by Dianne Bayley | Aug 16, 2017 | Security and Legal
As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to gain traction, organisations will have to reassess their security practices to accommodate the increase in security alerts. According to Patrick Rhude, head of product management in Nokia’s Security Product Unit, security...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 14, 2017 | Security and Legal
Kathy Gibson was at the IBM Watson Summit 2017 in Kyalami and reports that cybercrime is out of control; it is a systemic problem and it is getting worse. Cybercrime is estimated that about 4-billion records were breached last year because of cyber-attacks. But why is...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 14, 2017 | Security and Legal
The constant evolution of the global security threat landscape is playing a part in the rise of cyber ‘security as a service’ offerings. In addition, the evergreen discussion around cost modelling, namely the ‘Capex vs Opex?’ issue, is also a factor in the promotion...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 26, 2017 | Security and Legal
From IT-Online Business leaders have an ethical role to combat bribery and corruption, as an economic and business imperative. Leaders need to mobilise the power of their workforces to drive a business culture that has zero tolerance for corrupt practice, says PwC...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 24, 2017 | Security and Legal
From IT-Online Threats are rapidly evolving, while the magnitude of attacks is increasing – to the extent that Cisco’s 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) forecasts potential “destruction of service” (DeOS) attacks. These could eliminate organisations’ backups...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 23, 2017 | Security and Legal
Update From IT-Online SAP Africa has appointed an interim management team for Africa after four members of top management were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a forensic investigation into allegations of wrongdoing. The new management team is...
