2015: the year of a data dystopia

With news of the 2015 Oscar winners still ringing in our ears, there is something about this time of year that makes watching a good film particularly satisfying, says Brian Mitchell, senior product marketing manager at CommVault. However, even amidst so many great...

Rethinking security to beat future threats

The transformation of enterprise IT can seem like one of the biggest challenges for security professionals as there is a whole new skill set required today to protect data, says Brendan Mc Aravey, country manager, Citrix South Africa.  It’s no longer about providing...

The dangers of a connected world

While the Internet of Things (IoT) is a fairly new concept, it has arrived. Over and above PCs, smartphones and tablets, Internet connected devices such as speakers, baby monitors, fridges, cars, thermostats, fans, lights, and locks can connect to the Internet, with...

Kaspersky analyses Q1 cyberthreats

The first quarter of 2015 saw the revelation of the most sophisticated advanced persistent cyberespionage threat to date: Equation. The Death Star of the Malware Galaxy and linked to the infernal Stuxnet and Flame super-threats, its first known sample dates back to...

South Africa’s vehicle crime rates climb

Crime rates in South Africa are expected to continue their upward climb as economic and social conditions deteriorate – a trend that is already being evidenced in the sharp climb in truck and car hijackings. As economic growth contracts, unemployment figures...

Make security part of your company’s DNA

The world is a new place – social networks are no longer fads for youngsters but have evolved into valuable business tools for the modern business. They include rich applications, real time interactions and all the user generated content you can consume. Local IT...