South Africa’s Risk Managers missing a trick
By Press Release 31 July 2017South Africa’s risk managers – in fact, risk managers worldwide – are missing a trick in the wake of recent ransomware attacks such as wannacry, Petya and NotPetya. FULL STORY >
Adata announces new external hard drives
By Ryan Noik 5 July 2017Adata Technologies has announced new external hard drives, with capacities up to 4 TB. FULL STORY >
Mobile Ransomware: An evolving threat for developed markets
By Press Release 28 June 2017Developed markets not only have a higher level of income, but also a more advanced and more widely used mobile and e-payment infrastructure, making them a prime target for mobile ransomware attacks, according to Kaspersky Lab. FULL STORY >
Mobile Ransomware more than trebled in Q1 2017, according to Kaspersky Lab
By Press Release 23 May 2017The global nightmare of ransomware shows no sign of slowing down, with the volume of mobile ransomware rising over three-fold (3.5 times) during the first few months of the year, according to Kaspersky Lab’s Malware... FULL STORY >
Held hostage: beware the fake antivirus
By Press Release 16 May 2017Graham Croock, director of IT Audit, Risk and BDO South Africa's Cyber Lab, explains why hackers are discovering that it is more profitable to hold data hostage rather than to steal it. FULL STORY >
Opinion - The race for trust, treasure and time in the cybersecurity war
By Press Release 25 January 2017In the so-called Second Economy, money isn’t the only currency. In this technological and social realm, trust, time and treasure are the new currencies – and one of them is worth a lot more to cybercriminals than... FULL STORY >
New report reveals threat landscape in the year ahead
By Ryan Noik 6 December 2016Alongside an illuminating round table event held in Illovo, Intel Security also released its McAfee Labs 2017 Threats Predictions Report,which highlighted several security trends for the year ahead. FULL STORY >
Shadow IT, Ransomware pose threats to cloud security
By Ryan Noik 2 December 2016Shadow IT may sound like something straight out of a spy movie, but in truth it is very real, and having an impact on cloud adoption and security alike. FULL STORY >
Sophos launches next generation of anti-exploit and anti-ransomware technology with Sophos Intercept X
By Press Release 21 September 2016Sophos recently announced Sophos Intercept X, an endpoint security product that stops zero-day malware, unknown exploit variants and stealth attacks, and includes an advanced anti-ransomware... FULL STORY >
Interview: John Shier, Sophos
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 8 June 2016SophosLabs recently discovered that a number of cyber criminals are targeting specific countries when designing ransomware. We talked to John Shier, senior security advisor at Sophos, about this new trend. FULL STORY >
Ransomware, cyber bullying hits SA companies
By Press Release 2 December 2015The ransomware and cyber bullying onslaught is gaining momentum worldwide, and South African businesses are falling victim too, says Fortinet. FULL STORY >
Would your business survive a ransom situation?
By Staff Writer 17 June 2015The Trend Micro Q1 Security Roundup “Bad Ads and Zero Days: Reemerging Threats Challenge Trust in Supply Chains and Best Practices” revealed that cryptoransomware set their sights on enterprises. Ihab Moawad, Vice President MMEA and CIS at... FULL STORY >
Ransomware: Don’t pay the cybercriminals says ESET
By Staff Writer 13 May 2015ESET offers tips on how you can keep your computer protected and avoid supporting cybercrime activities. FULL STORY >
No Ransom - how to escape from CoinVault
By Staff Writer 14 April 2015Victims of CoinVault ransomware have a chance to retrieve their data without paying the criminals, thanks to a repository of decryption keys and a decryption application made available online by Kaspersky Lab and the National High Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU)... FULL STORY >
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