Worried about COVID-19 scams again? Managing your remote employees through the coronavirus pandemic means more than keeping them productive – they have to be secure as well. Do you know what cybercrime scams you have to be aware of right now? It’s a dangerous time right now. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the confusion and lack of awareness that stems …
As one of Southern Africa’s leading managed IT service providers, we hear a lot of questions and concerns about data security – and rightfully so. Data security is critical to business operations, but many business owners overlook this potentially dangerous facet of their business. What happens if your security is breached? What if disaster strikes and you can’t access important …
Did you know employee error accounts for more than a quarter of all company security breaches? Or that the average expense of a data breach is R36 million, globally? Experts say ransomware is expected to cost businesses R120 billion this year and that nearly 2 billion records were leaked in January 2022 alone. Hackers are improving as technology continues to advance …
Learn how to determine the most effective ways for your employees to enhance the security of their email environment at work. What is email security, and why is it so crucial? To answer that, you must know that an overwhelming majority of company security breaches start with a phishing email. Phishing emails are just what they sound like: virtual bait …
Most of the civilised world is on the Internet every day – businesses large and small, governments, educators, adults, children and, unfortunately, criminals. The Internet may seem like a world without boundaries allowing us to find just about any kind of information, learn about other cultures, conduct business across the globe and even socialize with family and friends. Like many …
The upcoming holidays are like the Christmas of cyber-crime. Many of us our experiencing the joys of the season and may be less inclined to keep our guards up. Crooks know this and respond by bringing their A game. Here are some key areas of concerns as well as a few tips to avoid getting hacked: Public Wi-Fi Use public …
80 percent of hacking related breaches leveraged either stolen passwords or weak, guessable passwords. The thing is, about 76 percent of people use the same or a similar password for most, if not all, websites. Which means if an employee has their personal life hacked, your organization could be compromised in a matter of minutes. Because ransomware is so common, …
#1 It’s Not A Technology Problem. It’s A People Problem When it comes to security, your organisation is very similar to a house. For protection, you have doors, locks, windows and fences. To detect threats, you have alarms, motion detectors, monitoring and crime watch. To respond to threats, you might have a dog, a gun, the help of local police …
Cybersecurity is a vital component to businesses these days. You need to make sure that criminals cannot just hack into your network. When it comes to verifying users’ identity, there are two types of authentication used: two-step and two-factor. These two are so similar, many confuse one with the other. Learn the difference between the two, so you’re more knowledgeable …
Many internet users still do not understand what the padlock icon in their web browser’s address bar is for. It represents HTTPS ( Hypertext transfer protocol secure ), a security feature that authenticates websites and protects the information users submit to them. This is an important feature that lets users know whether the website they are visiting is secure or …
You probably go to great lengths to keep yourself safe, whether at home or in public. But what happens when you get online? Learn more about how you could be exposing yourself and your personal information over the internet so you can stay safe. Staying up to date with Online Security is key. With the headlines about data breaches and …
Making passwords can be tedious. From complexity requirements to minimum lengths, creating a password for each new account brings its own set of headaches.