In today`s technology roundup: Microsoft issues CRM warning, US frees fibre, iPod, iTunes for Linux soon, smarter search engines, and MySQL backs IBM.
MyDoom and Zafi variants resurfaced worldwide last month, while six of the top ten viruses for the month were attributed to one German teenager.
With corporate governance being a top priority, the board, directors and management have a duty to protect information resources, says Justine Muscolino, a senior manager in KPMG`s Information Security Services group.
United Heritage Life Insurance Company has stemmed the onslaught of spam and virus-infected e-mails with Computer Associates` eTrust Secure Content Manager.
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.
Subscription-based anti-virus services can provide protection against the latest self-propagating and spoofing viruses that are especially virulent and damaging, says Andrew Brown, MD of DRS.
ITWeb Security Summit 2024
In today`s technology roundup: MS looks beyond Windows, Linux pre-installed on HP notebook, and spammers hijack PCs.
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.
Fution has launched an information security training programme to help staff manage information security in the workplace.
The widespread roll-out of secure authentication tokens is the best way to reduce the risk of Internet banking fraud, says Dr Gerhard Claassen, MD of the Cryptographic Business Unit at Prism Holdings.
Voice over IP (VOIP) will not necessarily bring the cost reductions companies expect and video deployment will likely outpace it, says Gartner.
ITWeb Security Summit 2025 Johannesburg
Next year will be the high mark in corporate IT security spending, after which spending will drop to around 5% of IT budgets, says Gartner.
Would-be pirates hoping to download this year`s most anticipated game off the Internet will be foiled by SA`s bandwidth, say experts.
AfricaSD is offering a Patch Vulnerability Utility, which encompasses a free one-year anti-virus software subscription.
A Sophos report reveals that the number of new viruses being written is increasing. [Local rep: Netxactics]