Security Services & Risk Management



Data protection service from Metrofile
August 2009
Research by Gartner and others suggest that 75% of company critical data goes home every night, unprotected and at times not backed-up. The same research suggests that while many companies do backup their ...

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Protecting data in extremes
June 2009
Cape-based AMF Technologies has released the AST Smart DataSafe in South Africa. The Smart DataSafe is the latest generation of compact, secure, plug and play data storage solution and, the company claims ...

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Profiling: pre- and post-employment
June 2009
Employment referencing should not be seen as a passive, reactive means of ending of undesirables, but as an aggressive, pro-active way to reduce turnover and maintain a higher and a more productive workforce. The ...

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Passwords are keys to good governance
June 2009
Good corporate governance requires companies to force users to change their access passwords as regularly as once per month for those with access to sensitive systems, or at least once per quarter for ...

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Survey reveals a third of workers can be bribed
June 2009
Would you sell your company’s secrets to a stranger for a million pounds? That is the question put to 600 commuters last week at busy London railway stations and a third (37%) admitted that they would ...

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Web platforms offer opportunity and risk
May 2009
It is crucial for users of Web platforms to ensure they protect themselves

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You cannot use it if it is gone
April 2009
It is crucial for companies of all sizes to have a plan in place to ensure they are able to continue operations with the minimum of downtime

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SureConnect: a new era in security technology
April 2009, Elvey Security Technologies
The need for people to have greater control over all aspects of their lives stands to be reliably and affordably met with a new product called SureConnect – “Internet and cellular technology at its best,” ...

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Secure cross-border financial information
March 2009
A financial institution’s disaster recovery solutions need to be sound, that is why Blue Financial Services opted for Attix5-driven D8taVault. A financial services company which operates across several ...

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SaaS need not be an unmanaged risk
March 2009
There are business risks associated with using the SaaS model of service delivery that many companies fail to address. Software as a service (SaaS) is a great innovation for businesses that rely on information ...

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Family disaster planning goes mainstream
March 2009
ContinuitySA has unveiled the latest trend in international business continuity best practices in South Africa, personal crisis management planning. Personal crisis management planning ensures that employees ...

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Quality, made in China
February 2009, Spectrum Communications
Qingzhou Chen gave Hi-Tech Security Solutions an exclusive interview in which he discussed the history of the company, why it achieved so much in such a short time and what to expect this year

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Integrity assessment in the workplace
February 2009
Behaviour management starts with the recruitment process, and only ends after the employee’s termination

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Top 10 business continuity issues
February 2009
Whether it is an economic recession, crumbling infrastructure, lack of skills, social unrest, failing health standards or any combination of these events, there are almost endless causes to put business ...

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Top 10 business risks
February 2009
Tough economic times do not only affect businesses, but also individuals within these businesses, some of whom will see their employers as a means to resolve their problems. As global and local markets ...

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Aware of awareness?
February 2009
Are banks and retailers giving enough attention to the armed robbery awareness training of their staff? In recent months, one opens any newspaper or listens to news bulletins and there are reports of ...

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ADT Security launches advanced firearm training
November 2008
ADT has introduced Laser Shot firearm training for its reaction officers – a first for the private security industry – and has already seen a 50% improvement in the competency rate of its new recruits. Developed ...

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Snooping IT staff
November 2008
A third of IT staff secretly peek at confidential data. Whilst you sit there innocently working away, little do you realise that a third of your IT colleagues have been snooping around the network, looking ...

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Polygraph testing: truth or dare
October 2008
The polygraph measures physiological changes caused by the sympathetic nervous system during questioning

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Thousands of civil servant CVs unchecked
October 2008
South Africa's public service has thousands of civil servants and other employees whose qualifications are suspect, says the public service watchdog, the Public Service Commission (PSC). It has found ...

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