Altron Bytes Managed Solutions adds digital security access
Altron Bytes Managed Solutions (Altron BMS) has partnered with Nasdaq listed MicroStrategy, to provide a digital security access solution that addresses enterprise security threats. MicroStrategy is a worldwide leader in enterprise analytics and mobile software. "With...
Mimecast extends cyber resilience vision
Mimecast has announced the general availability its new web security service. The cloud-based service is designed to guard against malicious activity initiated by user action or malware while blocking access to websites deemed unsafe or inappropriate based on each...
A new approach to better information security
Despite having tools, solutions and processes in place to protect their information assets, businesses remain at significant risk from attacks. Too many of them simply cannot detect when large amounts of data are leaving their networks. This isn't surprising really....
Securing credit card transactional data is crucial
Ever wondered where every credit card transaction is recorded and stored and how secure that data is, especially after the hardware on which that data is stored reaches end-of-life. If this data is compromised and lands in the wrong hands, it could have catastrophic...
Mimecast kicks off cybersecurity awareness training
Mimecast will use Cyber Security Awareness Month to introduce IT decision makers to its newest offering, Mimecast Awareness Training. Mimecast acquired Ataata in July 2018, creating the foundation for the new platform. Mimecast Awareness Training is designed to...
Prevention is always better than cure
Every data breach that rocks the headlines seems to get worse. The fines get bigger, the damage to reputation more severe. More than one share price has plummeted in the aftermath of a data breach. Should a data breach occur, there are multiple issues a business has...
Sophos in Gartner’s 2018 UTM Magic Quadrant
Sophos has once again been positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant of Gartner's 18 September 2018, "Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB Multifunction Firewalls)". As one of only three vendors positioned as a leader, Sophos is positioned furthest for...
Bitdefender adds online crime defences
Bitdefender's new 2019 consumer security product line includes Network Threat Prevention, providing in-depth monitoring of systems, searching for avenues of attack to prevent exploitation of vulnerabilities. Network Threat Prevention also detects, and blocks...
Full-spectrum security in a complex world
Kathy Gibson is at Gartner Symposium in Cape Town – Digital and workforce transformation are underpinned by IT and security transformation. Many of the trends we are seeing are driven by a massive increase in data, says Servaas Venter, director: data protection...
Gemalto, R3 pilot blockchain for digital ID
Who are you, and can you prove it? The new Gemalto Trust ID Network enables users to give digital service providers fully verified and secured answers to these simple yet critical questions. By creating and managing their own 'Self-Sovereign' Digital ID, users can...
Email hackers defeated by AI
Email is a regular method of attack for the cybercriminal because it is the easiest and most successful way to spread high-risk threats. This makes it one of the most popular vectors in a hacker's arsenal. The thing with hacking an email account is that the hacked...
What Nigerian children do online
Kaspersky Lab has revealed the online activities of children across Nigeria, based on statistics from the company's Parental Control modules. The research has revealed what children in the region watched, listened to, purchased and searched for online. The report...