Gartner positions Sophos as a leader
Gartner has once again named Sophos as a Leader in its 2016 Magic Quadrant report for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP), a position Sophos has held since 2007. In the report, Gartner identifies four primary stages in the security lifecycle: setting policy,...
Security requirements in a new age
We currently live in an age where the world is run by technologies that were partly designed decades ago, when networks and their security requirements were much less complex, writes Gary de Menezes, country manager southern Africa at NetApp. In addition, the rise of...
Dell makes its PC more secure
Dell has announced the availability of the Dell Data Protection | Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise, which integrates Cylance technology using artificial intelligence and machine learning to proactively prevent advanced persistent threats and malware. As part of this...
The honeymoon is over for dating apps
The rise in popularity of dating apps is exposing users and organisations to new risks, says Gary Newe, technical director at F5 Networks. Like so many aspects of daily life that have moved online, dating is another that has exploded in popularity in the last few...
From Big Brother to big help …
Video surveillance in 2016 is not only better and cheaper, but does a lot more than keep criminals in check. Most companies adopt video surveillance for insurance reasons, but it may be one of the most underused assets they own. Roy Alves, business development manager...
New Year resolutions to protect your data
With the holidays officially behind us, everyone is back at work and companies are in full swing again. Unfortunately, they're not the only ones. Would-be hackers are looking ahead to another lucrative year of cybercrime. 2015 was a 'successful' year for cyber...
Sophos boosts enterprise mobility management
Sophos has announced the availability of Sophos Mobile Control 6.0, which now includes Sophos Secure Email, a container solution that isolates and secures business data from personal information on devices. Sophos Mobile Control 6.0 also enhances data protection...
Endpoint is a security blind spot
With all the attention on protecting company networks and data against threats from the net, the endpoint is becoming the new security blind spot. Companies need to pay closer attention to the security status of the endpoints in their ecosystem and watch what their...
Malware as a service hits 400 000
Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team has published extensive research on the Adwind Remote Access Tool (RAT), a cross-platform, multifunctional malware program also known as AlienSpy, Frutas, Unrecom, Sockrat, JSocket and jRat, and which is distributed...
Arbor tops IHS Infonetics report on DDoS prevention appliances
Arbor Networks has been identified again as the top supplier of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation appliances overall, as well as in the Carrier, Enterprise and Mobile market segments, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. According to...
Keeping children productive and safe on the Net
In the cloud-first, mobile-first era, students, parents, and teachers are empowered to accomplish more by tapping into the power of the Internet, social networks, data analytics and mobile devices, writes Anthony Doherty, Windows business group lead. However, online...
A simple firewall appliance for the small office and home office
Tarsus Distribution has introduced the Dell SonicWALL SOHO Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewalls to South Africa, providing resellers with a simple to deploy and easy to manage firewall appliance for the small office and home (SoHo) market. The new product offers...