It’s a HACK! What is your business' cyber security strategy? Utopia for a hacker or crime syndicate is a business that does back-ups onsite, and on the same network they just hacked. Intrusion prevention systems like firewalls are insufficient... your business needs to assess current defensive mechanisms. It’s about constant implementation, measuring, monitoring and improving your technical and administrative control to prevent cybercrime. Jaco chats to Pierre Jacobs from Cyberantix about the ruthless reality of cybercrime, and what cyber security efforts should support your business. Brought to you by Catalytic.
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Email as a communication platform does not excite anyone, yet everyone uses it. It was created when the internet was a far safer place, but today there are fundamental security flaws. Your company’s email real estate is never static, and your email ecosystem requires constant monitoring and updating. Once again, we are reminded that your business’ security should never be an afterthought and no business is too small to be scammed! Criminal engagement in cybercrime using email is on the rise. Find out how a business loaded incorrect banking details and lost R100 million! And the travel agent who paid an incorrect vendor, which meant a school team could not travel - all because an email intercepted the legitimate payment process request. This week, Jaco Voigt chats to Sam Hutchinson from Sendmarc about email fakery, spoofing, imposters, phishing scams and malware. Brought to you by Catalytic.
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25.11.21 Pt 1 - How long do you think it will take before Thanksgiving is a worldwide ‘thing’ like Halloween? Gerhard Swart from Performanta joins the team to talk about the rise in cybercrime, and how you can protect yourself.
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There are five new viruses or pieces of malware set loose on the internet every second of the day. Small businesses are especially vulnerable to cybercrime. Fred Roed chats to Charl Ueckermann, CEO of AVeS Cyber Security, about ‘black hat hackers’ and ‘white hat hackers” and their roles. Charl says awareness and proactive monitoring puts you in a place to predict incidents and not simply react. Cyber-attacks come at a high price. The average value of one cyber-attack for small businesses, is about R1 million and it shoots up to about R16 million for bigger organisations. Listen and learn how to protect your business.
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