Avoid the insider threat of data disclosure

The inadvertent disclosure of sensitive data can happen in a flash. Whether it is an employee posting to a micro-blogging site, or carrying documents containing confidential information in plain sight of anyone who walks past, these disclosures can be devastating to...

Protect your Web site and your reputation

Vulnerable Web sites aren’t just a reputation risk – they leave an open door to your backend systems and company data. The days of the enterprise Web site serving as a static “billboard” are long gone. Now, Web sites are a valuable brand ambassador, and crucially,...

Bribery, corruption highlighted in survey

Corporate crime is the scourge of business in South Africa and it’s getting worse. PricewaterhouseCoopers released its annual Global Economic Crime Survey to the media this week, says Jenny Reid MD of iFacts. It exposed the shocking prevalence of economic crime,...

Modern threats need better risk management

With more and more breaches making the headlines, risk management and security professionals are bracing themselves to face not only increasingly sophisticated attacks, but more rigorous scrutiny on their controls and measures. Although each company is different, with...

Becoming a less attractive malware target

The high profile hacks that have flooded the news over the last year have shown that traditional security measures are no longer a match for the complex threats of today. Any business that relies only on antivirus (AV) to secure its systems and endpoints is a sitting...

Avoiding malicious apps

Today, there is an app for virtually everything you can think of, and they’re freely available, from any device that has a Web browser. Not only that, but many of them are free, and are maintained remotely by the developer, removing any hassle from the user. However,...