by Dianne Bayley | Aug 13, 2019 | Security and Legal
With the average number of breached data records topping 25 575 per country, it is not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ a business will get compromised. Irrespective of the company size or industry sector, stealing sensitive data has become big business. This is where the...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 17, 2019 | Security and Legal
As business embraces opportunities from cloud and mobile computing to connect with customers, they take on new risks. There is a steady increase in destructive, sophisticated cyberattacks and ransomware. This is according to security specialist and J2 Software CEO...
by Dianne Bayley | May 14, 2019 | Workplace 2020
The PWC Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey published in 2018 notes that over a quarter of South African respondents believe that cybercrime will be the most disruptive, impactful crime faced over the next two years. Marcus Karuppan, ICT Academy Manager at...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 22, 2017 | Security and Legal
The annual Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales offer great shopping opportunities – but they are also peak days for financial phishing attacks, and consumers are significantly safer on Grey Saturday, when the number of such attacks drops by up to a third despite it...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 16, 2017 | Security and Legal
What would your reaction be to someone who told you that “Cloud” is so secure you don’t need to do anything else to protect your data? Because this gem of questionable advice is becoming quite popular, says Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO at ESET South Africa. The truth is,...
