Beating online fraud

According to Peter Harvey, the founder and CEO of payment gateway provider PayGate, Yuppiechef is one of the most successful online businesses staying one-step ahead of fraud attempts. 24 May 2012 06:39

Online shoppers cautioned again

To ensure cyber-shoppers avoid being scammed while hunting for the best holiday deals and presents online, ESET Southern Africa has issued the some important advice for South African online shoppers: 21 Dec 2011 11:00

Overview of the latest threat statistics and global danger areas

MOSCOW, RUSSIA / JOHANNESBURG, SA: Kaspersky Lab has announced that details of threats detected by the company's cloud technologies are now available on Securelist to all those interested in IT security. 6 Dec 2011 08:49

Kaspersky Lab announces TAG Heuer partnership

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, has announced a new collaboration with TAG Heuer, the Swiss luxury watchmaker, which, in cooperation with ModeLabs Manufacture, has launched its first luxury touchscreen smartphone TAG Heuer LINK, operating on Android. 1 Dec 2011 11:54

Australia to host global piracy talks

PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Australia is to host international talks next year to tackle piracy, hoping to stop a crime that has seen hundreds of people taken hostage in this year, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on Friday, 4 November 2011. 1 Nov 2011 06:26

Kaspersky Lab releases Global IT Security Risks Survey results

MOSCOW, RUSSIA / JOHANNESBURG, SA: 91% of companies globally have experienced an IT threat over the last 12 months according to Kaspersky Lab's Global IT Security Risks Survey. In fact, over the period, 61% of the attacks were due to malware infection, 48% of companies have noticed an increase in the number of cyber attacks and 30% of companies have lost critical business data. 27 Oct 2011 07:39

Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

Cybercriminals target Google Plus

MOSCOW, RUSSIA / Johannesburg, SA: Kaspersky Lab warns Internet users of targeted attacks on newly launched Google Plus social networking site. 21 Jul 2011 11:18

Uptake of data loss prevention technology to remain low, despite risks

[Published by Ovum] LONDON, UK: Companies need to protect their sensitive data, but... Despite the serious threat posed to enterprises from accidental and malicious misuse of data, uptake of data loss prevention technology will remain low for the next four years, according to Ovum, one of the Datamonitor group of companies. 18 Apr 2011 11:45

eCommerce sites urged to clean up content before Google's 'Panda' goes global

LONDON, UK: Hot at its heels of an algorithm update to combat duplicate content last month, Google has followed up with "Panda", another algorithm change that hits purveyors of "low-quality content." 11 Mar 2011 11:32

Intel completes acquisition of McAfee

SANTA CLARA, US: Intel Corporation has announced that its acquisition of McAfee Inc, is complete. McAfee will, however, continue developing and selling security products and services under its own brand. 9 Mar 2011 06:05

Fast Company ranks Kaspersky among world's top 50 most innovative companies

MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, has announced that it has been ranked among the Top 50 Most Innovative Companies worldwide by US business magazine Fast Company. Kaspersky Lab took 32nd place in the ranking, ahead of many global giants of IT industry. 3 Mar 2011 12:05

Green fraud - crime's new frontier

LONDON, UK: A new frontier for fraud and market abuse has opened up as the scale of sustainable business activity and 'green' projects grows while the controls and systems that protect them remain relatively weak, says a PwC report. 28 Feb 2011 07:48

The latest threat to the Internet?

SOUTHAMPTON, UK: Tim Berners-Lee, the man to thank for inventing the worldwide web, has spoken out about social networks and the danger they pose to internet usage. He reckons social networks are a 'threat to the web'. 1 Dec 2010 11:21