Do villains care about biometrics?
Inadequate biometrics systems could be creating a false sense of security in banks, security estates and office blocks, and in effect rolling out a red carpet to criminals. By Marius Coetzee, MD of Ideco. Biometrics-based security devices, in particular fingerprint...
Panda and BDO in strategic partnership
Cyber security firm Panda Security Africa and audit, advisory and tax firm, BDO South Africa, have formed a strategic cyber alliance to enable BDO to offer a managed security service to their clients, using Panda's next generation EDR solution. Predictions for 2018...
ESET launches ESET Smart TV Security
ESET has launched ESET Smart TV Security, an advanced technology protection solution against targeted malware attacks on connected TVs and other devices with the Android TV operational system. According to statistics, there could be as many as 30-billion devices...
Is your bitcoin safe?
Cryptocurrency has been in the news a great deal lately. The interest in Bitcoin and other forms of digital currency has sparked a great deal of interest and debate - to invest or not to invest seems to be the prevailing question. But it is not a perfect nirvana, and...
Cyberattacks: what to do when they happen to you
It’s the call that IT teams dread: an employee is reporting that their PC screen is flashing red, with a message telling them that their files are encrypted and that they need to pay a ransom to get them unscrambled. What should they do next? By Peter Alexander, chief...
Advanced cybersecurity platform from Kaspersky
With digital transformation melting protection perimeters, IT security teams in enterprises are having to deal with the fact that complex threats are already within their network, as illustrated by the 48% of enterprises that believe that their organisation may...
Cloud offers security, efficiency, regulatory compliance
Data breaches that result in confidential data being compromised, whether it is just released to the general public or used for more malicious purposes, have become almost a daily occurrence, making cybersecurity a non-negotiable for organisations. This includes both...
Vox backs Mimecast for Office
Vox has reaffirmed its strategic partnership with Mimecast and signed up as a user, ensuring first-hand experience of the products, services and solutions offered by the company in an Office 365-led environment. "Mimecast is a best of breed product in the email...
Kaspersky Lab, ITU-T strengthen IoT security
In January 2018, a new international standard on "Security capabilities supporting safety of the Internet of Things" (Recommendation ITU-T Y.4806) officially came into play. Recommendation ITU-T Y.4806 was developed by Study Group 20 "Internet of things (IoT) and...
Sophos protects consumers against ransomware
Sophos has announced Sophos Home Premium with ransomware protection. Sophos Home Premium features advanced anti-ransomware capabilities that can quickly detect previously unknown ransomware Going beyond just traditional antivirus features it delivers proactive,...
Steps to a successful IAMG project
It is becoming increasingly important that organisations constantly manage and control employee access to information and systems within the organisation. Philip Yazbek, industrial psychologist from consulting firm Bizmod, says that the responsibility of governing and...
Think you’ve got Tracker on your phone?
If you're reading this article, it's likely that you're hoping for quick tips on what to do if you suspect there's spyware or a tracker on your phone. If that is the case, you're likely to be disappointed; there are no quick lists of things to identify or remove to...