You need to defend against hacking - there's an app for that
Password managers are apps that remember all of your usernames and passwords and automatically plug them into the websites that you want to access
If you're afraid of being attacked by cybercriminals, your fear is justified. More than two billion people online have had their personal data stolen or compromised, according to a February report by cybersecurity company McAfee. With enough of your personal data, a fraudster is able to launch an attack that is so sophisticated in nature - and so unique to your online behaviour or personal circumstances - that you could not reasonably be expected to recognise it. Money recently reported on the case of a Durban psychologist who was defrauded of R1.2-million late last year while attempting an offshore investment, on the advice of her financial planner. A fraudster managed to intercept e-mails between the investor and her financial planner and supply alternative banking details - his own - in place of those originally supplied by the financial adviser. Money asked Duncan McLeod, editor of TechCentral, and Jason Norwood-Young, a Cape Town technologist and editor of Naked Data, how consu...
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