Security and Legal

Level up: CEOs need a better understanding of cyber security

Apr 24, 2019

CEOs take note: The insider threat, whether through a careless or malicious employee, is still the primary avenue through which organisations are breached.

Debunking cloud-based enterprise software myths

Apr 17, 2019

Most IT and operational executives have come to realise that something like a Microsoft Azure data centre is more secure than their own on-premise server room.

Intentionally insecure: Poor security practices in the cloud

Apr 16, 2019

Why would someone intentionally compromise their security when configuring S3 buckets and cloud databases, making them public-facing? In our experience, the culprits are rarely on the operations side...

Facebook: When your insurer ‘friends’ you…

Apr 16, 2019

Facebook expressly state in their Terms of Service that they “Provide a personalised experience for you”. How? By analysing “the connections you make, the choices and settings you select, and what you share and do on and off our Products”.

LoJax: Why you need to be very, very aware…

Apr 10, 2019

While very dramatic steps will need to be taken once LoJax has infected your systems, there are less destructive steps that can be taken to stop the initial infection.

Physical destruction versus secure data erasure

Apr 9, 2019

There are lots of hard drives and solid-state drives lying around data centres and storage rooms and most contain sensitive data which needs to be protected or permanently removed or it could be put companies at risk. What's the solution?

Crowdfunding: Untapped funding resource for renewable energy

Apr 3, 2019

Small and innovative renewable energy projects battle to raise funds through formal channels. One possible solution is to reach out to communities with an interest in those projects to help fund them through crowdfunding initiatives.

Biometric credit cards: Don’t buy into fears

Apr 1, 2019

In 2017, SABRIC reported that credit card fraud caused losses of R436.7 million and debit cards racked up additional losses of R342.2 million in the same period.

ISO 20000 and information security compliance

Apr 1, 2019

The looming PoPI Act in South Africa and the introduction of the GDPR in the European Union have brought information security to the fore for many organisations. Then, there's ISO 27001...

SIM boxing: Telecomms, government must get into the ring

Mar 27, 2019

In 2016, it was estimated that telecom companies in Uganda on annual basis were losing about $60 million due to illegal redirection of international calls traffic. What can be done?

SARS can make you pick up the tab of your own audit

Mar 27, 2019

Take note: The SCA confirms that there is a legislative measure that can be invoked to penalise taxpayers who wastefully consume SARS’ time and resources.

Time for security health check on hospital surveillance

Mar 26, 2019

Visual evidence from hospital security cameras can disprove such assertions, saving hospitals from expensive insurance claims or false litigation.

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