What you need to know about cryptocurrency

Criminals have kept pace with changing technologies by no longer wanting their crimes to generate hard cash – bitcoin has become the currency of choice. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales manager at Fortinet That’s particularly true for cybercrime,...

What to do if you’re hit with a ransomware attack

Ransomware attacks have increased in volume, morphing and evolving through the years, especially recently, into the debilitating attacks we see today. By Anthony Giandomenico, practice director: digital forensics and incident response at Fortinet, and Aamir Lakhani,...

How much critical data do your work from home employees access?

Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, South African organisations too, have taken drastic steps to ensure the safety of their employees By Claude Langley, regional sales manager: Africa for extended access technologies at HID Global When the very first lockdown...

Understand the full impact of cybercrime

Multiple threat vectors and variable threat actors, and, perhaps most worrying, repeated attacks on companies by cyber-crime pose a serious risk to organisations small and large alike. According to the Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2021, one-in-six of all firms...

SMS firewalls the golden standard gateway for securing A2P SMS

Despite the influx of over the top (OTT) messaging solutions in recent years, application-to- person (A2P) SMS messaging remains the most widely used channel by businesses across the African region. SMS reach, ease of use and guaranteed high ROI are top reasons for...