The new face of information security

Once touted as a silver bullet, antivirus is now considered an ineffective security solution on its own. While AV is effective when detecting or blocking known pieces of malicious code, it is thought to fall short when it comes to defending against zero day attacks or...

Secure information is good governance

In an increasingly regulated world, all companies today have to take a long hard look at the way information resides within their organisations, who has access to it, and more importantly, whether it leaves them open to operational and security risks. These concerns...

Information security and good governance

In an increasingly regulated world, all companies today have to take a long hard look at the way information resides within their organisations, who has access to it, and more importantly, whether it leaves them open to operational and security risks. These concerns...

Financial institutions at high risk

A financial institution not investing in a long term information security strategy is gambling with the protection of corporate and client data, according to information security experts at 4Di Privaca. The executive mind-set of viewing information security as a...

Converging security solutions

Information is the lifeblood of any organisation today. Moreover, the ability to analyse and apply information strategically is critical to the survival strategies of most industries and sectors, says Andrew Chester, chief information security officer at Ukuvuma...