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2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship announces winners

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:47:00 +0200

Legatum, a private international investment group and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, on Friday 9 December 2011, announced that Securico, a security group in Zimbabwe, had won the US$100 000 grand prize of the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship.
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Overview of the latest threat statistics and global danger areas

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:49:00 +0200

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.
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Kaspersky Lab announces TAG Heuer partnership

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:54:00 +0200

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.
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SAPS: South Africa's most corrupt State department

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:40:00 +0200

The South African Police is seen as the most corrupt government department with most people being prepared to - or having already - paid bribes to them according to research by Transparency International published in Business Live.
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Kaspersky Lab releases Global IT Security Risks Survey results

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:39:00 +0200

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.
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Cybercriminals target Google Plus

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:18:00 +0200

MOSCOW, RUSSIA / Johannesburg, SA: Kaspersky Lab warns Internet users of targeted attacks on newly launched Google Plus social networking site.
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Uptake of data loss prevention technology to remain low, despite risks

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:45:00 +0200

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.
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Intel completes acquisition of McAfee

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:05:00 +0200

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

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:05:00 +0200

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.
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Green fraud - crime's new frontier

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:48:00 +0200

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.
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