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August 10, 2018 •
Security, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
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The holiday season is nearly upon us, and that means that millions of people are getting ready for a trip abroad. And while they are on holiday, many will be taking the opportunity to capture precious memories of their time away. In fact, according to...
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August 8, 2018 •
Security, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
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New research from ESET reveals that the recent hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is deceiving three in four IT decision makers (75%) into believing the technologies are the silver bullet to solving their cybersecurity...
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August 8, 2018 •
Security, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
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More than 90 Percent of Global Organisations Reported the Volume of Phishing Attacks Have Increased or Stayed the Same in Past 12 Months Mimecast Limited, a email and data security company, today released its second-annual State of Email Security report that...
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August 8, 2018 •
Cloud Computing, Security •
Danielle Kruger •
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Gemalto announced a next-generation key management solution, SafeNet Virtual KeySecure, for simpler and stronger cloud security. Companies can extend their data protection policies to private and public clouds and centralize encryption and key management...
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July 30, 2018 •
Opinion, Security, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on South Africa’s growing Cyber threats
During my visit to BDO Norway last week, where I attended a tour of the BDO CERT facility, to personally see the operation of SOC (Security Operations Centre) & SIEM technology (Security Information and Event Management) services in action, it struck me...
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July 23, 2018 •
Top Stories •
Kgomotso Molokoane •
Comments Off on Johannesburg gets ready for DTC2018
We’re a couple of days away from the highly anticipated ETION Digital Transformation Congress 2018 which set to dominate the digital transformation conversation in South Africa. Etion DTC 2018 takes place on 26 July 2018 at the Gallagher Convention...
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July 17, 2018 •
Top Stories •
Kgomotso Molokoane •
Comments Off on SA Deputy Minister of Communications to speak at DTC 2018
Deputy Minister of Communications, Ms Pinky Kekana, is set to deliver a keynote at ETION Digital Transformation Congress on 26 July 2018 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. The congress aims to bring together local and...
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July 11, 2018 •
Opinion, Security •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Something Phishy: How to Identify and Avoid Phishing Scams
Phishing is one of the most common attack vectors for hackers who exploit end-user behavior as the weakest link in an organizations cyber-defense. For years, criminals have disguised attacks in emails and today we see phishing emails as a primary delivery...
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July 6, 2018 •
Sponsored •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on ETION announced as official Title sponsor of DTC 2018
Formerly known as Ansys Limited, Etion, a diversified digital technology solutions provider listed on the Alt-X, has signed on as the Title Sponsor for this year’s Digital Transformation Congress, to be held on the 26th of July at Gallagher...
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July 4, 2018 •
Opinion, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Addressing your data breach risk
In the wake of recent data breach incidents, it is imperative that businesses give the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act, No 4 of 2013 (Act) their full attention, even though the substantive provisions of the Act are not yet in force....
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June 27, 2018 •
Opinion, Security, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Namibia keeping us safe in cyber space
Each time we access the internet on one of our many devices, including these days; cars, fridges and many other appliances and gadgets that have now become web-enabled, we compromise our security. Not on purpose, but hackers, viruses, data breaches and weak...
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June 26, 2018 •
Security, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on 81% of hacking-related breaches leveraged stolen or weak passwords – study
While passwords alone do not provide adequate levels of security, their convenience means that they are still widely deployed. Although they will be phased out as the primary method of authentication on mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) devices in 2018,...
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June 25, 2018 •
Security, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Kaspersky Lab reveals industrial organisation pain points
The trend for digitalisation, including increased connectivity and IoT, is growing among industrial organisations such as power plants, manufacturers, and water treatment centres, which rely on industrial control systems (ICS) for their operations. It’s a...
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June 22, 2018 •
Security, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Smart Security for the SME
The enterprise has traditionally been the first served with a large variety of security services based on bigger budgets and plenty of functionality. It is to those with the large wallets that goes the spoils while the small to medium enterprise (SME)...
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June 14, 2018 •
Events, Top Stories •
Kgomotso Molokoane •
Comments Off on IoT, artificial intelligence & GDPR lead topics at DTC 2018 in Johannesburg
On 26 July 2018, IT News Africa will host the Digital Transformation Congress at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference is set to be an educational experience that will bring over 300+ senior business executives together...
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June 13, 2018 •
Sponsored, Top Stories •
Kgomotso Molokoane •
Comments Off on Braintree announced as branding sponsor for DTC 2018
Braintree has been confirmed as the branding sponsor for the Digital Transformation Congress scheduled for 26 July 2018 at the Gallagher Convention Centre. The conference will bring together hundreds of senior executives to discuss emerging technology trends...
