Prepare for tomorrow today

Prepare for tomorrow today

Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top predictions for IT organizations and IT users for 2015 and beyond. Gartner’s top predictions for 2015 begin to examine a shift in the age old relationships between man and machine due to the emergence of digital business....
Yahoo! is world’s top phishing target

Yahoo! is world’s top phishing target

Kaspersky Lab has analysed the evolution of spam in August. According to the company’s experts, August saw phishing activity increase almost 1.5 times with 32 million detections. Yahoo! was attacked so often (6.4%) that it displaced Windows Live as one of the top 3...
Five essential truths about cyber security

Five essential truths about cyber security

The very nature of cybersecurity doesn’t allow for a total solution. However, by instituting an enterprise-wide cyber plan, CFOs may at least achieve some measure of security. Cyber risks, it seems, are everywhere. Retailers breached. Intellectual property stolen....
Security firms look to wearables

Security firms look to wearables

By Laurence Smith, Executive at Graphic Image Technologies Security companies and armed response personnel are an integral part of life in South Africa. However, their day-to-day jobs are often fraught not only with certain dangers, but also liability challenges as...
Wanted:  passionate and talented developers

Wanted: passionate and talented developers

South African tech companies have all the skills and experience to hold their own against the best on the international stage. Traditionally we have been held back by a pervasive mindset that we simply don’t match up to the global players. However, this is changing...
What is Shellshock?

What is Shellshock?

A significant vulnerability called Shellshock has emerged that impacts some half billion web servers and other Internet-connected devices including mobile phones, routers, medical devices, according to the threat defence experts at Trend Micro. For the more...