ESET gives a glimpse into FinFisher
Having discovered a wave of surveillance campaigns in several countries in summer 2017, ESET researchers dug deep into the samples of FinFisher. FinFisher, also known as FinSpy, has a history of being used in surveillance campaigns, both against legitimate targets and...
User lock-down or education?
According to the recent PwC report, The Global State of Information Security Survey 2018, companies around the globe are becoming more reliant on cyber capabilities and this means that, in turn, they must also recognise and manage the associated risks, or make...
The special needs of seaports
As a major entry point into countries across the world, seaports are one of the most preferred methods for transporting goods and cargo for international trade, writes Kamal Mokrani, global vice-president at InfiNet Wireless. Clothes, technology, cars and food are...
Global cyberattacks amplify focus on security
The most recent global cyber-attacks, WannaCry and Petya, have led to renewed focus on cyber security for business, worldwide, writes Alessandro Postiglioni, head of IT security sales at BT in Africa. The risks remain rife as many boards still struggle to set the...
Users exposed with pirated software
When someone urgently needs to edit a text document or an image, but doesn't have the time or opportunity to find a trusted source, the most probable solution is to download the first openly distributed or even cracked application they can find, which are rife on the...
Threat trends we can expect in 2018
Organisations across the board have been plagued by a number of high-profile breaches in 2017, and it's only going to get worse. Cyber threats are set to worsen, and enterprises find themselves having to deal with complex technologies, sophisticated malware, floods of...
Protect data and devices in the age of mobility and cloud
Digital transformation is touching every sector, industry and organisational size, with SMEs being empowered by digital technologies such as hyperscale cloud computing to gain enterprise-grade services and compete for the same customers as big corporations. By Lionel...
Kaspersky, ENISA boost IoT security recommendations
In November 2017, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) published "Baseline Security Recommendations for the Internet of Things in the context of critical information infrastructures". The main aim of the study is to offer IoT security...
SA cybersecurity trends for 2018
Cybersecurity is a hot topic in South Africa and in fact, the world over - in the face of recent, highly publicised cybersecurity breaches and the emergence of ransomware as a service (RaaS) which makes the malware accessible to just about anyone with a little...
A cybersecurity minefield
Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET Southern Africa, talks about tank-traps and trappings in virtual currencies. Virtual currencies have been the talk of the town of late -- including that of the 'online town', judging by 2017's top-trending search terms on Google. And,...
Cybersecurity – mind the (skills) gap
Vikas Kapoor, practice head: cybersecurity & GRC at In2IT Technologies, talks about the skills shortage facing cybersecurity. The digital landscape has grown at a rapid pace over the past 10 years. This growth is increasing year-on-year as new trends are uncovered...
Password dilemmas revealed
Today we log into online accounts all the time -- from transferring money between bank accounts, to shopping online, checking the weather, or booking a taxi on a night out. But what if suddenly you can't log into the account you need, when you need it? What if you get...