Endpoint agents can make the difference between a minor headache and a serious disaster, says Arctic Wolf.
While the “blue screen of death” caused ruckus across industries worldwide, South African organisations were not hugely impacted.
Regular updates and patch systems to ensure the removal of vulnerabilities that hackers often exploit is vital, says Byron Horn-Botha, business unit head at Arcserve Southern Africa.
Malvertising, short for malicious advertising, represents a deceptive tactic where cyber criminals inject malicious code into online advertisements.
The Joint Standard on Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Requirements mandates that financial institutions must achieve compliance by 1 June 2025.
On average, African organisations experience 3 000 cyber attacks per week.
Planning and practise make perfect in today's world, as every organisation has to be ready to respond effectively to a cyber breach.
According to Kaspersky, cyber infections affecting SMBs have increased by 5% year-on-year.
The agency has been inundated with enquiries after R300 million was allegedly siphoned off from the public works department.
Overwhelmed employees are the most vulnerable aspect of a security posture, warns +OneX.