Help elderly relatives stay safely connected
For the last few weeks, much has changed in our lives. People have been urged to only leave home if it is absolutely necessary, such as to shop for essential items or to seek medical care. However, there are plenty of technologies available to help us maintain the...
KnowBe4 kit helps strengthen passwords
Today (May 7) is World Password Day, highlighting how many users still have weak or vulnerable passwords. "The recent headlines about 500 000 Zoom passwords being up for sale confirm how important it is that people change their password habits," says Anna Collard, MD...
Ransomware attacks during the pandemic
According to multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky Lab, it detected over 120 000 ransomware attacks in South Africa in 2019. By Lukas van der Merwe, specialist sales executive: security at T-Systems South Africa The figure for the first two...
How to approach data breaches
As data breaches continue to make their way into the public news cycle, individuals and organizations alike are looking for ways to protect their financial and personal information. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales director at Fortinet When it comes to this type...
Pay-as-you-use cyber security delivers world-class service
A next-generation security operations centre (SOC) launched by AVeS Cyber Security brings sophisticated managed cyber security solutions within reach of companies of all sizes, including smaller businesses with limited resources. "Companies are seeking drastic...
Industrial organisations no longer ‘need’ an anti-virus solution
Cybersecurity for industrial organisations is a hot topic, with the global ICS cybersecurity market expected to grow from 10,9% to 12,7% in a year and to reach approximately $24.4 billion by the end of 2023, according to different forecasts. Industrial cybersecurity...
How to ensure Zoom security and privacy
With social distancing and quarantine measures implemented around the globe, people quickly started searching for effective means of communicating with each other. With its reported ease of use and attractive pricing, Zoom quickly rose in popularity. However, with so...
Cybersecurity in the time of Covid-19
One of the few constants during the times we're in is the knowledge that cyber criminals will try to leverage it for their financial gain. With South Africa and a myriad of other countries locking down to limit the spread of the coronavirus, hackers are turning their...
PhishRIP removes suspicious emails from inboxes
KnowBe4 has launched a new feature to its PhishER product called PhishRIP, which helps security professionals remove, inoculate and protect against email threats faster. Technical controls do not filter out all of the malicious emails that come into a user’s inbox....
40% of data breaches affect customer information
Customers’ personal information is involved in data breaches more often than any other type of corporate data. According to Kaspersky’s IT Security Risks Survey, this sort of data leakage may result in reputational and financial losses, as well as regulation penalties...
Reinforce cybersecurity in the age of Covid-19
The sudden, radical move to remote working during this time of lockdown for South Africa brings with it the promise of a new and more effective way of working - without being bound to a physical office. Not only does this surge in the use of remote work capabilities...
Protect your web conferences
With a rapid shift to remote work for so many South African companies, work styles have also shifted. By Eric Kenney, senior product marketing manager at Citrix One of the biggest changes has been how we meet. With an unprecedented number of employees working from...