What must I do … I’ve been hacked

With all the hype around cyber-attacks and every single cyber security enterprise talking about cyber resilience to improve a business’ security posture, nobody really knows what to do once they’ve been hacked. These terms are being used extensively and...

Focus on cyber security in 2020

As we welcome in the new year, companies today have unprecedented access to innovative technologies that empower them to drive business opportunities irrespective of industry sector. However, cyber security must remain the cornerstone of any organisational strategy to...

How outsourcing solves cybersecurity problems

Outsourcing is a global trend and cybersecurity is no exception. By Alexander Moiseev, chief business officer at Kaspersky According to Gartner, the managed security service market grew by 6.7% in 2018, reaching $10.7 billion in revenue and is expected to grow...
Security Terminology Demystified: DDoS

Security Terminology Demystified: DDoS

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are the nuclear bomb of security threats that can bring down empires. Just when you think that malware, ransomware, trojans and other nasty slices of the internet can’t get any worse, in comes the DDoS attack. This is...

Cybersecurity threatens to derail digital transformation

Security is now top of the agenda for organisations around the world – but there are a number of challenges that get in the way of them achieving their security goals. Dhanya Thakkar, vice-president at Trend Micro, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA),...

Telkom invests in a culture of cybersecurity awareness

Telkom South Africa has invested in ongoing employee training and development to ensure cybersecurity awareness and compliance. In an evolving cyber security landscape that places employees and organisations at risk of fraud, theft and infiltration, this level of...