Newsletter Subscribe
Enter your email address below and subscribe to our newsletter
Cybersecurity
Share your love
Application security can’t be an after-thought
Haydn Pinnell, MD of Gallium (a division of EOH), says hackers have shifted their focus to web applications as an entry point into corporate networks. This, along with the fact that the web has evolved from being an online, accessible…
Fortinet Adds Richness to Network Security Appliances
Fortinet, a global network security provider and supplier of unified threat management (UTM) solutions, has announced its FortiOS 4.0 operating system, a major firmware upgrade which integrates hundreds of new features to significantly improve the value and functionality of its…
Malware goes retro with the spread of the Sality.AO virus
Panda Security’s malware detection and analysis laboratory has noted an increase in the number of infections caused by Sality.AO, a virus that combines the features of traditional viruses (infecting files and damaging as many computers as possible to achieve notoriety…
Hoax emails return to haunt Nigeria business
HOAX emails have returned to haunt Nigerian businesses once more with electronic transaction switching and payment processing company, Interswitch Limited becoming the latest victim. The hoax emails request ATM cardholders to register their debit and credit cards because of a…
Media acclaims Panda Security 2009 consumer products
European IT publications PC Today and Byte have awarded their Recommended Product seals to Panda Internet Security 2009 and Panda Global Protection 2009 respectively.
Gaining the most from your next-generation data protection
Data protection processes and technologies have undoubtedly grown in leaps and bounds, maturing to accommodate increasingly complex and challenging corporate data environments.
Cyber café operators team up with police to fight fraudulent activities
SOUTH African cybernet café operators have teamed up with police to deal with customers that abuse their equipment to engage in fraudulent activities.
Financial services company turns to Attix5 technology
A FINANCIAL services company which operates across several African countries has turned to low-maintenance yet highly reliable Attix5 technology developed in South Africa, to safeguard its essential business information.
Hoax emails worry South African internet users
INTERNET users in South Africa expressed concern over increasing cases of hoax emails targeted at low income earners, informing them of winning inexistent online prizes or inviting them to take up job offers.
Nokia teams up with Securitas for mobile security services
Nokia has teamed-up with Securitas, a Sweden based company, to bring security services to its S60 GPS-enabled handsets. Due to the fact that more phones have built-in GPS systems, Nokia and Securitas will implement a suit of services called Securitas…
Internet attacks on the increase in Nigeria
INTERNET based attacks characterized by illegally accessing data, are emerging in Africa’s most populous nation – Nigeria. Among the victims of such attacks are company employees and consumers in the fields of information and communication technology (ICT), banking, cybercafés and…
Fraudulent activities worry SA cybercafes
SOUTH African cybercafé operators are concerned about incidents of fraudulent activities at their internet cafes. The operators said they were struggling to cope with such incidents, which they said had peaked over the years.
Panda forecasts 2009’s major IT threats
Panda Security, the global IT security vendor, has predicted a continuing increase in the amount of malware (viruses, worms, Trojans, etc.) in circulation in 2009. Between January and August 2008, Panda Security’s laboratory had detected as many malware strains as…
MTN hit by another scam
LEADING mobile services provider MTN, which warned subscribers of hoax e-mails in South Africa recently, has been hit by another scam, this time in Ghana. The company has alerted its customers of an e-mail scam in which participating individuals in…
MTN wary of fraudulent emails
SOUTH African-based MTN is wary of fraudulent emails claiming it has embarked on a promotion to give away free handsets. According to the company, the scam started in December. “MTN is aware of a fraudulent email being circulated via the…
World Electronics Exhibitions on its way
TWO of the world’s leading electronics exhibitions, Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Macworld, kicks off in the United States this week.
