Trend Micro's US operation has acquired Kelkea, a provider of IP filtering and reputation services. [Local Trend Micro rep: SecureData]
Network Appliance has entered into an agreement to acquire Decru, a privately held California-based company, for $272 million in cash and stock.
Local Visa and MasterCard cardholders will have to wait until tomorrow to find out if they were among the 40 million accounts that were compromised by a hacker.
In today`s technology roundup: Netscape releases another patch for version 8, Google extends mobility search options, monks to use hi-tech cameras to read ancient scripts, and US professors propose 3D teleportation.
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.
While user authentication is beneficial to companies in an effort to protect information, it has become a burden for the end-user, says Chris Norton, country manager of Citrix Systems SA.
ITWeb Security Summit 2024
In today`s technology roundup: Britain warns of large-scale e-mail viruses, Sony PSP under attack from hackers, music downloads 'to-go`, and KT and Intel to speed up WiBro service.
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.
Although browser-based and phishing scams are the fastest-growing, a study shows viruses and worms still hold the biggest IT security threat.
SecureData, local St Bernard Software distributor, has announced the availability of SpyEXPERT, an anti-spyware software solution targeted at small to medium enterprises (SMEs).
Top Layer Networks, in association with its local distributor, Duxbury Networking, has released anti-spyware and anti-virus functionality for the Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 family of intrusion prevention solutions.
ITWeb Security Summit 2025 Johannesburg
In today`s technology roundup: New Trojan targets smart phones, Nokia denies mobile virus threat, and IBM`s X41 ThinkPad launched in SA.
Research commissioned by Centennial Software found that over half of UK businesses have no controls in place to manage workplace use of removable media devices, says SecureData, local Centennial distributor.
Symantec has released Critical System Protection 4.5, an intrusion prevention solution for desktops and servers on Windows, Unix and Linux platforms.
The failure to employ a structured security policy and staff behaviour issues are the biggest ICT risks facing SA, say experts.