Afrimat boosts IT security with J2
Afrimat, an open pit mining company providing industrial minerals and construction materials, has enhanced its security profile through a comprehensive new IT security partnership with ICT firm J2 Software. With a limited IT team in-house, Afrimat has partnered with...
Why hire people to breach your network?
As data breaches become more commonplace, littering the headlines on a daily basis, businesses of all types and across all industries need to work on the assumption that they are a target. Because of this, organisations, especially those who house sensitive, valuable...
Next generation of Kaspersky Private Security Network
Kaspersky Lab is introducing its next generation of Kaspersky Private Security Network, a private version of Kaspersky Security Network that allows enterprises to boost their detection speed with access to real-time global threat intelligence from 80-million sensors,...
Shadow IT could be why businesses “wannacry”
There are mixed opinions about implementing unauthorised, IT applications (apps) within the organisation, a practice known as Shadow IT. Simeon Tassev, MD and QSA at Galix Networking, examines the issue. Opinion on Shadow IT is divided into two camps. Some believe...
Migrating to a digitised environment?
Consider the security risk, urges Simeon Tassev, MD and QSA of Galix. The emergence of the digital world has caused a number of organisations to shift from analogue to digitised environments. Among the many complexities and challenges this transition gives rise to,...
Securing customer communication is best left to experts
Every day, several times a day, customers trust businesses with their personal information. A single transaction can generate reams and reams of data. Identification numbers, physical addresses, phone numbers, bank account details -- a customer parts with all these...
Cybersecurity and the future model
Industry leaders presented a wide range of topics and case studies at the Cyber Security in Banking Conference recently, highlighting the latest trends and development in cyber security. The event offered a comprehensive and multi-facetted agenda relevant to all...
Mission-critical myths about DDoS attacks
Bryan Hamman, Arbor Network's territory manager for sub-Saharan Africa, examines whether these "myths" are fact or fiction. For anyone in 'denial' about the power of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in South Africa - attempts to exhaust the resources...
Mobile users are in denial …
Leo Meyer, MD of Black Castle Technologies, gets under the covers with the mobile security denial syndrome. A myriad of polls over the last year have confirmed what we would expect; consumers don't want their mobile devices to fall victim to security onslaughts....
GIT debuts FLIR’s PTZ auto-tracking
Graphic Image Technologies (GIT) has announced the local availability of FLIR's PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) auto-tracking solution for Quasar CP-4221-301 PTZ cameras. This auto-tracking solution makes it possible to use a surveillance camera to automatically follow a moving...
The rise of biometrics in business
Biometrics may at the outset seem like a space-age, technology driven discipline, but using unique physical characteristics as identifying features is nothing new, writes Davina Myburgh, director of core credit for TransUnion Africa. Artefacts discovered in ancient...
Stronger banking security is needed
The financial services industry is under increased threat from cybercriminals who use ingenious methods to attack institutions and consumers. Cybercriminals are employing ever more sophisticated means to intercept online transactions and commit fraud. Banks, financial...