Feb 3, 2017
Cyber-crime will become an increasingly common threat to South African companies and individuals, according to Grant Thornton. In the future, one alternative to offset potentially catastrophic consequences, although against conventional wisdom and hype, might be to...
Feb 3, 2017
The transport and logistics sector faces a unique challenge when it comes to securing goods end-to-end throughout the transport process, writes Laurence Smith, executive at Graphic Image Technologies. While areas like warehouses are fairly straight forward to monitor,...
Jan 25, 2017
Lucien Pierce, consultant at BDO Cyber Lab, unpacks the new Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill and offers his opinion. The Department of Justice published the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill, 2017 on 19 January. It is, at first glance, much better than the 2016...
Jan 20, 2017
Encryption is an effective weapon against cybercrime, writes Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. Securing valuable data flow between applications is essential for safeguarding identity and helping communications between a web browser and a server to remain...
Jan 19, 2017
The cost of any type of theft is often a lot higher than just the value of the stolen goods, writes Doros Hadjizenonos, country manager of Check Point South Africa. If your house was broken into, you would feel violated. While your insurance company would reimburse...
Jan 18, 2017
Trend Micro has announced the availability of the latest Trend Micro TippingPoint NX Series next-generation intrusion prevention systems (NGIPS). The series includes a first-to-market standalone NGIPS solution that delivers up to 100 Gb inspection throughput with low...
