by Dianne Bayley | Jun 20, 2023 | Security and Legal
For years, we have been hearing about the increasing need for cyber security, but the number of attacks seems to be growing exponentially alongside increased investment into security solutions, writes Richard Firth, CEO, MIP Holdings. In the first half of last year...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 2, 2020 | Security and Legal
Security remains a consistent and ever-present challenge to the organisation today. The statistics that follow in its wake are certainly enough to keep any decision-maker awake at night. In 2020, Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report found that 94% of malware...
by Dianne Bayley | May 4, 2020 | Security and Legal
According to multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky Lab, it detected over 120 000 ransomware attacks in SA in 2019, writes Lukas van der Merwe, Specialist Sales Executive: Security, T-Systems South Africa. The figure for the first two months of...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 23, 2020 | Featured Articles, Features
When there is a crisis, there are those who will try and take advantage, writes Indi Siriniwasa, Vice President at Trend Micro Sub-Saharan Africa. Unfortunately, cybercriminals aren’t guided by the same moral compass as the rest of humanity. In fact, they are...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 22, 2019 | Innovation
Smart home adoption is on the rise globally, and while affordability and infrastructure has prevented rapid uptake in South Africa, this is beginning to change. As products that are more inexpensive enter the market and connectivity improves, smart home adoption is...