Security

New frontiers in the information security arms race

The growing complexity of malware and the Bring your own Device (BYOD) trend demand new ways of thinking from those responsible for securing corporate information and networks.

02 January 2013

South Africa’s information security market is seeing a surge in activity as local companies struggle to come to grips with the challenges of consumerisation of IT, the advent of new information privacy laws and regulations, and the changing nature of the threats they face from malware and hackers.

Vendors and systems integrators working in this space highlight the advent of sophisticated new threats like W32.Flamer, the looming introduction of legislation such as the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Bill, and the proliferation of personally owned mobile devices as the major reasons for investment in information security among South African organisations.

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