Security teams need to work with the business

Far too many corporates are not doing enough to secure their digital assets and data. When an incident occurs it is usually blamed on the increasing number of threats, and their growing cleverness and sophistication. “They also blame the rise of state-sponsored...

Security industry should embrace modern PTT

The global security industry is growing at a rapid pace, writes Magnus Hedberg, CEO of GroupTalk. More professional and coordinated operations across disciplines and geographical borders among criminals, is one of the drivers of the increased demand for advanced...

Encryption at the heart of data security

In today’s information-driven market, data is a sought-after commodity. Like any other critical resource, it needs to be protected. Given that data grows exponentially and businesses are faced with the challenge of having to store and manipulate ever-increasing...

Keys to an effective cyber-security strategy

The potential threat posed by cyber-crime is, by now, pretty well understood. What’s less well understood is how to put a strategy in place that is robust and flexible enough to cope with a constantly changing threat landscape and, even more critical, will help...

Are you doing enough to secure your online identity?

Do your shopping habits put you at risk? Are you exposing yourself – and your confidential information – to opportunistic fraudsters? These are questions that online shoppers should be asking themselves says Mark Chirnside, CEO of ThisIsMe, who adds that...

Fighting back with technology to combat fraudsters

Technological advances provide more powerful tools in strengthening companies’ defences against fraud, as well as a means for the fraudster to find areas of vulnerability to penetrate, writes Kajen Subramoney: KPMG’s associate director in forensics. As...