Bribery, corruption highlighted in survey
Corporate crime is the scourge of business in South Africa and it’s getting worse. PricewaterhouseCoopers released its annual Global Economic Crime Survey to the media this week, says Jenny Reid MD of iFacts. It exposed the shocking prevalence of economic crime,...Modern threats need better risk management
With more and more breaches making the headlines, risk management and security professionals are bracing themselves to face not only increasingly sophisticated attacks, but more rigorous scrutiny on their controls and measures. Although each company is different, with...Becoming a less attractive malware target
The high profile hacks that have flooded the news over the last year have shown that traditional security measures are no longer a match for the complex threats of today. Any business that relies only on antivirus (AV) to secure its systems and endpoints is a sitting...Avoiding malicious apps
Today, there is an app for virtually everything you can think of, and they’re freely available, from any device that has a Web browser. Not only that, but many of them are free, and are maintained remotely by the developer, removing any hassle from the user. However,...Keeping home WiFi networks secure
There is more than one type of burglary that can affect a home. The one we are most used to usually involves kicking in the door; the less familiar one involves compromising a computer. And if the intruder in this scenario has compromised a wireless network, users...