With cybercriminals costing the global economy US$600 billion last year alone, global digital threat management company RiskIQ tapped proprietary and third-party research to examine the growing volume of malicious activity on the internet to reveal the latest ‘Evil Internet Minute.’ The data shows that in a single ‘evil’ Internet minute, US$1,138,888 is lost to cybercrime and 1,861 […]
Imperva, a leading provider of best-in-class cybersecurity solutions on-premises, in the cloud and across hybrid environments, has announced the results of a survey conducted at the Infosecurity Europe trade show. It revealed that 28% of organisations do not feel completely compliant with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The deadline to be compliant […]
Ping Identity, a leader in identity defined security, has announced findings from its most recent CISO Advisory Council meeting. The council is aimed at better understanding the challenges and opportunities impacting the modern CISO. Members have access to strategic guidance and support as they develop and grow their enterprise-wide security initiatives. This includes leveraging valuable […]
CyberArk, a global leader in privileged access security, has announced the availability of its SAP-certified CyberArk Privileged Access Security Solution. The solution can strengthen and extend security across SAP environments, including SAP ERP systems, by protecting against privileged access-related risk and credential compromise. The CyberArk Privileged Access Security Solution achieved SAP certification as Integrated with SAP […]
Employees have become key role players in the defence against phishing, and organisations can no longer rely only on IT support and technology applications only. That is according to Anton Jacobsz, MD of Networks Unlimited Africa. Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending e-mails, supposedly from a trustworthy source, to entice individuals to reveal personal and […]
Reputation events, such as cyberattacks, have a direct impact on share price, according to the findings of a new report released by Pentland Analytics with Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. The 2018 Reputation Risk in the Cyber Age study looked at 125 […]
BeyondTrust, a leading cybersecurity company dedicated to preventing privilege misuse and stopping unauthorised access, has announced extremely strong second quarter and 2018 year-to-date results. The company has reported significant revenue increase, hundreds of new customers, accelerating growth outside of North America and a growing channel. 2018 first half highlights include: Over 100% revenue growth in […]
McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team has released two pieces of new research that reveal undiscovered links among major North Korean threat actors and malware families, as well as stunning revelations about the real cyberthreat risks to medical devices. The research was announced during Black Hat USA 2018, which took place between August 4 and 9. Douglas McKee, Senior Security […]
Cryptojacking is the hot new way for criminals to make money, with a recent McAfee study highlighting a 600% increase in the frequency of such cyberattacks during the first quarter of 2018 – a sure sign that cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the digital currency technology. Barry Shteiman, VP Research and Innovation at Exabeam, shares his views […]
TrustBuilder CEO Marc Vanmaele explores how organisations can give users the access they need, while keeping cybercriminals out. Digitisation has connected us. Businesses are now able to interact quickly, with thousands, if not millions of customers and partners every day. But as digitisation forces organisations into the cloud, the situation is becoming complicated. There are […]
