New year will bring new security challenges

With attacks on the rise and a larger-than-life surface to defend, security teams will need a new mindset in order to keep their systems, data and people safe. By Fermin Serna, chief information security officer at Citrix Defending corporate systems and information...

FNB warns SA users about cyber threats

Cyber criminals aren’t easy to detect and present a real risk to their victims. The best way to avoid becoming a victim is to be aware of the threats they pose and take every precaution you can to keep yourself safe. According to Giuseppe Virgillito, FNB head of...

Cybersecurity needs to become a habit, like washing our hands

With cloud storage readily available nowadays, the question is whether it has solved the problem of data loss. Unfortunately cloud storage has not, as there are still challenges presented by some cloud solutions available. By Candid Wuerst, vice-president: cyber...

Data breaches becoming more common

Another day, another data breach. South African businesses are becoming more susceptible to cyberattacks and seem to be easy targets for criminals. By J2 Software CEO John Mc Loughlin Data breaches are now a common phenomenon with Nedbank, Momentum, Lombard Insurance,...

Businesses urged to be vigilant against email scams

With the lockdown leading to business being run almost exclusively on email, fraudsters are increasingly using email-based scams to catch unsuspecting businesses off-guard. “One of the most common email scams that businesses fall victim to is Business Email...

SA web users can take action against cyber-fraud

Statistics South Africa says almost two-thirds of South African households now have at least one person who accesses the Internet. Add this to the fact that October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month in many countries, including SA, and it’s clear web users are...