200 days the average to ID cyber-attacks

Jun 30, 2015

Advanced cyber threats are the most serious security challenge retail organisations face. Despite these concerns, retailers struggle to identify attacks once within the network, according to a new Ponemon Institute Survey, sponsored by Arbor Networks. Known as “dwell” time, the time it takes to identify these attacks is, on average, 197 days for retail organisations. Despite this, 71% of the retail organisations surveyed said they are not optimistic about their ability to improve these results in the coming year.

Increasing cyber-attacks demand solutions

Jun 11, 2015

Cyber-attacks are escalating in frequency and intensity, posing a growing threat to businesses and countries’ national security. South African companies in ever-larger numbers are seeking financial protection through insurance, buying coverage for losses from data...

How to prevent a cyber-attack

Jun 5, 2015

Given the ever-increasing sophistication of cybercrime methods, organisations must employ advanced assessment tools and practices to reduce or eliminate security gaps. The first step to a successful security posture is to know what your current security network looks...

Understanding a cyber-attack

Jun 2, 2015

Cyber-attacks today are highly advanced, and the developers and perpetrators are constantly evolving their tactics in order to breach an organisation’s perimeter defences. In addition, cyber criminals and their attacks are highly persistent, constantly adapting,...

Protect the enterprise from cyber-attacks

Apr 16, 2015

High profile cyber-attacks on blue-chip global companies have sent shockwaves around the technology industry. It’s clear that threats in the digital era are morphing – becoming ever-more sophisticated and destructive. In the past couple of years, we have seen...