The downside of free WiFi
As the public and private sector strive to deliver Internet access to all, WiFi hotspots present a viable solution to the challenge of cost-effectively delivering access to the many. Free WiFi was recently rolled out in parts of Cape Town, for example, with free or...
InfoProtect releases online security portal
InfoProtect has created a new online portal for customers to gain access to security solutions and technology advice on a monthly subscription basis. By removing the guesswork and intensive administration normally associated with these portals, InfoProtect is making...
Kaspersky patents new technology
Kaspersky Lab has announced that it has been granted a US patent on a system which helps to detect malware modified using packers or encryptors which have not previously been identified by researchers. The technology is already integrated into the company’s key...
DiskShred warns of PCI DSS rule changes
Data storage destruction specialist DiskShred has warned UK companies that process credit card transactions - which accounts for almost all SMEs and larger businesses - of plans to dramatically ramp up the security requirements under Version 3 of the PCI DSS rules due...
Telkom Business launches security offering
Telkom Business has introduced Consolidated Threat Management (CTM) to the market. CTM is a comprehensive security service offering for perimeter and branch office networks. “CTM is a leading-edge, all-inclusive offering that sets the benchmark in the South African IT...
Norton announces new security products
Norton has announced the release of the latest versions of the award-winning Norton core security products, which keep consumers safe from evolving threats in their daily online lives. The latest versions improve on the industry’s leading protection and performance,...
Kaspersky products win in Dennis testing
Kaspersky Labs is proud to announce that its products, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Kaspersky Small Office Security, have both earned first place in quarterly independent testing performed by Dennis Technology Labs in categories for corporate security...
How to diagnose a security breach
A popular maxim today is that there are only two kinds of companies – those who have been breached, and those who have been breached but don’t know about it. Given that recent research has revealed that the average advanced persistent threat lurks on a business...
Simple security with new Sophos Cloud
Sophos has announced a strategy to deliver cloud-managed security solutions that will appeal to organisations seeking a simpler approach to IT security. Sophos Cloud is an easy to use security service that provides essential protection for today’s advanced threats....
Addressing the evolving cybercrime threat
Cybercrime is costing businesses, and not just in terms of the bottom line. Compliance infringement is hugely expensive, made doubly so by the fact that compliance is hard to achieve, as many data breaches can be due to third party blunders. It is also quite a...
Fighting today’s targeted attacks
Until three years ago, cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure were considered hypothetical at best. Then along came Stuxnet, changing the threat landscape for good. The idea of weaponised malware had moved from theory into practice - for governments around the...
Use failures to boost security
With the South African government’s recent inauguration of the National Cyber Security Advisory Council (NCAC) – higher emphasis has now been placed on the issue of cyber security threats, says Doros Hadjizenonos, sales manager at Check Point South Africa. We’ve all...