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13Oct

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Tech

Risk mitigation and protection: cyber-resilience and cyber-insurance

By Richard Frost, Head of Consulting at Armata Protecting the organisation from cyber-risk goes beyond the digital walls surrounding it – companies need a multi-pronged approach to ensure resilience and reduce risk, explains Richard Frost, Head of Consulting at Armata Cyber Security. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) describes an organisation’s active commitment to securing both its digital perimeter and financial assets as fundamental to reducing risk to company solvency. Right now, cyber security is so volatile it presents a significant, ongoing threat to financial stability. The Global Financial Stability Report found that the cost of the cyber-incident is now sitting at $2.5 billion – a price tag that includes repairing and protecting against the damage caused by the incident...

28Aug

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Tech

Armata Cyber Security releases an all-in-one cybersecurity bundle for comprehensive enterprise security protection

Organisations need robust cybersecurity measures to ensure business continuity The IoT era introduces a new level of risk and threat management The bundle provides comprehensive protection across multiple touchpoints within the organisation Armata Cyber Security has developed an all-in-one cybersecurity bundle - designed to provide organisations with a comprehensive layer of protection against malware and ransomware attacks. The solution includes robust security, insurance and warranty protection that’s easy to use, manage and integrate within the business. Providing exceptional security resilience to the organisation, the product is designed to mitigate user error while enhancing overall operational security. “You need to look at how malware accesses your environment if you want...

25Jan

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South Africa News, Tech

Armata unpacks details in latest webinar on the benefits of outsourcing security operations

To the backdrop of cyber threats increasing every year, accompanied by a severe skills shortage in the tech industry broadly and cybersecurity more specifically, many businesses are looking for the best ways to manage their security operations. Cybersecurity specialist business Armata, led by industry heavyweight Caesar Tonkin, recently hosted a webinar to help businesses understand the benefits of organisations outsourcing their security operations. Tonkin has led a series of industry webinars, seeking to elevate the knowledge-sharing that’s essential for the industry to keep up with nefarious threat actors who are using ever-more elaborate technology and techniques to attack business systems. The most recent webinar was designed to give businesses deeper insight into the process of outs...

24Apr

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South Africa News

Convergence of cyber and physical security presents new challenges: New approaches needed to tackle cyber and physical security holistically

By Richard Frost, Head of Product: Cybersecurity at Armata With South Africa being the sixth most targeted country worldwide regarding cyber attacks, it’s no surprise that organisations have to put numerous steps in place to protect their networks and data. This is all the more crucial in a world where we have legislation such as GDPR and PoPI that dictate how people’s data can be stored, used and transmitted, with harsh financial penalties for those found in contravention. More companies are investing in network and data security solutions and being proactive in preventing breaches by carrying out active threat hunting, while there’s also a growing effort to separate Information Technology from Operational Technology as an additional security measure. With more investment into network ...