Guarding physical and virtual environments
Most businesses have physical premises to protect – warehouses, offices or stores that are vulnerable to crime – as well as virtual “assets” and information. Technology can play a crucial role in protecting both, says Niven Perumal, product manager, Vox Telecom. Safe...
Security solution complexity a concern
Security solutions are becoming increasingly complex, and 41% of companies fear this could become a major issue in 2013, according to an authoritative survey from IDC. The cyber-threat environment is evolving rapidly, and criminals are increasingly deploying targeted...
Home IT threatens corporate network security
As South African IT managers and network administrators grapple with increasing threats against their organisations from hackers, phishing, malware and naive insiders, there is another dark threat looming on the horizon. These risks involve the use of corporate...
NGB implements complete security solution
The National Gambling Board (NGB), as the agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) that is responsible for the oversight of matters relating to casinos, gambling, betting and wagering in South Africa, is subject to severe security requirements. In order...
Securing citizen documents
For any nation, the control and regulation of cross-border activity is essential for continued stability and economic progress. Citizens need to be able to easily move across borders to conduct business and socially, to visit family or simply to expand horizons....
SMBs finally locking their virtual doors
Most business owners would never dream of leaving the doors to their businesses flung wide open after hours. On the contrary, the physical – and sometimes stringent – security measures that are in place to protect their business properties are usually quite evident. ...
McAfee leads in advanced threat protection
McAfee has announced that it has received high marks from NSS Labs in two recently published corporate endpoint protection reports. McAfee's core endpoint anti-malware products (McAfee VirusScan Enterprise, McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention and McAfee Site Advisor...
LOOPHOLD offers new Barracuda Firewall
LOOPHOLD Security Distribution has announced the availability of Barracuda Networks’ first firewall with a full next-generation feature set designed to meet the needs of small and mid-sized organisations, known as Barracuda Firewall. Next-generation firewalls add the...
Kaspersky Lab to optimise PC resources
Kaspersky Lab announces that its experts have developed and patented an advanced technology which optimises a PC’s use of computing resources. Patent number 2475819 registered by Rospatent describes a method of identifying and removing registry branches, files,...
CBD surveillance systems mature
As central business district (CBD) surveillance systems mature and expand, new add-on solutions with greater flexibility, functionality and control are being introduced, says Mark Chertkow, MD of Graphic Image Technologies (GIT). The challenge is to maintain the...
Defining a solid security strategy
IDC 2013 CIO Summit is currently underway in Cape Town this week – an event aimed at bringing insight into the key business strategies that CIOs need to consider in a constantly evolving business world. The theme of this year’s event is "Seize the Moment: Transform,...
The security landscape in SA in 2013
The big challenge within the South African security and innovations space today is the lack of competent expertise available in the market. Simply put, there are not enough trained people to do the design, installation and system audit work, which security projects...