Pass the word, especially if it’s your name

World Password Day lands today (6 May) and brings with it the many exciting developments that have changed security and access over the past year. And by ‘exciting’ what’s really meant is ‘scary’. The global move to working from home has...

Fighting cybercrime on four fronts

Research shows that more than 16-million Covid-19-related cybersecurity threats were detected during 2020 – a year when many of our businesses, industries and sectors prioritised working online. These cybersecurity attacks ranged from malicious URLs, to spam...

Some facts about biometric security

In recent news, South Africa has been shocked by numerus cases of identity fraud in the telecommunications, e-commerce, and financial sectors. The South African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) has indicated that there have been major increases in instances of...

How ransomware gangs play today

Over the past few years, the methods cybercriminals use to distribute ransomware has changed dramatically. While a few years ago, they would spread encrypted files on a large scale, today, their ransomware attacks have become more focused. Now, fraudsters examine the...

Business cybersecurity challenges that were triggered by lockdown

It has been a year since businesses adapted to remote working due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The global pandemic disrupted everyday operations of businesses and as a result, cyber risk still remains a grave concern as many business practices have been compromised. The...

A new world of work changes the cyber threat landscape

So much of the world has changed over the last year. Our lives have become far more isolated, and technology has become entrenched into not only our work lives, but social lives as well. By Mike Styer, GlassHouse South Africa country manager Many enterprises have...