Securing Your Cyberspace
Although some people think that hacking modern cars rather belong to Hollywood scenarios, we advise you to take preliminary measures and prevent bellicose surprises. MERCEDES has recently sparked a privacy row by admitting it spies on drivers with tracking devices covertly installed in its cars. The secret sensors, fitted to all new and used […]
The NASDAQ report revealed that more than 90% of corporate board members and executives said that they cannot read a cybersecurity report and are not prepared to handle a major cyber-attack. The scenery The most recent report has astonished wider public with the statement that, in one of the biggest data breaches ever, a hacker […]
In today’s highly connected world, the battle for economic supremacy is primarily if not entirely being fought in the cyberspace. The danger lies in the fact that this space is currently barefacedly unregulated – the Wild West-like. A new arms race is in progress with the cyberweapons race being increasingly proliferated worldwide. It is obvious […]
A number of studies confirmed that people often have a tendency to find ways to work around organisational cybersecurity policies. This is actually not something that they do on purpose but rather based on their habits. In other words, this behaviour is an effect of bad habituation. Achieving individual objectives and finding the way of […]
Heavily depending on IoT and the human factor that handling the Digital Twin technology, the benefits and major security risks are inevitably linked to these two factors. Digital Twin technology The Digital Twin technology is described as a digital replica of physical assets (physical twin), processes, people, places, systems and devices that can be used […]
Many well-versed professionals believe that the human factor is – and will be in a foreseeable future – a perpetual problem in cybersecurity. The cybersecurity awareness campaigns are not wonder drugs but can help. It is not a secret that cyber-crime is unstoppably picking up. In 2017 about 978 million people were cheated out for […]
A cyber-related blackout is a looming possibility. If not addressed seriously, the SA reality can turn into nightmares for years to come. The Fin24 portal reported that Eskom will implement Stage 4 load shedding from 12:00 on Saturday, 16 March. Earlier on Saturday morning, the power utility said it would be implementing Stage 2 load […]
“The problem is that we have a huge population that suffers from a form of cyber autism”- Eh’den Biber. After a number of serious complaints in recent months, Facebook says that they are all about privacy now. A very recent survey presented at the RSA Conference 2019 claims that data privacy was a top concern […]
Repetitio est mater studiorum (Repetition is the mother of all learning) says a well-known Latin proverb. The same applies to the cybersecurity awareness programmes. Organisations of all sizes and types, from small to large multinational businesses, from corporations and government agencies to healthcare providers and academic institutions, can be targets of cyber-attacks. From the retail […]
The office space has changed over the last few decades: from cubicles and open space to what The New York Times has described as a ‘palette of places’. However, despite numerous benefits, cybersecurity of remote working can be a headache for companies, their employers or clients. Although the remote working is increasingly popular among newer […]