Sophos Intercept will protect against the unknown
Sophos has announced the availability of a beta program for Sophos Intercept, the next generation of advanced endpoint protection in the company's broad portfolio of security solutions. With the steady rise of crippling ransomware, pervasive zero-day exploits and...
Axis celebrates 20 years of the network camera
This week saw Axis Communications celebrate its 20th anniversary of the world's first network camera. A technology leader with many industry firsts including first network video chip (1999), first thermal network camera (2010) and first to market with Lightfinder...
Check Point debuts zero-day protection
Addressing the exponential growth in web-based malware, phishing and social engineering attacks, Check Point Software Technologies has announced SandBlast Agent for Browsers with Zero Phishing technology. As the newest member of its industry-leading SandBlast family...
Why Pokémon GO is a security risk
Doros Hadjizenonos, country manager at Check Point Software Technologies South Africa, examines the mobile security implications of the wildly popular mobile augmented-reality game - and how these can be addressed. Pokémon GO has taken one of the biggest cultural...
Fortinet provides on-demand security at scale
Fortinet has launched vSecurity Virtual Network Function to enable global enterprises to deploy adaptive, intelligent virtualised network security. Shawn Hakl, vice-president of networking and innovation at Verizon, explains: "As enterprise networks transition to...
Aware360 expands industrial IoT with Gemalto
Gemalto is enabling Aware360, a leading industrial IoT solution provider, to connect with virtually any sensor, device or machine and quickly transform big data into smarter data. Secure data is the "new currency" that fuels IoT and underpins Gemalto's strategy which...
Six principles of resilience to manage security
Security professionals in South Africa need to protect their enterprise by building resilience. Speaking ahead of the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2016 in Cape Town, Tom Scholtz vice president & Gartner Fellow, says resilience is the best approach to address both...
Tips on securing your social media account
In today's world, we are increasingly living digital lives, where we interact and engage with our friends and family online. Social media has become central to our lives, writes Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO at ESET Southern Africa. And yet, while millions use these...
How to professionally specify your IP camera network
The past decade has seen camera surveillance technology rapidly evolving. Of significance was the much-anticipated shift from analogue closed circuit television (CCTV) to Internet protocol (IP)-based systems. It is now widely accepted that the benefits of IP far...
Cyber security budgets need a new approach
The digital business landscape sees organisations face a myriad of security threats. It is no longer good enough to merely be reactive towards these risks. Instead, says Riaan Badenhorst, Managing Director, Kaspersky Lab Africa, decision-makers need to embrace a more...
Better connectivity increases risks
In today's hyper-connected world, where it is possible for businesses and consumers alike to undertake multiple transactions on several devices simultaneously, convenience is enhanced, but so is the likelihood of crime, especially fraud. However, there are ways to...
Genetec upgrades unified IP platform, security centre
Genetec, a provider of open-architecture, unified IP security solutions today announced version 5.5 of Security Center, the company's open architecture, unified IP security platform that combines access control, video surveillance, ALPR, and communications. Security...