Data published by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) shows that South Africa’s private security sector now dwarfs the official South African Police Service (SAPS). In some cases, private security firms have been carrying out official police duties, even when not authorised to do...
West Africa's maritime and coastal security has been enhanced as several West African nations joined forces with U.S. Sailors, Coast Guardsmen, Marines and a team from the Environmental Security Program of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). The partnership came as illegal fishing is on the...
Crime including hijackings, robberies and unlawful syndicates are growing more sophisticated, but so is the technology to fight it. Warren Myers, CEO of South Africa’s on-demand security and medical response platform AURA, reducing crime or wiping it out completely is entirely within our reach. Speaking in a...
A recent study from the world's leading VPN service, NordVPN, has revealed that 86% of consumers are reasonably concerned about their data privacy. Furthermore, it found that 92% of consumers also fail to protect their privacy, leaving them open to cyber attacks. The study focused on American...
Global leader in cybersecurity, Sophos, has unveiled new advancements to its Sophos Cloud Workload Protection, including new Linux host and container security capabilities. The added features have been created to accelerate the detection and response of in-progress attacks and security incidents within Linux operating systems, improve security...
Cloud security innovation leader Orca Security has revealed the current state of cloud security in its latest report focusing on alert fatigue. The company surveyed over 800 IT professionals across five countries and ten industries to make robust findings into public cloud security alert fatigue. The...
Award-winning designer and manufacturer GJD has announced the launch of its latest external motion detector, the D-TECT 60. The latest product features as part of the GJD's D-TECT range, as the company aims to provide reliable human detection systems and intelligent deterrent solutions for the global...
Global data streaming platform Confluent has announced new capabilities as part of its Q2 2022 launch strategy. New features include customer lag monitoring, clear organisation of data and integration with Grafana Cloud. The Expanded Confluent Cloud Metrics API delivers enterprise-wide observability to optimise data streaming performance...
Private security companies have been instrumental in saving residents stranded by South Africa's Durban flooding. The flooding on the east coast of the country had been caused by heavy rains, and left the city submerged in garbage, sand and raging waters. However, private security officers from...
Leading cybersecurity company Fortinet has announced the launch of their new global workforce security awareness and training service. The new service will allow companies to further protect their security by advancing their employees’ cybersecurity skillsets and knowledge. A Fortinet survey found that 73 percent of organisations had...
