by Dianne Bayley | Mar 1, 2022 | Security and Legal
South African businesses are most affected by crypto mining attacks by self-spreading malware, coin miner modules, and infections spread via users downloading a ‘cracked’ version of legitimate software. ‘Living off the land’ attacks are also on the increase, with...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 25, 2022 | Security and Legal
Malicious cyber actors are often opportunistic, targeting the low-hanging fruit of networks with visible vulnerabilities and valuable assets. In the private sector, would-be attackers will often simply move on to an easier target if an organisation appears to have...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 1, 2021 | Innovation
CISOs are entering a golden period of opportunity to take decisive action to shape their security strategy for the future of work, writes Kevin Brown, Managing Director, BT Security. This is a rare opportunity to drive an agenda that puts security at the heart of...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 17, 2021 | Security and Legal
More than half of all organisations have been the victim of a ransomware attack – and 80% of businesses that chose to pay a ransom demand suffered a second ransomware attack, often at the hands of the same threat actor group. This is according to Cybereason’s global...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 22, 2021 | Security and Legal
We’ve already seen our fair share of pandemic-driven fraud and cybercrime, but what can we expect as vaccine rollouts pick up pace worldwide? Raymond Pompon, Director of F5 Labs, responds. Cyber espionage to steal vaccine data A viable vaccine is valuable intellectual...
