranger.

The Internet's reach means word-of-mouth can quickly spread across continents, damaging both corporate and personal brands in the time it takes to click 'send'. While increased openness can alert companies to problems and provide insight into what customers really think, it also has a downside; how do businesses protect themselves when slander comes from an untraceable e-mail account somewhere in cyber space? Read Full Article

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High noon for Nyoka

Months of wrangling and fevered expectation are to come to an end in a convention centre close to OR Tambo International Airport on Saturday.

And, after Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula addresses the board of Cricket South Africa on Saturday morning, one man’s career will be over.

Cricket South Africa’s president Mtutuzeli Nyoka stands almost certain of facing a vote of no confidence from his board if auditor firm KPMG’s forensic investigation finds no evidence that Nyoka’s chief executive Gerald Majola fiddled tens of millions from Cricket South Africa – as Nyoka has claimed.

Cricket SA’s board of directors will get their first official view of the highly anticipated forensic audit report at a special meeting this morning, but sources within CSA say... Read Full Article

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