Protecting the supply chain from cybercrime

Sophisticated cyber “gangs’ are gaining traction, resulting in the theft of sensitive data, intellectual property and customer details. These gangs not only have the motivation, but the ability and techniques to carry out these attacks, which are focused...

Links between piracy, malware come to light

Rather than hacking consumer PCs as well as home- and business networks, cybercriminals are starting to rely upon the software piracy industry to leave the “security backdoor” open, enabling them to more easily steal identities, passwords and banking login details. A...

Cybercriminal element on the rise

Kaspersky Lab experts have been closely monitoring so-called Darknet resources – mostly the Tor network – and one thing that is immediately obvious is that the cybercriminal element is growing. Although the Tor infrastructure and cybercriminal resources...

POPI is not all doom and gloom

The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act was signed into law last year. It places strict onuses on businesses when it comes to handling personal information about their clients, staff and customers, says Doros Hadjizenonos, sales manager for Check Point South...

Big data will take off for fraud analytics

Criminals are rapidly evolving their hacking techniques, and are attacking quickly, making timely security and fraud analytics more critical than ever. Big data analytics give enterprises faster access to their own and relevant external information. Avivah Litan,...