Keeping the connected generation safe online

Apr 14, 2015

Always-on connectivity has become part and parcel of today’s society, with more and more people relying heavily on email, social media and Web browsing, says Simeon Tassev, director and QSA at Galix. Children growing up in this era have unprecedented access to...

Are you ready for the cyber-attack battle?

Apr 9, 2015

Over the last 20 years endpoint security has altered fundamentally in many ways mirroring the evolution of the wider information security market, says Gregory Anderson, country manager at Trend Micro South Africa. From the basic anti-malware scanners of the ‘90s to...

Securely delivering the Internet of Things

Apr 7, 2015

Network perimeters are collapsing, and IT now has to contend with a huge number of devices and applications that may well be beyond the traditional network perimeter, says Gary Newe, director for Field Systems Engineering for the UK, Ireland and sub-Sahara Africa at F5 Networks. The Internet of Things – objects and appliances with embedded sensors and chips capable of communicating online – will result in 50-billion devices being connected to the Internet by 2020, according to Gartner.

Mobile malware requires better monitoring

Mar 24, 2015

South African smartphone users must be savvier about the sites they visit, what they download, and the apps they use on their devices. Mobile malware is becoming more prevalent. So says Richard Broeke from IT security services vendor, Securicom. “Designed to perform...

Allocating budget for DDoS protection

Mar 17, 2015

In an environment rife with rapidly evolving malware, targeted attacks on enterprise and the escalating mobile security problem, defending against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks might not take top priority on the information security manager’s checklist,...

Car manufacturers behind in security

Mar 17, 2015

With consumer demand at an all-time high, and with software developers being pushed to release new connected car software with the most up-to-date features, it seems that security is taking a back seat, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. German...