Can South Africa stop cybercrime?

Worldwide, cybercrime is reaching astronomical proportions, from threats such as cyber-espionage and industrial espionage, to the chronic problem of malware and phishing. In the past year, there has been a spate of attacks on companies in the USA, including gas...

Biometric security protects mobile banking

Increasing rates of identity theft and related fraud is fuelling the demand for the application of biometric technology, specifically as e-verification tools for online and mobile banking. According to experts within the identity management industry, aside from the...

IT security training occurs in-house

Most companies assign their own Tech Support Department to train company employees in matters of IT security, rather than hiring outside IT consultants or asking the HR Department or Employee Development Department to commission IT security professionals, according to...

Steps towards security for SMEs

The days where SMEs had nothing to fear are long over. It is well established that the size of an organisation is no longer directly proportional to its desirability as a target. Any entity that has information – be it intellectual property or customer details...

Threat intelligence foils network intrusion

Although threat intelligence is by no means a revolutionary, or new concept, many organisations still do not implement it internally. Armed with a good understanding of and assisted by the application of threat intelligence, companies can prevent intrusion attempts...

Companies are losing their grip on data

Companies are losing their grip on their data. The reason why boils down to them applying 20th century mindsets and methodologies in 21st century mobile world. “The old ways of managing and protecting information just don’t cut it anymore and that’s why companies are...