African diplomats are due to meet their global counterparts in New York to thrash out the details of a proposed new United Nations treaty to tackle cybercrime. The treaty on January 17th will highlight the strengths and weaknesses of Existing treaties such as the Budapest Convention or the...
Cisco’s latest cybersecurity report, Security Outcomes Study Volume 2, has revealed the security practices that really work. According to the study, the practices that can most impact on an organisation’s security programme are: maintaining an up-to-date and integrated architecture; investing in threat detection; and enabling timely...
In a bid to advance cyber threat intelligence global cybersecurity solution provider, Resecurity, has partnered with Safety and Intelligence Network Africa (SINA). The partnership will accelerate cybersecurity knowledge and skills transfer and help to protect the region from emerging threats. Resecurity will support SINA with advanced cyber...
A global leader in the cybersecurity industry is set to stream its annual signature event, CyberCrimeCon on December 2 2021. The Group-IB event marks the 10th edition of CyberCrimeCon, and will bring together more than 5,000 global cybersecurity pros for the threat hunting and intelligence conference. As...
Eighty three per cent of companies are failing to encrypt at least half of the sensitive data they hold in the cloud – leaving them open to security breaches. According to the 2021 Thales Cloud Security Study, 57% of companies surveyed say they use of at...
Tenable has expanded its strategic relationship with IBM Security X-Force Red so that companies can identify and disrupt attack opportunities before bad actors can leverage them. Comprehensive Active Directory security services work to continuously detect and prevent attacks against the Active Directory and connected environment in...
Routed has appointed Axiz Cloud Technologies as a VMWare cloud distribution partner in a move that will help bolster the cloud market in the South African region. The appointment is not only strategic to help Routed build a resilient and robust channel, but is also necessary...
A new report from Interpol has identified the most prominent cybersecurity threats in Africa, based on input from its own member countries and data from the private sector. According to the The African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021 they are: 1: Online scams 2: Digital extortion 3: Business email...
With cyber incidents the biggest risk to businesses across the globe, the market for cyber security insurance is set to increase, according to Advance Market Analytics’ Cyber Security Insurance Market Insights, to 2026. Cyber security insurance could help businesses to mitigate their losses should they be...
Fifty two per cent of developers say that security policies are stifling their innovations, according to new research from VMware. The research reveals a widening gap between developers and security teams which could lead to serious consequences. The findings also revealed: 22% of developers strongly agree...