by Dianne Bayley | Jul 18, 2023 | Security and Legal
Whether your data resides in the cloud, on premises or in a hybrid environment, it remains arguably the single most important asset of your business, writes Mohammed Sayed, Head of Technical Services SA at DMP SA. It needs to be protected, and it needs to be...
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 10, 2022 | Security and Legal
Cybersecurity threats have become one of the biggest risks facing companies in 2022 – and this is only set to get worse. HP research shows that cyberthreats have grown by a staggering 300% year on year (YoY), with close to three-quarters of companies reporting they...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 14, 2022 | Security and Legal
Cybersecurity specialists Sophos’s new report The State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production has revealed that the sector had the highest average ransom payment across all sectors–$2 036 189 versus $812 360, respectively.In addition, 66% of...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 10, 2022 | Security and Legal
A massive 72% of state and local government organisations attacked by ransomware had their data encrypted – 7% more than the cross-sector average.In fact, according to Sophos’s “The State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2022” report, only 20% of state and...
