Acronis joins MPC Alliance
Cyber protection company, Acronis, has joined the MPC Alliance, the global association of organisations with the mission of improving data security and privacy through the implementation of the secure cryptographic technology of multi-party computation (MPC). MPC is a...
The rise of ransomware 2.0
Over the past couple of years, widespread ransomware attacks - where criminals use malware to encrypt your data and hold it for ransom - have been replaced by more targeted attacks against specific companies and industries. In these more targeted campaigns, attackers...
Cybersecurity is personal
If you think cybersecurity is something that happens to other people and doesn't affect you, think again. By Doctor Mafuwafuwane, acting practice lead: enterprise security solution at Altron Systems Integration Ask anyone who tried to buy electricity from City Power...
Cybersecurity predictions for 2021
Check Point Software Technologies has released its cyber-security predictions for 2021, detailing the key security challenges that organisations will face over the next year. Check Point states that the effects of the changes introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic...
Cyber security culture the best defence
People have the potential to be an organisation's best defence against cyber threats and fraud. This is especially true as companies continue to embrace work-from-home models and hybrid office and remote working structures. With perimeter security lines blurred, more...
Consumers should embrace a zero trust mindset
Zero trust has become a familiar approach in enterprise security. But how can consumers benefit from its principles when perimeter defences such as anti-virus and firewall solutions have long been favoured? With Kaspersky research showing that South Africa, Kenya and...
Mastercard launches AI-powered protection
Mastercard has announced Cyber Secure, an AI-powered suite of tools that allows banks to assess cyber risk across their ecosystem and prevent potential breaches. With these capabilities, banks can identify and prioritize threats and vulnerabilities throughout their...
Sophos launches Rapid Response service
Sophos has announced the availability of Sophos Rapid Response, a fixed-fee remote incident response service that identifies and neutralises active cybersecurity attacks throughout its entire 45-day term of engagement. Sophos Rapid Response provides organisations with...
New year will bring new security challenges
With attacks on the rise and a larger-than-life surface to defend, security teams will need a new mindset in order to keep their systems, data and people safe. By Fermin Serna, chief information security officer at Citrix Defending corporate systems and information...
MyCyberCare and MyCyberDNA launch free breach report
There is little doubt that cyber-crime is currently on the increase. According to Simon Campbell-Young, CEO at MyCyberCare, a 2020 report (source: Verizon) that analysed nearly 4 000 confirmed breaches, found that: * More than half of them (52%) were a result of...
Cisco adds to SecureX platform
Cisco is helping its customers and partners reimagine the way the workforce and workplace operates with new security offerings across the portfolio designed to offer greater agility, simplicity, and resiliency. At its Partner Summit, Cisco Security announced a number...
FNB warns SA users about cyber threats
Cyber criminals aren't easy to detect and present a real risk to their victims. The best way to avoid becoming a victim is to be aware of the threats they pose and take every precaution you can to keep yourself safe. According to Giuseppe Virgillito, FNB head of...