Today we have the advantage of staying connected wherever we are, which gives us the convenience of completing our holiday shopping from home or our working space, at any time of day. This convenience, however, comes with a price, which can sometimes present itself literally. Cybercrime is prevalent in our daily news; stories that discuss the lack of security or how some fraudster managed to bypass security barriers in place can cause customers to wonder how secure they are when shopping online. 1 Dec 2008

With bad economic times and Christmas around the corner, bargain hunters are going to be out in droves. 19 Nov 2008

A fuel theft syndicate, responsible for stealing thousands of Rands of petrol has been uncovered in the Western Cape. Authorities have since urged other large corporations to be on the lookout for similar crimes. 6 Nov 2008

Newly organised methods of online criminal activity are threatening to democratise fraud and undermine banks and online traders, according to security experts at this year's RSA Conference Europe. 29 Oct 2008

Software-maker Microsoft has stepped up its fight against pirated and counterfeit software with the announcement yesterday, 21 October, of the “Global Anti-Piracy Day,” a simultaneous launch of education initiatives and enforcement actions in 49 countries on six continents. In Africa, South Africa and Nigeria are the two countries seeing the launch of the initiative. 22 Oct 2008

This article relates to the UK, but there are parallels with South Africa and the message is clear. Beware! 17 Oct 2008

Employees' bad habits, such as using company computers for personal business and allowing others to use company-owned technology unsupervised, cause a glaring gap in security that goes unnoticed by many IT managers, according to a study conducted by Cisco Systems. 13 Oct 2008