FriendFinder:  Why password security is vital

FriendFinder: Why password security is vital

By Donato Capitella, Senior Security Consultant at MWR InfoSecurity The recent FriendFinder Network breach has been one of the most recent examples of poor password storage. Apart from the reputational damage, poor password management and storage makes the impact of a...
Firms alarmingly unprepared for hacks

Firms alarmingly unprepared for hacks

By Martin Walshaw, senior engineer, F5 Networks. Anonymous Africa’s recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on the SABC and Oakbay Investments aimed to flood the websites of both companies with tons of information, eventually rendering the sites virtually...