Nov 21, 2013
The rapid growth and adoption of the Internet and Web-based applications has been at the expense of security. Hardly a day goes by without news of yet another Web site or application being compromised, giving cybercriminals access to millions of customer records and...
Nov 20, 2013
McAfee has released its annual 12 Scams of Christmas list to educate the public on the most common scams that criminals use during the holiday season to take advantage of consumers as they shop on their digital devices. Cybercriminals leverage these scams to steal...
Nov 19, 2013
For the past few years, most businesses have focused on improving their endpoint security, securing their networks, and worrying about intrusion prevention. This has left them ill-equipped to handle the flood of threats that are entering the organisation at the...
Nov 18, 2013
The excitement of going away can be overshadowed by the number of tasks that need to be done before you go. Making sure that your computer is safe is no exception, says Leaine Brebner, head of Communication, Dial a Nerd. The following tips apply: * What you...
Nov 15, 2013
Being aware of who your enemy is, and what they are after, is the first step towards a successful cyber defence. “Understanding the tools the attacker is using is no longer good enough. Businesses need to understand the motivation behind the attacks,” says...
Nov 15, 2013
For the average small to medium sized enterprise, which faces the exact same IT security challenges as large enterprises, buying and maintaining countless point solutions to address security threats in what is really a reactive patchwork manner is an expensive...
