The growing menace of cryptocurrency exchange hacks
There are many reasons cryptocurrencies are inherently attractive to hackers, writes Simon McCullough, major channel account at F5 Networks. One of the biggest reasons is a lack of heavy regulation compared with the traditional financial industry. There simply aren't...
Smarter phishing poses new threat
Machine learning has made cybersecurity a lot better. There are countless more advanced tools, however, that cybercriminals continue to develop to counter the defences. However, hackers find the most success with good old phishing techniques - and they are getting a...
2018 the ‘year of the next-gen cyberattack’
According to a global security report released in January this year, a new breed of cyberattacks, seemingly fuelled by geopolitical tension between western democracies and countries including China, Russia and North Korea, is emerging - this against a background in...
SA anti-crime tech exported through Africa
Amid the prevailing climate of economic doom and gloom are many South African success stories. The security seal industry, specialising in securing moveable goods and high-value assets using tamper-evident plastic seals, bags and similar, is one of these. This is...
Firm opens up flagship threat detection service
A cyber security firm is aiming to make threat detection and protection available to all business regardless of size or resources. Foregenix has updated its flagship FGX-Web solution to ensure even the smallest companies can detect external vulnerabilities on their...
How to rob a bank in the 21st century
In the early 1980s, South Africans were gripped by tales of the most infamous bank robbery gangs the country had ever known: The Stander Gang. The gang would boldly walk into banks, brandishing weapons, demand cash and simply disappear. These days, a criminal doesn't...
Use advanced AI to stay ahead of cybercriminals
Staying ahead of today's accelerated cybercrime trends requires adding artificial intelligence (AI) to an organisation's network security strategy, writes Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director: SADC at Fortinet. As the threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, it...
Tech holds the future of home security
The future of home security will see threats detected and responded to - before a crime can be committed. Making use of big data, home security systems are now able to analyse camera streams and proactively alert armed response service providers. This is a massive...
Kaspersky, ThreatConnect collaborate on the complete picture
Kaspersky Threat Data Feeds are now available for customers through the ThreatConnect Platform. By incorporating these feeds into the threat intelligence framework that they are already using, organisations will get a clearer picture of the threats that pose the most...
Kaspersky Password Manager keeps digital data in order
Kaspersky Lab has released a new version of its freemium solution: Kaspersky Password Manager. The solution further simplifies the process of organising valuable private data - from passwords to documents and photographs. Kaspersky Password Manager now allows users to...
Fine balance between cost saving and proper security
There is a massive misconception that small and medium size businesses are less vulnerable to cyberattacks and in particular email threats. The opposite is in fact true as they generally do not have adequate security measures in place, writes Cloudbox CEO Justin...
The pain of the password
Password breaches are all too common nowadays and the biggest challenge is to keep a different complex password for every website or app, writes John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2 Software. Most people use the same passwords on multiple sites and, when one of those sites is...