by Dianne Bayley | Sep 18, 2017 | Security and Legal
This year has proved to be a lucrative year for cybercrime as prominent malware and attack methods continue to evolve, creatively bypassing existing security solutions, says Check Point in its mid-year report. In 2016, we witnessed sophisticated new malware emerging...
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 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 | May 18, 2017 | Security and Legal
At the end of last week, the world saw the first victims of the now infamous Crypto malware – WannaCry. To date the attack has spread to more than 150 countries and over 200 000 users. Its primary target being businesses and public sector organisations. In the recent...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 28, 2017 | Features, Security and Legal
From IT-Online A new research report, reveals the extent to which employees remain susceptible to phishing attacks and freely provide user credentials such as their username and password combinations, despite user awareness and education schemes on the dangers of...
