At GISEC Cyjax will do an in-depth expose on Dark Web’s nefarious sites, geo-political drivers and criminal activities. Cyjax, a leading provider of digital threat intelligence, ransomware negotiations and incident response services, has announced plans to participate in the Gulf Information Security Exhibition and Conference (GISEC) to be held in Dubai, UAE, from April 1 […]

In 2018, 889,452 users of Kaspersky Lab solutions were attacked by banking Trojans, an increase of 15.9% compared to 2017, when over 767,000 users were hit. The growth partially occurred due increased activities of only one banker, according to an analysis of the financial threat landscape. Attacks with banking Trojans or ‘bankers’ are among the […]

With help from long-standing IT partner, LanDynamix, Allem Brothers is gradually transforming its ICT systems to support its business better and lay the foundations for another century of success. About the customer Allem Brothers began its life as a small trading concern in Viljoenskroon in the northern Free State. Over the course of almost a […]

SBV Services stops millions of attacks while protecting cash in transit, employees, and data with Trend Micro. Overview SBV Services is a leading provider of customised cash services and solutions to reserve and commercial banks, ATMs, and retail environments. Founded in South Africa in 1986, SBV recently expanded its footprint into other African countries and is […]

Thirty years ago, South Africa’s professional landscape looked completely different to what it is today. The investigations industry has been revolutionised by the advent of auditing firms which conduct internal investigations, and innovative technology that both simplifies and complicates the sector. Today, the private investigations and risk management sectors are led by businesses that have […]

Cloud anti-DDoS vendor, Link11, has released its DDoS findings for Q4 2018, revealing that the volume and complexity of attacks continued to grow in Europe during the final quarter of 2018. While Link11’s Security Operations Center (LSOC) registered 13,910 attacks in Q4 (12.7% down compared to Q3), the average attack volume grew by 8.7% to […]

Bernice Binet, F5 Brand Executive at South African based IT service management company EOH, analyses why organisations spend 90% of their security budget securing the perimeter of their systems when 77% of cyberattacks happen through apps.  Organisations locally and abroad do seem to be taking cybersecurity a lot more seriously. This is especially true in […]

A British cybercriminal has been sentenced to two years and eight months for conducting attacks that disrupted a Liberian telecommunications provider, resulting in losses estimated at tens of millions of US dollars. Daniel Kaye, from Egham, Surrey, pleaded guilty last month to creating and using a botnet and possessing criminal property. He was jailed at […]

Axxonsoft, a leading global security and surveillance company set up by a South African entrepreneur, is using specially designed technology to try and combat human trafficking. Through its Safe City projects, AxxonSoft is assisting authorities in identifying unsolicited behaviour and potential human threats in public spaces which include train stations, airports, parks, stadiums and shopping […]

Thomas Mangwiro, Public Sector Security Specialist at Mimecast, says hackers and hostile cyber forces pose not only a threat to individual citizens or businesses, but entire countries, including South Africa. Military risks immediately spring to mind. A recent report found that even the Pentagon’s latest advanced military systems are vulnerable and can be ‘easily hacked’. […]