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Cyber risk is not just an IT problem

Oct 28, 2019

Recent high-profile attacks underscore the cyber risk facing all enterprises, writes Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales director at Fortinet. Cyber attacks are proliferating globally; but in an increasingly digitised world, traditionally ‘digitally-enabled’ companies...

Smarter cameras and the applications of today

Oct 28, 2019

Network video installations have come a long way. Firmly established within the safety and security arena, they are now increasingly used in various applications. By Vanessa Tyne, senior KAM at Axis Communications South Africa Adapting its technologies to meet...

The new cyber-norm

Oct 28, 2019

Today is D-Day for banks and the City of Johannesburg to pay ransom demands sent through by hackers last week. Bryan Hamman, Regional Director at NETSCOUT, which offers NETSCOUT Arbor, specialising in advanced DDos protection solutions, offers this explanation of DDoS...

Ransomware flourishes with crypto

Oct 19, 2019

When City Power announced that a ransomware attack left Joburg residents unable to buy electricity, it highlighted the debilitating effects that a cyberattack can have. The increasing frequency and voracity of cyber concerns are mirrored in Aon’s 2019 Global...

Understanding the shared responsibility security model

Oct 19, 2019

Unsanctioned and unsecured cloud applications are creating a massive amount of risk for enterprises in every industry. In an on-premise data centre, the business’s IT, and security teams handle all aspects of and are responsible for, data security. However, in...

Proactivity key to effective cybersecurity

Oct 19, 2019

Given current threat levels, all organisations should assume that they will experience some sort of cybersecurity incident sooner or later – probably sooner. This is according to Nadia Veeran-Patel, manager: cyber resilience at ContinuitySA, who says: “Plan for...

The massive cyber-security threat facing SA businesses

Oct 19, 2019

By Kathy Gibson – A massive one-third of South African IT decision-makers expect to experience an imminent cyber-attack. In addition, emerging technologies are starting to make an impact on the security landscape, says Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx. “The...

How partners can help fix broken IT security

Oct 19, 2019

It would seem that IT security has reached an interesting crossroads: despite a proliferation of investment, only a quarter of business leaders across Europe, Middle East and Africa are confident in their current cyber security, and less than a fifth are confident in...

Stay secure in Cyber Security Awareness Month

Oct 19, 2019

It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month and this year’s overarching message – Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT. – will focus on key areas including citizen privacy, consumer devices, and e-commerce security. To help users out this Cyber Security Awareness Month, Anna...

The growing cyber risk is from inside your organisation

Oct 14, 2019

Whether through malicious acts or negligence, employees, suppliers and third-party vendors remain one of the most common causes of security breaches, identified in Aon’s Cyber Risk Report. In a 2018 survey of cyber security professionals, 53% said their organisations...

Technology alone won’t unlock your data

Oct 14, 2019

The businesses which will be able to count themselves amongst the most successful in the coming years will be those that have succeeded in fully harnessing the power of data. By Dr Yudhvir Seetharam, head of analytics, insights and research at FNB Business But, while...

SA-made facial recognition can spot your mood

Oct 14, 2019

South African facial recognition start-up Camatica has this week added to its suite of facial recognition AI-powered products by launching mood analytics. “Facial recognition software can potentially recognise a ‘Blue Monday’ simply by scanning employee expressions,”...

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