by Dianne Bayley | Nov 15, 2020 | Innovation
Verizon’s analysis of more than 32,000 security incidents and 3,950 breaches has revealed that the financial sector ranks fourth among all sectors in security incidents (1,509 incidents), and seventh in data breaches (448 breaches). In addition, these financial...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 6, 2020 | Security and Legal
Mobile-internet developments have made smart devices the most popular way to go online, writes Herman Kannenberg, Head of Legal Affairs and Cyber Security, Huawei South Africa. These devices store a wealth of user data with an increasing number of apps installed from...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 29, 2020 | Security and Legal
With cybercrime escalating in volume and sophistication every year, consumer trust is a bigger challenge for organisations than it’s ever been, says Ross Sibbald, Commercial Director at Striata, Africa. And while legislation such as the EU General Data Protection...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 22, 2020 | Featured Articles, Features
What businesses want from the cloud is changing, writes Jasmit Sagoo, senior director, head of technology UK&I at Veritas Technologies. Pure cloud adopters fear vendor lock-in and we’re increasingly seeing organisations spread the risk by using multiple cloud...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 3, 2019 | Security and Legal
This time of the year is a boom time for cybercriminals. Consumers are shopping and transacting more. Shopping websites experience higher traffic volumes and process more payments than usual. Companies’ security teams can often be understaffed or unprepared for the...