Security Terminology Demystified: The Botnet

Security Terminology Demystified: The Botnet

You are now part of a collective, controlled by an unseen presence and forced to do their bidding … In our comprehensive guide to all the security threats that are out on the market today we listed some of the most virulent and one of these is the botnet. A...
Security Terminology Demystified: The Virus Edition

Security Terminology Demystified: The Virus Edition

The file scrambler, the data hoarder and the ransom demander – ransomware isn’t fun for anyone … You’ve read our comprehensive guide to cybersecurity threats and you’ve hopefully read our inside guides to Ransomware and Malware but now it is time to delve deep...

A cyber-security survival guide for SMBS

Perhaps the most important single thing that small businesses need to know about cyber threats right now is that cybercriminals are actively targeting smaller firms, says Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO, ESET. This can be hard to imagine or accept. After all, the security...

SMEs struggle with growing cyber-threats

South African SMEs must be vigilant when it comes to cyber security by layering protections and extracting threats before they enter the organisation. This is according to Noam Green, product and business manager at Check Point Software Technologies, who offers the...

Size doesn’t matter in cyber-security

While larger organisations are typically thought of as having the resources to mount a more substantive cyber defence, a new survey indicates that size is not a determinant of strong cyber-security maturity and nearly 75% of all respondents self-reported insufficient...