CHALLENGE The Taylor Smith Group, a Mauritius-based diversified private equity group with interests in manufacturing, logistics, retail and marine services, runs a complex IT operation. With over 800 employees and 16 businesses in its stable, the IT department is responsible for the infrastructure of the entire group, including support and maintenance. Part of this centralised […]

On average, less than 40% of companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are confident they can master their data – that is manage, secure and gain insight from data, and use it responsibly. Capabilities in these four areas aren’t projected to increase in the next three years, according to a new study […]

Over half of UAE company data remains unclassified, despite a rise in security breaches Just 2% of companies in the UAE have classified all their data in the public cloud An overwhelming majority (83%) of UAE companies have classified less than half of their public cloud data – the highest of all countries surveyed Businesses […]

Redstor, a leading provider of next-generation data management, has come to the rescue of a vets hit by a ransomware attack. Terry Wilson, the practice manager at South Africa-based Teva Veterinary Clinic, revealed how staff turned up for work on a Monday morning to discover cyber criminals had encrypted all their files. However, after a […]

Charl Ueckermann, AVeS Cyber Security (Pty) Ltd, talks about the effects Digital Transformation has on the industrial automation in South Africa, specifically in the mining industry, where safety considerations always have higher priority than security.

Mimecast, a leading email and data security company, has unveiled its third-annual State of Email Security report. The report includes insights from 1,025 global IT decision makers. As cybercriminals continue to use email as a primary vehicle to steal data and deliver advanced threats, the results of this research provide valuable insights and trends around […]

Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa will be a sponsor at the ITWeb Security Summit and will use the event to provide customers insights into different security solutions to secure their business. The emphasis today is to develop inherent security solutions that can scale across a business’s assets, whether they are on premise or in the cloud, as […]

Trend Micro Southern Africa has announced the local launch of its Trend Micro Cloud App Security point of presence designed to provide customers added security and protection of their Microsoft Office 365 environments. With Trend Micro Cloud App Security, local customers can now fully embrace Office 365 with the knowledge that their investment, email and […]

Kaspersky Lab has announced plans to open a new office in Kigali, Rwanda, to support the rapid growth of its business in East Africa. This strategic move will provide more room for development as well as closer proximity to new partners in the region, allowing Kaspersky Lab to continue its expansion into the promising African […]

During Kaspersky Lab’s annual Cyber Security Weekend 2019 that took place in Cape Town South Africa, Reuben Paul, a 13 year old, 7th grader known as the “Cyber Ninja”, was able to hack into a drone, exposing the gaping holes in the security measures of millions of every day gadgets and technology devices, that are […]