With cybersecurity in the spotlight given recent attacks, insurers need to examine the integrity and safety of the data they have on hand. Kelly Preston, Data Analytics Manager at SilverBridge, investigates the importance of data protection for an insurance company in the digital world. In the UK, the number of data breaches reported by the […]
Darktrace, the world leader in AI technology for cyber defence, has announced that total contract value in South Africa has increased exponentially since its first customer in the region, major regional airline Airlink, deployed Darktrace’s AI cyber defence technology in May 2016. Leading law firm, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, management group, Massmart, and popular retailer, Lewis […]
Article by Alastair Paterson, CEO and co-founder, Digital Shadows Approximately 250 years ago Samuel Johnson said, “The next best thing to knowing something, is knowing where to find it.” This is quite a fitting quote from the author of ‘A Dictionary of the English Language’ and equally fitting today when it comes to understanding your […]
A Business-Driven Security architecture was recently unveiled by RSA, a Dell Technologies business, offering a new approach to assist enterprises to manage cyber risk and protect what matters most to them, be it, for example, their financial records or IP. The Business-Driven Security architecture, along with several other RSA solutions, enables businesses of different sizes […]
The Cisco® 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR) uncovers the rapid evolution of threats and the increasing magnitude of attacks, and forecasts potential ‘destruction of service’ (DeOS) attacks. These could eliminate organisations’ backups and safety nets, required to restore systems and data after an attack. Also, with the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), key […]
Digital Shadows, the industry leader in digital risk management, has revealed the findings of an in-depth study carried out by its team of multilingual analysts assessing the changing habits and tactics of organised credit card fraud gangs. It points to increased sophistication of a professional ecosystem as fraudsters seek to upskill themselves and novice would-be […]
Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, has introduced Sync & Recover for Exchange and Office 365. As more organisations move email and its data to Office 365, they need to better protect this data against malicious or accidental loss. Sync & Recover offers unified management of compliance, archiving and data resilience. The […]
‘SANS 2017 Security Awareness’, a new report by leading cybersecurity training and certification institute, SANS, has revealed the lack of time dedicated to employee training and a lack of communication skills as the key reasons organisations’ cybersecurity awareness programmes fail to meet their objectives. In identifying these factors, the researchers also found that women are […]
Syrex, provider of virtualised and hybrid network infrastructures and solutions, has partnered with Redstor, market leader in data management and security solutions, to provide clients with a powerful cloud backup and security solution. Together, the two organisations deliver an enterprise level package that is ideally suited to challenging South African conditions, assures of comprehensive security […]
Article by Rick Holland, Vice President, Strategy, Digital Shadows The AlphaBay Dark Web marketplace has been inaccessible since 05 Jul 2017. With no substantive explanation from the site’s owners, users have speculated that either an exit scam (where administrators steal user cryptocurrency deposited to the marketplace and shut down the services) or law enforcement action […]
