LAWTrust, an Etion company, has joined the FIDO Alliance in a move designed to cement its reputation as the premium provider of cyber security solutions to the business community.
Timeline
2019
May
- 29.
- 28. Thanks to InstantData, Redstor's user-driven technology, Teva Veterinary Clinic was up and running within an hour.
- 28. As companies increasingly embrace digitisation, automation and artificial intelligence, the risk of cyber crime continues to grow, says PwC.
- 24. The financial services sector is a prime target for cyber criminals because of the tremendous value of information these companies hold, says Kent Kirkwood, Financial Crime and Compliance Risk Services lead for PwC SA.
- 23. The Etion company launches the Trust Academy to provide individuals with customised cyber security training courses.
- 22. Panda's Adaptive Defense 360 solution protects NAC from traditional and advanced threats such as exploits, insider attacks and hacking attacks.
- 22. Certified CISO Perry Carpenter will speak about human deception and social engineering, in Johannesburg, on 29 May.
- 21. Business continuity and disaster recovery entail entirely different strategies, and both are vital, says Shaun Searle, country manager, African Regions at Redstor.
- 21. The company will showcase its full security portfolio at the 2019 ITWeb Security Summit, from 27-31 May at the Sandton Convention Centre.
- 21. To believe a SaaS vendor like Microsoft has taken care of your backup is a dangerous assumption, says Heidi Weyers, GM for Sales at Redstor in SA.
- 21. An effective cyber resilience strategy includes layered security protection, independent data storage, alternative access routes to key systems, and a backup plan, says Mikey Molfessis, cyber security expert at Mimecast SA.
- 20. Companies in SA must build cyber resilience into their DNA to recover quickly and with minimal damage following a successful attack, says Heino Gevers, customer success director at Mimecast.
- 16. Robotic decision automation software gives resource-strapped security teams the equivalent of 14 security experts with Respond Analyst. [Local rep: Zenith Systems]
- 15. Toad for Oracle SDP helps database administrators mitigate the risk of non-compliance by identifying and protecting sensitive data across the database infrastructure.
- 14. Confirmit's Achievement in Customer Excellence Award 2019 recognises Quest Software's dedication to using the Voice of the Customer program to drive business success.
- 14. Zenith Systems will share with ITWeb Security Summit delegates how the Spirion sensitive data tool provides a holistic view of sensitive data.
- 13. The company will showcase its managed enterprise-grade security solution at the upcoming ITWeb Security Summit.
- 10. The ITWeb Security Summit diamond sponsor is hosting a panel discussion to help companies combat the rising sophistication of security threats.
- 7. Too many data breaches have resulted from bad actors gaining access to the company's network through privileged accounts, says Simon Campbell-Young, MD of Credence Security.
- 6. Even though there is no fool-proof way to stop cyber criminals, the technology exists to recover data instantly, says Redstor.
- 6. The company will exhibit ManageEngine's IT security solutions at stand number 21 at the ITWeb Security Summit this month.
- 3. The company's newest solution for protecting organisational assets from phishing attacks is now available in SA from Networks Unlimited Africa.
April
- 30. The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa has aligned with the 14th annual ITWeb Security Summit, taking place in May.
- 29. The centralised view of company data from a single control centre frees up IT personnel to focus on more strategic business challenges.
- 26. Networks Unlimited Africa lines up an array of speakers and topics from among its vendor partners for its customer theatre at ITWeb Security Summit 2019.
- 24. ExtraHop adds scheduled maintenance to its 7.6 release in Reveal (x), which will be on display at the ITWeb Security Summit next month.
- 24. There is no 'silver bullet' when it comes to cyber security, so a holistic, multi-layered approach works best, says Obscure Technologies.
- 24. Foglight Container Management provides real-time and historical analytics of containers and their hosts across physical, virtual and cloud environments.
- 23. SonicWall Capture ATP with its RTDMI technology catches new cyber attacks that elude traditional security sandbox technology.
- 23. The Forcepoint Converged Security Platform delivers extensible and behaviour-based risk-adaptive protection.
- 18. These include developing an intelligence-driven strategy to prevent advanced attacks, and implementing gateway security and multi-factor authentication.
- 18. The extended agreement will see the two companies pursue additional opportunities for information and application security across the sub-Saharan Africa region.
- 17. The expansion gives communications service providers network operations transparency and seamless transition to multi-cloud and 5G.
- 17. Delegates attending the ITWeb Security Summit, in Johannesburg, from 28-29 May, can find out how CyberTech secures company data.
- 16. The SOC, based in Port Elizabeth, will proactively detect modern-day cyber threats with incident response and remediation services.
- 16. Three half-day workshops for Cape Town delegates, covering a variety of important cyber security issues, will take place on 24 May.
- 8. The company's research reveals 19.2% of malware attacks used non-standard ports, a year-over-year increase of 8.7%.
- 4. An Ideathon will be held on 6 April, aimed at preparing participants of #SS19Hack, which will run alongside ITWeb Security Summit 2019.
- 4. Panda Security has become the global provider of EDR protection at Telefónica’s for the next three years.
- 1. Ethical Hacking 101 will be facilitated by Ayaz Saiyed, intermediate analyst at Telspace Systems.
- 1. Carbon Black and Attivo Networks walked away with multiple awards each in the 2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards.
March
- 29. The company will unveil the LogRhythm NextGen SIEM Platform at ITWeb Security Summit 2019, on 28 and 29 May.
- 26. Human-centric cyber security that focuses on understanding the behaviour of users is key to stopping the bad and freeing the good, says Forcepoint.
- 20. A new Gartner report hails ExtraHop as a leading provider of network traffic analytics, with local distributor Corr-Serve welcoming the accolade.
- 19. Panda Security has launched Panda Patch Management to manage vulnerabilities for systems as well as for hundreds of applications.
- 14. The event will run over two days, with the conference and displays on 23 May, and half-day workshops on 24 May.
- 12. Five international keynote speakers have been added to the agenda for the 2019 event, to be held from 27 to 31 May at the Sandton Convention Centre.
- 8. Cyber criminals are using malware to hack into devices and use them to trawl the Web, consuming their resources to mine crypto-currencies.
- 6. Twenty-five percent of companies in MEA lack cyber security personnel, which is one of the biggest obstacles to cyber security.
- 6. Defending against today's critical threats looks back at the threat landscape over the past year.
February
- 28. Four workshops will run on 27 May at the Focus Rooms, in Sunninghill.
- 21. This year's hackathon will be held on 28 and 29 May, alongside the ITWeb Security Summit, at the Sandton Convention Centre.
- 19. Start your disruption engines for the ITWeb Security Summit, says diamond sponsor Networks Unlimited Africa.
- 18. The company was recognised as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics. [Local rep: Corr-Serve]
- 6. The Cisco 2019 Data Privacy Benchmark Study shows organisations are gaining business benefits from data privacy investments.