BT boosts managed security services
BT and Fortinet have announced an agreement that will integrate Fortinet's FortiGate enterprise firewalls into BT's global portfolio of managed security services. Michael Xie, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Fortinet explains how: "BT's global reach...
Where do we go from here?
Mike Concertino, chief information security officer and vice-president: information security at F5 Networks, looks at how the debate between privacy and security is evolving. Some of you may remember a time when national security was a question of police officers...
Collaboration makes cloud securer
The same model of sharing data and intelligence employed by those who create the threats to our organisations should inform our approach to meeting them head on. And cloud gives us a key means to do this, writes Trevor Coetzee, regional director, South Africa and...
Gemalto wins 2016 Cybersecurity Excellence Award
Gemalto has been named a winner in the 2016 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. Gemalto's SafeNet Authentication Service was voted best Multi-Factor Authentication Service by the 300,000 member LinkedIn Information Security Community. SafeNet Authentication Service is a...
Video analytics: fashion or functional?
It has almost been a decade since video analytic (VA) software for the IP camera market appeared, and given the noise surrounding this technology, it is reasonable to question the value of many of the offerings, debate what is fashion instead of function and ask...
Holding your phone hostage: how ransomware went mobile
Doros Hadjizenonos, Country Manager of Check Point South Africa explores why mobile ransomware has become the biggest mobile security threat, and how users can guard against it. Imitation is a quick way to learn, which is why mobile malware is evolving so rapidly - it...
Tailored protection for ATMs and POS terminals
Kaspersky Lab has announced the availability of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security, a targeted enterprise-grade solution designed to protect ATMs, point-of-sale systems and point of service machines. Aimed at protecting a diverse variety of Windows-based platforms,...
Prevention better than cure for car jamming
When you park your car and click the remote to lock your doors, you probably don't give the action a second thought. We place a lot of trust in that plastic remote, and criminals know this. Technology is a great tool to enhance our lives, but it can also be used...
Outsmart the bad, safeguard the good
Preventing the loss of critical or sensitive data has been an issue for as long as there has been proprietary information and intellectual property, writes Perry Hutton, regional vice-president of Fortinet Africa. But recent developments both in regulatory...
Pentagon improves threat response with BlackBerry
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency has awarded a contract to renew and expand its use of BlackBerry's AtHoc Networked Crisis Communications Suite. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) is a civilian agency within the Department of Defense charged with...
Balance mobility risk with data availability
Mobile devices have become an integral component of the Always-On Enterprise. But what impact do they have on the modern data centre, especially when employees expect to have access to mission-critical data from wherever they are? Rick Vanover, senior product strategy...
Underestimate spear phishing at your peril
Too many businesses today underestimate the dangers of spear phishing, and fail to realise it is one of the top threats enterprises face today, and one that often results in devastating losses, both financial and in terms of reputation. "Businesses who want to protect...