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Condyn partners with Russian developer to safeguard SA market

The Russian developer of information security systems will be represented in South Africa, with partnerships being established further afield in Africa. SearchInform has signed a partnership agreement with Condyn, a local provider of information and security solutions located in Centurion. The new partnership will lift the profile of the SearchInform product portfolio, including SearchInform DLP […]


Gregg Petersen on what can we do about the expected increase in ransomware

What can we do about the expected increase in ransomware and cyber-extortion tools? By: Gregg Petersen, Regional Sales Vice President, MEA, Veeam Software Paying ransom fees to regain access to data in the vague hope that criminals will release files from hostage is a known phenomenon that continues to demand regular column inches. But currently, […]


Bring Your Own Devices: The benefits, risks and threats

Arbor Networks has, with many peers, been discussing Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) for over five years. Bryan Hamman, Arbor Networks’ Territory Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, says this trend is not going away and the rise of BYOD has been attributed to many factors, including the introduction of next generation office works who don’t necessarily […]


Bitdefender and NETGEAR partner for IoT security purposes

Bitdefender, a leading cybersecurity technology company protecting 500 million users worldwide and NETGEAR, Inc., a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, has announced a technology licensing agreement allowing NETGEAR to include Bitdefender’s breakthrough IoT security technology on certain of its networking devices. With advanced threats leveraging vulnerabilities in […]


Atos and McAfee accelerate and secure progress

Atos is a €12 billion company with 100,000 employees in 72 countries. Security is of paramount importance to Atos’ many global customers, one of whom is the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Since Atos’ customers depend on it for delivery of a very wide variety of IT services, many of which are business- critical, security must […]


McAfee completes Skyhigh Networks acquisition

McAfee, which operates throughout the Middle East, has announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Skyhigh Networks. With the close of this deal, Skyhigh Networks becomes part of the McAfee Cloud Security Business Unit. Skyhigh is an ideal complement to McAfee’s strategy – one focused on building and optimising mission-critical cybersecurity environments for […]


Qatar Investment Authority and Elliott Management acquire Gigamon

Gigamon, a leader in traffic visibility solutions for cybersecurity and monitoring applications, has been acquired by Elliott Management, a leading multi-strategy private investment firm, and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Elliott’s investment was led by its private equity affiliate, Evergreen Coast Capital, and the acquisition has been approved by Gigamon shareholders. A spokesman for the […]


New branch of Nuctech set up in the Netherlands

Nuctech, a leading global supplier of security products and solutions, recently held a ceremony in Rotterdam, Netherlands, announcing its newly launched branch, will become a global innovative centre. “We hope to communicate more with our international peers, we will make progress in the industry and support the implementation and development of the Belt and Road […]


Biometric advancement predictions for 2018

Article by: Tom Harwood, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at Aeriandi “As it stands, it is estimated that between 30 percent to 50 percent of all fraud incidents are initiated with a phone call, meaning telephone agents in contact centres are particularly vulnerable to social engineering and manipulation. Web-based security measures have evolved much faster […]


ANSecurity’s technical director warns of potential security breaches

Criminal services expand As predictable as day follows night, 2018 will see more high profile breaches impact large and well-known companies. What will be less visible to the public will be the activities of Crime-as-a-Service (CaaS) which will expand, allowing more focused criminals to rent resource for ransomware campaigns that may never be exposed to […]


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