• What is a digital will and how does it work?
    Feb 28 2024

    Sara-Jayne Makwala King is joined by Sharon Knowles, cybercrime investigator to find out more about setting up a digital will.


    All things cyber, from crime to passion. Those involved in cyber and all that goes on. From the dark to the deep, from the surface to the platform. A podcast newbie with a little slip of the tongue here and there. All contributions are welcome and if you would like to be featured or even have a topic please let me know.

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    10 mins
  • Introduction to a minute or so with Sharon
    Feb 28 2024

    Welcome to a minute or so with Sharon. I will be chatting about cybersecurity, management, risk, and strategies. I will also be discussing true crime in a digital sense; what happens when your devices are hacked, what happens if your business is hacked.

    Please support us by sharing the podcast and subscribing. Think of it as journeying along the newbie podcast route with me.

    Support us on Patreon

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    1 min
  • Digital Wills
    Aug 31 2023

    Relebogile Mabotja from 702 Talk Radio speaks to Sharon Knowles a Certified Cybercrime Investigator about digital wills, and she also updated us on the fact that digital wills are still not recognised legally in South Africa


    https://davinciforensics.co.za


    All things cyber, from crime to passion. Those involved in cyber and all that goes on. From the dark to the deep, from the surface to the platform. A podcast newbie with a little slip of the tongue here and there. All contributions are welcome and if you would like to be featured or even have a topic please let me know.

    Please support us by sharing the podcast and subscribing.

    Support me as a newbie podcaster paypal.me/davinciforensics www.patreon.com/cybercrimestories

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    8 mins
  • Financial Scams with Aubrey Masango on 702 Talk Radio
    Jan 5 2024

    These days, you need to be extra careful because digital scams come in many shapes and disguises. Fraudsters are always trying to find new and inventive ways to steal from unsuspecting people. To tell us more about financial digital scams, we’re joined by Sharon Knowles, a Certified Cybersecurity Investigator

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    52 mins
  • How secure are electronic signatures? A cyber security investigator weighs in
    Jul 6 2023

    Many of us have probably used an electronic signature at some point in our life rather than signing by hand.

    Relebogile Mabotja speaks with Sharon Knowles, Certified Cyber Security Investigator.


    In the digital age many things are moving online, including the way we sign documents.

    Rather than printing out a document, e-signatures offer a convenient, environmentally friendly, and legally binding way to sign.

    According to Knowles, there are a few different types of electronic signatures which have different benefits and levels of security.

    The first is a simple electronic signature, which is a very simple representation of a person’s signature.

    These are easy to make but have limited legal weight.

    The problem with electronic signatures that we do at home… is that they can be easily forged.

    The second type is a biometric signature which uses a person’s voice pattern, fingerprint or other biometric data.

    They provide a very strong level of authentication.

    There is a digital signature which uses ‘cryptographic technology’ and is widely accepted for legal purposes.

    Finally, people may use a qualified electronic signature which has strict requirements to meet and has the most legal validity and enforceability of all e-signatures.

    Knowles says that when we are making use of electronic signatures of any kind, it is important to take extra precautions, especially when assets or wills are involved.

    It does not matter who you got the mail from or where the letter came from, double check.

    Sharon Knowles, Certified Cyber Security Investigator

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    13 mins
  • How load shedding impacts on cyber safety
    Apr 13 2023

    This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available.

    How load shedding impacts on cyber safety

    Support me as a newbie podcaster

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    or just follow me on the podcast platform that you use to listen to your podcasts, i do appreciate it.

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    12 mins
  • Social Media and Cybersecurity
    May 1 2023

    Welcome to a minute or two or maybe more with Sharon.

    My name is Sharon Knowles and I am your host. I chat around cybersecurity issues, cybercrime and all things cyber related.

    Please support the show by following us on your favourite podcast app, or you can Support me as a newbie podcaster

    https://paypal.me/davinciforensics or on Patreon shttps://www.patreon.com/cybercrimestories or just follow me on the podcast platform that you use to listen to your podcasts, i do appreciate it.

    Our guest today is Jana Van Rensburg from the social media company “Social Media with Jana” I put some cyber questions to Jana and this is what she had to say.

    Jana holds workshops on Social Media and I have included her links for you in the podcast description.

    Contact Jana Van Rensburg for more details on 0727636155 or jana@socialmediawithjana.co.za.

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    14 mins
  • OFM Business Hour: To TikTok or not to TikTok?
    Apr 13 2023

    Sharon Knowles, the CEO of Da Vinci Forensics and Cybersecurity, weighs in on the TikTok bans you’ve been hearing about in the media space of late on the OFM Business Hour.

    Support me as a newbie podcaster

    https://paypal.me/davinciforensics

    https://www.patreon.com/cybercrimestories

    or just follow me on the podcast platform that you use to listen to your podcasts, i do appreciate it.

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    6 mins