Cyber criminals quick to jump on COVID-19 bandwagon

Fraudsters shift focus to the financial side of the crisis, as they try to take advantage of financial assistance schemes and refunds for cancelled air tickets, says Brian Pinnock, MEA director, sales engineering at Mimecast,

Mimecast

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Trend Micro Sub-Saharan Africa

Apr 17, 2020

Cyber security in the time of COVID-19

One of the few constants during the times we’re in is the knowledge that cyber criminals will try to leverage it for their financial gain, says Indi Siriniwasa, VP at Trend Micro Sub-Saharan Africa.

ModSecurity: Helping to keep your site safe behind the scenes

ModSecurity is a Web application firewall that monitors traffic to your Web site for malicious activity in real-time.

E-shopping, streaming scams double amid quarantine

Kaspersky warns of phishing scams popular shopping and streaming services.

Misconfiguration is number one cloud security risk

Misconfigured systems are the primary cause of cloud security issues, says Trend Micro.

Check Point reveals cyber security impact of COVID-19

From phishing to fake Zoom domains, a Check Point study highlights new challenges for security practitioners.

Reinforce cyber security in the age of COVID-19

Eleven steps to ensure businesses and their employees are protected while working remotely, says Wayne Olsen, head of the security business unit at Datacentrix.

Heficed fights IP address abuse

Heficed's Abuse Management service aims to identify and terminate IP addresses associated with cyber threats.

Staff Writer

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University of Pretoria

Apr 14, 2020

COVID-19 cyber crime is on the rise

End-users and organisations need to protect themselves against an unprecedented wave of cyber attacks and cyber fraud related to a single theme – the COVID-19 pandemic.

Avoid being pwned and becoming prey to ransomware

In this Webinar, F-Secure's Teemu Myllykangas and Cybervision's Anthony Cowie explain the benefits of vulnerability management.

Are you prepared for the post COVID-19 threat landscape

Lockdown requires a complete revision of how corporations view and address cyber risks.

COVID-19: All the more reason to stay on top of cyber security

COVID-19 will have a profound impact on how cyber security is handled going forward, and ITWeb Security Summit 2020 experts will unpack the latest trends from lessons learned during this time.

ITWeb Security Summit 2020

3:10

Nomfundo Tshabalala

Apr 8, 2020

SCOPA zeroes in on Gauteng’s controversial IT security tender

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts says it had concerns about the month-to-month Security Operation Centre contract, despite allowing it to be fast-tracked.

Samuel Mungadze

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