Fortinet unveils FortiOS 5.2
Fortinet has unveiled a major update to the company’s FortiOS Network Security operating system that powers the FortiGate platform. This release incorporates numerous innovations that strengthen Fortinet’s Advanced Threat Protection Framework, providing enterprises...
New security solutions from CA Technologies
CA Southern Africa has announced that CA Technologies has announced new and updated identity-based solutions to help secure the increasing number of cloud, Web and mobile applications operating in today’s open enterprise. These new mobility and API solutions...
Kaspersky blocks Adobe vulnerability
Kaspersky Lab’s heuristic detection protection subsystem has successfully blocked attacks via a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash software. Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered this loophole, which was targeted by exploits distributed via a legitimate government...
Kaspersky Android solution scores top marks
Kaspersky Internet Security for Android earned top marks in the independent testing of mobile security products conducted by AV-Test in March 2014. Kaspersky Lab’s solution successfully blocked all threats and its performance received the highest rating from the test...
Secure remote access for Red Hat
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has been selected by Red Hat to implement digital security tokens that enable secure remote access for the company’s more than 6 000 employees. Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source software solutions,...
Fortinet earns NSS Labs rating
Fortinet, a global leader in high-performance network security, announced its FortiSandbox-3000D as one of the top rated Breach Detection Systems (BDS), delivering 99% breach detection and zero false positives, based on real-world comparative analysis conducted by...
Trend Micro offers free Heartbleed scanners
To help Internet users protect themselves from the Heartbleed bug that is eroding SSL security features on Web sites worldwide, Trend Micro has announced the release of two free Heartbleed scanners for computers and mobile devices designed to verify whether they are...
McAfee expands threat protection
McAfee has announced expanded capabilities to find, freeze, and fix advanced threats faster to win the fight against advanced and evasive targeted attacks. Part of the McAfee Security Connected approach, the McAfee Comprehensive Threat Protection solution tightly...
Samsung, Good Technology partner on apps
Samsung Electronics South Africa and Good Technology, a leader in secure mobility, have announced a strategic partnership that will provide the enterprise with an advanced mobile security solution for Samsung mobile devices. This solution combines KNOXTM, Samsung’s...
Thermal imaging as a method of security
The use of thermal imaging cameras for surveillance has increased significantly over the last three to five years as pricing has dropped. The benefits are significant, whether used to augment or replace traditional CCTV systems. This is driving organisations’ across...
Fortinet a leader in zero-day discoveries
Fortinet has announced that FortiGuard Labs, the global threat research arm of Fortinet, discovered 18 critical zero-day vulnerabilities in 2013 – more than any other network security vendor in the industry. This adds to the 140+ zero-day vulnerabilities identified...
Protecting your business data
Unstructured data is burgeoning. In order to protect and manage that data, organisations need to have systems and structures in place, and must understand how the data is being used, by whom it is being used, and most of all, they must know exactly who should not be...