Many companies` focus lies too heavily on external attacks, but internal attacks are potentially more damaging, according to security vendors.
Although the threat of mass cellular-based viruses is not yet here, analysts caution that the time to counter-attack is now.
In today`s technology roundup: MS PowerPoint attack confirmed, Ricoh plans to cash in on DVD battle, MS targets spammers, and Trio announces new Treo.
McAfee has bought Preventsys, a provider of security risk management and automated security compliance reporting.
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.
This week VOIP phishing scams emerge, the US State Department gets severely hacked, FBI recognises cybercrime, and Microsoft discontinues support for Windows 98 and may delay Vista.
ITWeb Security Summit 2024
Absa has expanded its security measures so online purchases of airtime also require a one-time password.
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.
Gigabyte Technology and local distributor Rectron are offering a free three-month trial of Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0 with selected Gigabyte motherboards.
Cisco has defended its position on self-defending networks, saying these are the next logical step in defence against increasingly sophisticated attacks.
Local banks are adamant they are not transgressing the ECT Act by issuing partial reimbursements following recent hacking incidents.
ITWeb Security Summit 2025 Johannesburg
The ISACA South Africa 2006 conference at the Sandton Convention Centre on 11 and 12 September will feature four international presenters discussing IT governance, IT security and IT assurance.
The demand for risk management solutions in SA is growing faster than the IT industry itself, says Amir Lubashevsky, director of Magix Integration.
Trends indicate that e-mail traffic is increasing, and companies do not realise the legal and security implications of not managing this properly.
AirDefense protects enterprises from the rising threat of rogue wireless devices based on the draft IEEE 802.11n standard, says local distributor SecureData.