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 Investigation: Truecaller faces scrutiny in South Africa for potential privacy violations, including labelling legitimate business numbers as spam and non-consensual data uploads. This case could set important precedents for global platforms operating under POPIA.
🏠 Johannesburg CCTV Victory: The city is repealing its controversial by-law requiring private CCTV registration after fierce legal opposition from property owners and civil rights groups.
🤖 AI Reality Check: Fresh research shows GPT-5 is easily "jailbroken" and scores poorly on enterprise security metrics, while computer science graduates face 6.1% unemployment as AI transforms the job market.
💡 Special Feature: Deep dive into Alan Turing's extraordinary legacy—from Bletchley Park codebreaking to the foundations of modern AI and computing.
Essential listening for anyone navigating today's digital landscape.
#Cybersecurity #AI #Privacy #POPIA #DataProtection #Priviso
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