The theft of several of its laptops prompted Investec to address its physical security environment.
Xerox has earned the international standard in information security for 12 more of its mid- and high-speed office multifunction products. [Local rep: Bytes Document Solutions]
A McAfee study of teenagers across six European countries found 40% are unconcerned about the risks when downloading music or video content.
Precise Biometrics has named Thomas Marschall as president and CEO, effective 1 November. [Local rep: SecureData]
ITWeb TV #SS24 Steve Jump, Custodiet Advisory Services
Recorded live at ITWeb Security Summit 2024, Steve Jump, director, Custodiet Advisory Services, provided ITWeb's Adrian Hinchcliffe with an update on the Security Summit Hackathon, the value these have in skills development and talent recruitment for companies and the start-up scene, as well as an overview of Secure by Design principles.
There is an urgent need for increased awareness of spyware and key-logging, as evidenced by the recent theft of R30 million through these mechanisms.
ITWeb Security Summit 2024
The promulgation of the Electronic Communications Act will see security and storage vendors teaming up, says StorTech.
ITWeb TV: AI-driven fraud rises as criminals target human trust | Ep #158
AI-driven fraud is rising across Africa, with criminals exploiting human behaviour and trust rather than system vulnerabilities, says Thalia Pillay, CEO of Orca Fraud. In an interview with ITWeb Africa editor Samuel Mungadze, Pillay says criminals are deploying increasingly sophisticated AI-powered tactics to circumvent security controls.
In today`s technology roundup: Intel trials 50nm flash memory, Microsoft`s cellphone-PC, PSP-friendly WiFi network, hi-tech students, and eBay, PayPal top phishing targets.
A suspected cable thief has been shot dead by a security guard employed by one of Telkom`s vendor suppliers.
Simeka BSG has forecast a positive increase in revenue and plans growth for the next financial year.
ITWeb Security Summit 2025 Johannesburg
This week`s crime awareness smorgasbord includes new bits of adware, spyware, spam, vulnerabilities and artificial intelligence.
SA is 49th on the list of spam-relaying countries, contributing 0.11% of worldwide spam, says Sophos. [Local rep: Netxactics]
Marshal and Image Analyzer have partnered to enable a porn filter to be added to the Marshal content filtering software suite. [Local Marshal rep: 10Net ICT Solutions]
The impact of the recent security workers` strike could have been significantly less if existing biometrical systems had been used, says Jans Wessels, MD of Dex Informatix.