US government employees ignorant on ransomware

IBM Security has released the results of a new poll of US city and state employees which examines their preparedness for dealing with cyberattacks. The study found that 73% of government employees surveyed are concerned about impending ransomware threats to cities...

Schneider Electric joins Cybersecurity Tech Accord

Schneider Electric has joined the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, a watershed agreement among its signatories to enhance the cybersecurity ecosystem and to defend the digital economy from cyberattacks. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord is a public commitment among 144 global...

Cleeks Cloud launches backup for SMEs

Cleeks Cloud has announced the launch of its robust, online, direct-to-cloud backup solution aimed at the South African SME market. Cleeks Cloud offers direct-to-cloud backup and disaster recovery as a service (BaaS/DRaaS) providing comprehensive data protection with...

Arcserve, Sophos alliance offers comprehensive data security

Arcserve Southern Africa has revealed that the global alliance between Arcserve and Sophos holds great significance for the South African market. “Through this collaboration, organisations can now employ the only market solution that integrates anti-ransomware...

Sophos launches ‘Xstream’ version of XG firewall

Sophos has introduced a new “Xstream” architecture for Sophos XG Firewall with high performance Transport Layer Security (TLS) traffic decryption capabilities that eliminate significant security risk associated with encrypted network traffic, which is...

Kaspersky achieves ISO 27001 certification

Kaspersky has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification; the international standard outlining best practices for information security management systems. Issued by TÜV AUSTRIA, the certification confirms that the company’s data security systems, including...