CYBERSECURITY
Do you know what’s lurking
in your network?
Is there a ghost in your machine? And no, this is not the beginning of a Halloween story – but perhaps it is fitting that ‘International Cybersecurity Awareness month’ takes place in October. So says Stefan van de Giessen, general manager: cyber security at Networks Unlimited Africa.
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e explains: “During October, businesses and individuals alike are encouraged to think about the ‘ghosts’ that may or may not be hiding in their machines in the form of malware and other nasties.
Why is this of critical importance? Threat actors today are capable of remaining undetected within a network for
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extended periods of time before deploying their weapons of both system-compromise and/or intelligence theft. “International Cybersecurity Awareness month is prominent in Europe and the United States, but less so here in South Africa. And yet it is in Africa, across all its regions to a greater or lesser degree, that we are seeing a huge uptake of technology, especially in parts of East, West and South Africa.
SECURITY FOCUS AFRICA OCTOBER 2019
“However, we believe that technology education is not sufficiently matching the rate at which technology is being adopted, a scenario that is potentially very problematic, as both companies and individuals need to have more understanding of the risks that come with technology, as well as its benefits.” South Africa adopted October as National and International Cybersecurity Awareness month earlier this year, as announced by
securityfocusafrica.com
