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...
The ‘PITfalls’ in SARS’ 2017 Tax Statistics
National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service released the 10th annual edition of the tax statistics for South Africa on 12 December 2017. By Des Kruger, partner and Wesley Grimm, candidate attorney at Webber Wentzel The document provides data on the key...
SA organisations must prioritise security in 2018
Cyber-attacks are as old as technology itself. But even as organisations implement better ways to safeguard themselves and their data, malware evolves to become more sophisticated. The reality is that breaches will happen. It is how the organisation can mitigate those...
Cyber-predictions for 2018
Doros Hadjizenonos, country manager of Check Point South Africa, looks at the wider cybersecurity-related issues impacting our daily lives that we can expect to emerge over the coming year. As the publisher Arnold H Glasow put it, “The trouble with the future is that...