Priviso Live
Your dose of tips about all things Information Security, ICT Legislation and Risk. South African podcast.
Episodes
What happens when 40% of the world's computers are about to lose security support? Join Stephen and John on Priviso Live as they tackle the Windows 10 end-of-support crisis that's unfolding right now in October 2025. With hundreds of millions of devices still running an operating system that's about to stop receiving patches, are we witnessing the birth of the next Windows XP nightmare?
But that's just the beginning. The hosts d...
Think your organisation has until 2038 to worry about the next Y2K? Think again. The Year 2038 problem isn't just lurking in the future—it's already breaking systems today. Any software calculating dates beyond 2038, from 30-year mortgages to long-term infrastructure planning, could be falling over this bug right now.
In Episode 56 of Priviso Live, Lyn, John, and Stephen tackle the critical intersection of legacy vulnerabilities...
Join Lyn, John, and Stephen as they celebrate one year of Priviso Live with an action-packed anniversary episode that cuts through the noise of cybersecurity, privacy law, and emerging tech threats.
What You'll Discover:
- The Johannesburg CCTV controversy comes full circle. Remember that heavy-handed by-law forcing residents to register private security cameras? We revisit what happened when citizens fought back—and won.
- The...
When UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new national digital ID system on September 26th, he probably didn't expect 1.6+ million petition signatures in opposition within 24 hours. But that's exactly what happened.
🔍 This week, we dive deep into the controversy that has split opinion across Europe:
From fake cellular towers in South Korea stealing subscriber data to emergency protests outside Downing Street – this episode...
*"AI Intelligence, Virtual Ministers, and the Evolution of Cyber Threats"*
This week, Lyn, John, and Stephen dive deep into the most fascinating AI developments reshaping our digital landscape. From groundbreaking government experiments to concerning privacy revelations, Episode 53 explores how AI is fundamentally changing everything we thought we knew about technology, security, and society.
*🍎 Apple's Privacy Paradox* - Ne...
From AI-powered cyberattacks to governments elected via Discord – this week's tech landscape is wilder than fiction.
**🔍 What's Inside:**
**🌍 Africa Under Siege:** The continent faces 3,239 weekly cyber attacks per organisation – the highest globally. With education sectors hit hardest at 4,178 incidents weekly, and South Africa seeing a 26% spike, the digital battleground is intensifying.
**🤖 The s1ngularity Attack:** ...
From devastating supply chain attacks to China's baffling firewall blackout, and the human toll of South Africa’s retrenchment crisis—this week’s Priviso Live dives deep into the security stories shaping our digital and economic reality.
💥 We unpack the SalesLoft/Drift compromise—a breach that exposed sensitive data across platforms like Salesforce, hitting even cybersecurity giants. What went wrong, and how did Okta dodge the bu...
We've reached a milestone! Our 50th episode tackles the most pressing cybersecurity threats facing South African businesses today.
Key Highlights:
🚨 Facebook Marketplace Violence: The shocking Midrand shootout reveals how criminals exploit trusted platforms for kidnapping and armed robbery. Police stations now offer safe trading zones - use them.
🤖 AI-Powered Ransomware: ESET discovered "PromptLock" - the first ransomware usin...
🚀 This week's tech stories:
💰 Microsoft's Pricing Revolution - Say goodbye to volume discounts. From November 1st, everyone pays the same rate for Microsoft 365, Teams, and Exchange Online. Enterprise IT leaders, your renewal deadline is approaching fast.
🛡️ Netstar's Brave Stand - When ransomware hit South Africa's vehicle tracking giant, they refused to pay. Two months later, 2 million customers' data was leaked on the dark ...
This week's episode covers critical cybersecurity and AI developments every South African Information Security professional should know about:
🔐 Security Alert: A sophisticated phishing campaign is fooling users by replacing URL slashes with Japanese characters that look identical in certain fonts. These homoglyph attacks targeting Booking.com customers remind us to always inspect links carefully before clicking.
📱 POPIA Invest...
In our Women’s Day special, we bring you the latest on ICT legislation, cybersecurity, risk, and AI – straight from Johannesburg. Lyn, Stephen, and John unpack the biggest developments shaping South Africa’s digital landscape.
💡 This week’s highlights:
🔹 South Africa’s First Cybersecurity Warranty – BUI launches Cyber MXDR with up to R1 million in breach or cyber extortion cover, plus forensic, legal, and PR support. We exp...
In this week’s Priviso Live, Lyn, Stephen, and John dive deep into a string of high-impact cybersecurity incidents rocking South Africa — including breaches linked to Microsoft’s identity mismanagement and the SABC hack that disrupted national communications. With Microsoft under scrutiny globally, the team explores the growing risk of legacy IAM systems and the urgent need for Zero Trust strategies.
But that’s not all.
We co...
Has there ever been a week in which South Africa was so affected by Information Security? So much so that this entire episode just focuses on news, news, news. Here’s what we covered and why it matters:
✅ Landmark Child Protection Court Ruling
We unpack a historic Johannesburg High Court decision compelling Meta to hand over identifying data tied to child exploitation accounts. A wake-up call for platforms and a critical remin...
Birth rates worldwide are falling dramatically as online socialisation replaces human connection. And then Grok releases Ani, a sexualised, flirtatious AI companion aimed squarely at teenage boys. So what are the risks?
The team discusses.
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What happens when AI intelligence supersedes our own? Roman Yampolskiy thinks he may know.
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One life: scandalise 1930s society by appearing nude in a film, escape Nazi Germany to Hollywood, become known as the most beautiful woman in the world, and then patent channel hopping, the obfuscating technology behind WiFi, Bluetooth, and other communication protocols. What a life. This was Hedy Lamarr.
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We have dozens of controls to protect digital content - but daily hardcopy walks out of the door, full of confidential information. The team discusses their experiences with Dumpster Diving.
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Now that a South African has been sentenced to jail under the Cybercrimes Act, we thought it opportune to discuss it and how it was relevant in this case. Trigger warning: we're flagrantly marketing a book on the Act, co-authored by one of our contributors.
The book can be found here: https://juta.co.za/catalogue-details/the-cybercrimes-act-ebook_28930
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Without even requiring user interaction on a phone, Pegasus:
- Infects a target device, sometimes without any clicks (zero-click exploits via apps like iMessage or WhatsApp).
= Accesses sensitive data, including messages, emails, photos, contacts, and calendar entries.
- Activates microphones and cameras, enabling real-time surveillance.
- Tracks location, silently and continuously.
- Self-destructs if it detects it's being an...
While everyone has heard about the Dark Web, fewer people are familiar with The Onion Router (TOR), the browser used to gain access to it.
The team discuss the history of TOR, as well as some famous associated cases.
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