Public sector must up its game against cybercrime
South Africa needs a sustained national public awareness campaign to inform, educate and mobilise the South African public against a growing pandemic of cybercrime. By Moss Gondwe, public sector director at Mimecast While much progress has been made in educating the...
CISO role is more important then ever
The chief information security officer role has leapt from backroom to boardroom, just like the ever-evolving security threat, writes Wayne Olsen, managing executive: cybersecurity at BCX. The role of the CISO has traditionally been behind the doors of the Security...
Kaspersky patents technology for analysing relationships between electronic devices
Kaspersky's latest invention is intended for logically linking various electronic devices into a single network around the account of the owner and identifying similarities between device configurations. The technology will help to prevent any user devices from...
Sophos extends MDR service compatibility
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has launched new third-party security technology compatibilities with Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) to better detect and remediate attacks with speed and precision across...
Cybersecurity starts with users who can open or slam doors shut for criminals
Cybersecurity is not an event or a once-off checklist, rather it is about building a security mindset in the face of ever-evolving threats, say cybersecurity experts at Altron Karabina, as South Africa joins the rest of the world in observing cybersecurity month....
HP Launches Sure Access Enterprise
HP has announced enhancements to its HP Wolf Security endpoint protection portfolio, with the launch of Sure Access Enterprise (SAE). SAE protects users with rights to access sensitive data, systems, and applications. It prevents attackers from hijacking these...
Cybersecurity as important as physical security
Cybersecurity is possibly even more important than locks, vaults and walls in protecting the modern business. This is according to members of the Institute of Information Technology Practitioners South Africa (IITPSA) Cybersecurity Special Interest Group (SIGCyber)....
Loadshedding brings a glimmer of cybersecurity light
The Pan South African Language Board, in collaboration with Focal Point, announced this week that the South African word of the year is loadshedding. This comes as no surprise for a country that has been plagued by the dreaded rolling black outs throughout 2022, even...
SLVA Cybersecurity, ContraForce partner on SecOps for SMEs
SLVA Cybersecurity, in collaboration with ContraForce, is bringing enterprise-scale cyber security to small and medium enterprises with 24/7 threat detection, actionable response plans, time-saving automation processes and more. SMEs today face the challenge of...
Cybersecurity key for an economic recovery that works for all
With citizens, governments, and businesses more dependent than ever on digital connectivity, one of the most pressing sectoral issues for this decade is cybersecurity. By Mohammed Amin, senior vice-president: Middle East, Turkey and Africa for Dell Technologies While...
Digital security for the new entrepreneur
As South Africa’s entrepreneurial spirit blossoms, digital security is more important than ever, warns Steve Flynn, sales and marketing director at ESET Southern Africa. The pandemic fundamentally changed the working world forever. Not only are more employees working...
Why don’t BRICS relationships extend to the cyber realm?
While informal collectives of ‘friendly’ nations, like the BRICS group, have met several times to discuss ways of co-operating on the global state over the years, these friendships do often have their limits. This is evident where, whether by intention or omission,...