Fear of cyber-threats leaves systems exposed

Recent publicity about cyber-attacks and data security breaches has increased IT risk awareness among CIOs, chief information security officers (CISOs) and senior business executives. However, Gartner’s 2013 Global Risk Management Survey found that fear of...

Use failures to boost security

With the South African government’s recent inauguration of the National Cyber Security Advisory Council (NCAC) – higher emphasis has now been placed on the issue of cyber security threats, says Doros Hadjizenonos, sales manager at Check Point South Africa. We’ve all...

Busy quarter for cyber-threats

The first three months of 2013 turned out to be full of incident, especially when it came to cyber-espionage and cyber-weapons, according to analysis by Kaspersky Lab.  At the beginning of the year, Kaspersky Lab published a major report with the results of a study...

Cyber insurance is essential

With the onset of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Bill, which looks set to be enacted in 2013, as well as the increasing reliance of companies on digital data, businesses can no longer afford to be complacent about the potential effects of a data breach...