Tag: cyber crime

Is your security compromising the availability, integrity and confidentiality of your business? Cybercrime is on the rise, affecting vulnerable businesses across the globe. The effects of...

Recent cyber-attacks all over the world have rung alarm bells over how firms protect their business from being targeted by criminals. A new report tells...

Badibanga Promesse | Regional Vice President – Africa | CIMA | Badibanga.Promesse@cimaglobal.com| http://www.cimaglobal.com/| Is your business a step ahead of the perpetrators? Fraud and corrupt practices...

No one should get away with fraud. Information that is carefully hidden or deleted can be identified and disclosed! From intentionally erased emails to deleted...

As the world has become more connected, so too it has become more vulnerable. As more data is regularly exchanged between employees, clients, and suppliers as well as families and friends - using technologies that were designed to share information, not to protect it - we must realise that there is a greater need for more human involvement and understanding when it comes to the use of technology.

The news of a ransomware attack that began in Europe has made headlines across the globe. The WannaCry software locked thousands of computers in more than 150 countries. Users were confronted with a screen demanding a $300 payment to restore their files.

Recent incidents have highlighted the need for all companies and organisations to review the safety and security of their data and their IT systems, as standard approaches no longer protect against myriad vulnerabilities.

Sophos has released the findings of a regional study carried out in South Africa and the Middle East, indicating that the majority of organisations in Middle East & Africa (MEA) are recognising the benefits of integrated security especially the concept of linking network firewall and endpoint security for better insights.

Simeon Tassev | MD and QSA, Galix Networking | https://www.galix.com/ | simeon@galix.com |  2016 was undoubtedly a challenging year for information security with huge data leaks, ransomware, and Internet-of-Things...

Kaspersky Lab has released Kaspersky Fraud Prevention Cloud, a new solution for organisations facing risks from fraudulent activity as online and cloud service usage explodes.