Fighting the scourge of blog spam

Back in the late 90s, a new type of journalism emerged, alongside the advent of free publishing platforms. At the time, no one knew blogging would become one of the most important platforms of expression, and the sharing of news and ideas, forever altering the face of...

Battling the enemy within

The world moves swiftly; the IT security world even more so. Just a couple of years ago, securing the enterprise would basically consist of protecting an organization from external intruders. Today, the battle has changed ground. By Michael Xie, founder, president and...

How to protect your device from mobile malware

Mobile malware is on the increase and the purpose of almost all of it is to generate income for cybercriminals. Some malware can monitor devices for banking transactions, gathering sensitive details like passwords and account numbers. Quite common is malware that...

How to build a successful application-security programme

Although #Great (corporate) Wall of China never trended on underworld Twitter sites, so far as we know, there’s no real doubt that firewalls have well and truly failed as effective ways to secure corporate systems and data. The number of breaches reported daily...

Cybercrime is the new reality

“Were you a victim of cybercrime last year?” asks Anton Jacobsz, MD of Networks Unlimited. “It is a valid question to ask just about any business these days as technical sophistication and reasons for cybercrime have evolved significantly in the past...

Security predictions for 2016

2015 was not the best year for cyber-security. Thomas Fischer, principal threat rfor Digital Guardian, looks at the highest profile hacks of 2015 and how cyber security will evolve in 2016. An increase in Wiper attacks Wiper attacks, which erase files from...