Will 2022 sustain the sophisticated cyberattacks developed in 2021?
By Industry Contributor 26 January 2022By Steve Flynn, Sales and Marketing Director for ESET Southern Africa FULL STORY >
Looking for trouble: Cybersecurity for the digital age
By Industry Contributor 13 December 2021Faced with relentless growth in cyberattacks, coupled with the complexity of today’s digital ecosystem, how should your business respond? Bas Burger, CEO, Global, BT, shares his insights. FULL STORY >
Kaspersky: Less DDoS attacks and small geographic shifts in Q2 2021
By Staff Writer 2 August 2021Here is some good news on the cyberthreat landscape - in the second quarter of 2021, the total number of DDoS attacks decreased by 38.8% compared to Q2 2020, according to Kaspersky. FULL STORY >
Rise in Cyberattacks such as Ransomware during COVID-19 boosted security skills in 86% of IT teams in South Africa
By Staff Writer 15 June 2021The vast majority of IT teams in South Africa that faced a rise in cyberattacks (86%) and a heavier security workload (90%) over the course of 2020 strengthened their security... FULL STORY >
Preparing Customers for a Major Cyber-Attack
By Industry Contributor 22 April 2020As if a global pandemic wasn't enough to contend with, the very real threat of a large scale cyberattack still looms, warns Vangelis Lagousakos, General Manager of Merat at Dell Technologies. FULL STORY >
Dell Technologies Research: Cyber Attacks and Disruptive Events are on the rise
By Staff Writer 24 March 2020The Dell Technologies Global Data Protection Index 2020 Snapshot has revealed key challenges impacting data protection readiness across 15 countries in EMEA. FULL STORY >
Ransomware attackers now targeting cities, municipalities to a larger extent
By Ryan Noik 18 December 20192019 has been a year in which cybersecurity has shown how critical it is, not just to businesses and individuals, but to societies as well. Now municipalities are under fire. FULL STORY >
F5 Opinion - Being in Sync with Cybersecurity
By Opinion 23 August 2018Martin Walshaw, Senior Security Specialist, F5 Networks, discusses the latest cybersecurity trends and issues affecting businesses today. FULL STORY >
Brand security – Trust or bust?
By Opinion 17 July 2018Many business leaders need to ask themselves an important question: Do customers today trust you to protect their data and will that brand loyalty remain in the future? Martin Walsaw explains. FULL STORY >
Cyber attacks expected to spike during FIFA World Cup 2018
By Opinion 13 June 2018Paul Williams, country manager for Southern Africa at Fortinet offers cybersecurity tips amidst the upcoming global football frenzy. FULL STORY >
Attacks leveraging exploits for Microsoft Office grew fourfold in early 2018
By Press Release 17 May 2018Overall, the number of users attacked with malicious Office documents rose more than four times compared with Q1 2017. In just three months, its share of exploits used in attacks grew to almost 50% - this is double the... FULL STORY >
F5 launches advanced WAF For multi-cloud app security
By Press Release 13 April 2018F5 Networks is announcing its Advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF) solution for comprehensive application protection. FULL STORY >
EMEA in Firing Line for Evolving DDoS Threats
By Press Release 23 February 2018New figures from F5 Labs report 64% rise in attacks and greater tactical diversity from cybercriminals; with EMEA enduring over 51% of attacks in 2017. FULL STORY >
Kaspersky Lab helps uncover vulnerabilities that make gas stations easy prey for hackers
By Press Release 7 February 2018Kaspersky Lab researchers have helped uncover a number of unknown vulnerabilities that have left gas stations around the world exposed to remote takeover, often for years. FULL STORY >
Nearly half of advanced targeted attacks in Q3 2017 came from Chinese-speaking actors
By Press Release 14 November 2017The third quarter of 2017 clearly demonstrated that Chinese-speaking actors have not “disappeared” and are still very much active, according to Kaspersky Lab. FULL STORY >
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