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People will always be the weakest link
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The trick is to take people out of the equation as much as possible, says Fortinet's Doros Hadjizenonos.
Botnet attacks grow in frequency, variety
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Citrix’s Andre Combrinck shared tips on how to protect from botnet attacks, at ITWeb's Security Summit.
The hidden risks in enterprise VPN
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Just how dependable is enterprise VPN technology? It depends on who you ask.
Young hackers tackle COVID-19 security solutions
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Under the theme of ‘hacking the virus’, young coders at this year’s ITWeb Security Summit Hackathon got to grips with the challenges presented by the pandemic.
Survival of the fastest
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Cloud brings its own security challenges, but you have to start somewhere, says CrowdStrike's Yassin Watlal.
Governments must collaborate with allies to fight cyber threats
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Government intelligence agencies are shielded from retaliation and prosecution to a certain extent, as attribution is difficult.
Insider risks prove costly
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Securing an organisations starts with securing its people, says Ran Pugach of Ava Security.
You will be breached, but how will you handle it?
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One big mistake organisations often make when it comes to incident response is that they act too quickly, or too rashly.
If any business is not online 24/7, it’s in trouble
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If an organisation’s customers are not able to buy online, 24 hours a day, they are already buying from its competitors, warns Custodiet’s Steve Jump.
Why are people still getting phished?
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How you deal with a staff member who clicks a phishing link is a key part of your security posture.
Balancing ethics and privacy rights amid COVID-19
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PwC’s Yvette du Toit presents at ITWeb Security Summit 2020.
Information Regulator eyes bigger budget amid surge in data breaches
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A well-funded Information Regulator will go a long way to giving the POPI Act its powers, says attorney and Information Regulator member Sizwe Snail ka Mtuze.
Only 17 out of 54 African states have data privacy laws
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An information security expert tells the ITWeb Security Summit 2020 that African countries are lagging in enacting data protection laws.
Incident response requires getting foundational processes right
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In the aftermath of a security incident, there is a very fine line between not communicating enough and communicating too much.
Lessons from Iraq for cyber security analysts
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George Beebe, CFTNI director, says cyber specialists can learn from mistakes made by experts in other fields.
Traditional security products can’t deal with modern attacks
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You need a solution that’s been redefined for the cloud era, says CrowdStrike’s Roland Daccache.
Hire a CISO, don’t just leave it to the CIO
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If your board doesn’t understand security, tell them it’s about the business.
Three security challenges that need solving
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There's a need to unify the physical and cyber domains, says Tormod Ree, CEO of Ava Security.
Attackers behaviour shaped by systemic factors, not COVID
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We may be seeing what’s easy to believe, and missing some of what is really significant in terms of what happened.
Virtual ITWeb Security Summit: Seven keynotes to look out for
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A thousand delegates have registered to attend the virtual ITWeb Security Summit 2020, starting tomorrow until 28 August.
Embedding a security culture is key to data protection
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IT performance, user experience, application experience and information security must coexist, says Francois van Deventer, Citrix.
Balancing customer experience with security and trust
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Cyber security leaders must reinvent themselves, says MD of Altron Security.
Massive cyber security investments wasted due to governance fails
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Despite hefty investments in cyber security tools, organisations are still being breached.
Lockdown economic squeeze set to change SA security market
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Pandemic impacts IT security management and broader market, says SensePost's Dominic White.
'Hacking the virus' at ITWeb’s Security Summit
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The fourth annual Security Summit hackathon is set to take place next week.
Preventing file-based attacks on critical networks
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Don't let a security breach become a catastrophe, urges Oren Dvoskin ahead of Security Summit.
Busy humans pose cyber risk
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Humans do work-arounds when security gets in the way of them doing their jobs or enjoying their lives.
Everything you need to know about vulnerability management
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Cyber security director at SNG Grant Thornton will share vulnerability management lessons at the upcoming #ITWebSS2020.
Avoid incident response bloopers
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DFIR Labs' Veronica Schmitt will share what not to do when it comes to IR at the upcoming ITWeb Security Summit.
Retailers remain a popular target for cyber criminals
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ITWeb's Security Summit, which is taking place from 25 to 28 August as a virtual event, will address the cyber threats faced by retailers.
Turn security culture into a value proposition
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Security must works side by side with business and IT, says Standard Bank’s Robin Barnwell.
Consumer innovation the answer to corporate security
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Enterprises are missing out on opportunity to strengthen security and improve user experience, says independent advisor Kris Budnik ahead of Security Summit 2020.
Public sector orgs must protect unique data sets
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ITWeb's Security Summit will arm those responsible for IT and cyber security in the public sector with info on the latest threats and what to do about them.
Prepare to redeploy security budgets towards cloud, WFH
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The majority of cyber security investments were not designed to support a WFH type of operating model, says CrowdStrike ahead of Security Summit 2020.
Financial services attacked more than any other industry
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ITWeb's Security Summit, taking place from 25 to 28 August as a virtual event, will have a strong focus on cyber security in the financial services sector.
Third party risk management leaves exposures in security posture
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Ahead of ITWeb's Security Summit, a specialist warns of risks that are often neglected.
Remote working, global power plays are shifting the threat landscape
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Organisations need to focus on reducing the attack surface of their endpoints, says Panda Security.
How to build the business case for security
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Jo Stewart-Rattray, a security expert from Australia, will deliver a keynote at ITWeb’s Security Summit 2020.
Quantum reckoning: The day when computers will break cryptography
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Any secret protected by traditional asymmetric ciphers will no longer be protected.
Championing a ‘security-first’ mindset
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Cyber security is still viewed as something the IT department needs to take care of instead of an enterprise risk.
SA orgs don’t understand threat intelligence
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Too often, information is confused with actual intelligence, says DFIRLABS.
Harness SOAR and SIEM to boost IT security
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Harish Sekar of ManageEngine/Zoho will discuss the role of SIEM in the POPI Act at the ITWeb Security Summit 2020.
Expect cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure
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Dr Kenneth Geers warns of politically-motivated attack on critical national infrastructure.
AI will be used as a means of attack and defence
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AI as a means of both attack and defence will be the biggest security trend in 2020.
Now is not the time to ignore cyber security
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With many South Africans working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber security has never been more important.
Seizing the security advantage
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It's time to implement multi-factor authentication, urges Telkom's Steve Jump.
ITWeb Security Summit 2020 goes virtual
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The cyber security event will be held as a virtual summit from 25-28 August.
Deepfakes to wreak havoc, warns Israeli security expert
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Expect more deep social engineering, warns BioCatch co-founder Uri Rivner, who will be speaking at Security Summit 2020.
Registration for ITWeb Security Summit 2020 is now open
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15th annual Security Summit takes place in June, in Johannesburg and Cape Town, and and is themed ‘Increasing your cyber agility to build secure ecosystems’.
Call for papers opens for Security Summit 2020
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Several top international keynote speakers will speak at the summit, from 23 to 25 June next year.
