Sophos launches Rapid Response service

Sophos has announced the availability of Sophos Rapid Response, a fixed-fee remote incident response service that identifies and neutralises active cybersecurity attacks throughout its entire 45-day term of engagement. Sophos Rapid Response provides organisations with...

MyCyberCare and MyCyberDNA launch free breach report

There is little doubt that cyber-crime is currently on the increase. According to Simon Campbell-Young, CEO at MyCyberCare, a 2020 report (source: Verizon) that analysed nearly 4 000 confirmed breaches, found that: * More than half of them (52%) were a result of...

Cisco adds to SecureX platform

Cisco is helping its customers and partners reimagine the way the workforce and workplace operates with new security offerings across the portfolio designed to offer greater agility, simplicity, and resiliency. At its Partner Summit, Cisco Security announced a number...

Identity fraud costs government over R1bn during Covid

It has been reported that over R1 billion has been claimed from TERS (Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme) through fraudulent or corrupt applications that could’ve been eradicated with the correct ID authentication. According to the CSIS (Centre for...

Vox partners with Wolfpack to launch Cybersecurity Portal

Vox has partnered with local consultancy Wolfpack Information Risk to take the complexity out of cyber risk management, by offering South African businesses a single online portal where they can assess threats and weaknesses, train and test employees, and track...

New Zealand Stock Exchange DDoS attacks a security wake-up call

At the end of August, a series of cyberattacks on the New Zealand Stock Exchange over five consecutive days forced it to halt trading for a number of hours for four out of those five days. The attacks raised questions about the stock exchange’s security, as well...