Capitalising on the new digital marketplace not only requires that organisations collect and process data, but that they also use that data to impact the bottom line. Much of that is achieved simply by serving up data on demand to consumers. But some of the rest is achieved by leveraging real-time data to impact things […]

Mimecast’s latest quarterly Email Security Risk Assessment (ERSA) has revealed thousands of known malware and impersonation attacks are getting past systems meant to protect organisations. Email is an integral part of daily operations for most organisations, so it is important to ensure there are effective security strategies in place to manage these systems. Mimecast Limited, […]

More than four in five large GCC enterprises still rely solely on usernames and passwords for authentication to corporate networks, according to Microsoft’s Digital Transformation Survey. The research, recently carried out by Microsoft, asked respondents from almost 1,000 GCC-based organisations a series of questions about their awareness of, and attitude to, digital transformation. Questions on […]

Public safety is of concern for all countries, with teams spending hours working tirelessly to ensure that citizens are protected. Such incidents include natural disasters, crime spikes, or any unrest that may occur. In 2017, several African countries were hit by unforeseen disasters. These included floods in Nigeria and Niger, the Sierra Leonne mudslides and […]

Bromium®, Inc., the pioneer and leader in virtualisation-based enterprise security, has announced the findings of an independent survey showing IT security is hindering productivity and innovation across enterprises. The research revealed most security teams utilise a ‘prohibition approach’ – i.e. restricting user access to websites and applications – a tactic which is hampering productivity and […]

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, a global database of public data breaches, revealing 918 data breaches led to 1.9 billion data records being compromised worldwide in the first half of 2017. Compared to the last six months of 2016, the number of lost, […]

Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, has announced the results of its third quarterly Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), a report of the results of tests which measure the effectiveness of incumbent email security systems. This quarter’s assessment noted a continued challenge of securing organisations from malicious attachments, dangerous files types, impersonation […]

Fortinet, a global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, has announced the findings of its latest Global Threat Landscape Report. The data spans the cybersecurity kill chain focusing on three central aspects of the landscape, including application exploits, malicious software and botnets against the backdrop of important enterprise technology and industry sector trends. The research reveals […]

Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, has announced the most recent quarterly release of the Mimecast Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), a test which measures the effectiveness of email security systems currently in use by thousands of organisations globally. In its second quarterly assessment, Mimecast found that both known and unknown attacks, […]

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