There is a growing trend of targeted ransomware attacks against enterprises, as opposed to more widespread campaigns.
Nearly three out of four business leaders see cyber security as a top priority in COVID-19 recovery.
Manual encryption key management is fraught with difficulties, as Postbank's recent breach showed.
The three suspects, two of whom are teenagers, are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and the intentional access of a protected computer.
The Telkom subsidiary establishes a Security Operations Centre in the vicinity of its Midrand data centre, as it repositions for the cyber security market.
Companies must carefully assess ongoing running costs, risks and real-world resource challenges, says Martin Potgieter, co-founder and technical director at Nclose.
The uBreach functionality within Securicom’s uSecure can identify exposed e-mail accounts and identities that have been publicly disclosed online, says Douw Gerber, business development manager at Securicom.
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation says the accused were plotting to pillage SASSA by hacking into the social security agency’s system.
The company becomes a victim of a cyber attack that encrypted some of its systems, less than a year after its South African unit was hacked.
Only organisations that stress preventing unknown, zero-day threats can win the cyber security battle.
Too often, remote workers do not have the same defences that the corporate network enjoys, says Nclose.
It’s not enough to simply identify and remedy a specific vulnerability, as this will rarely solve the core problem, says NanoLock Security.