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Ramses Gallego and Tracey Linnel take the stage together to contextualise social media Pubcast Episode 142160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/Pubcast_Episode_145.mp3/audio...
Isaca has taken note of the shortage of Cyber Security practitioners.In this ISACA session, Ramses Gallego talks about this shortage, and announces ISACA Cyber Security CSX Nexus - the Cyber Security Training approach. Pubcast Episode 142...
Barry Lewis concludes his introduction to Cyber Forensics, with specific implementation examples.Pubcast Episode 142160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/Pubcast_Episode_143.mp3/a...
Barry Lewis provides an introduction to Cyber Forensics, leading in with five principles: - Do no harm; - Use copies (never originals); - Establish and maintain an audit trail; - Ensure other parties can replicate your work; and - Always ...
In the opening talk of the 2014 ISACA Conference, Quinton Coetzee discusses why the SAN Bushmen succeed - and what the business lessons are that can be derived.Pubcast Episode 140160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.di...
Due to a technology failure there has been a delay in releasing the PoPICast - but we're back!In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In episode 24 we...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In episode 23 we continue this discussion on retention.160;PoPICast Episode 23160;Download the160;16...
ITWeb held their annual security summit, and as usual were gracious enough to provide the Pubcast with a recording booth.In this discussion, Winston Hayden discusses the South African chapter of ISACA, and their plans for 2014. Pubcast Epis...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In episode 22 we discuss section 14, subsection 3 - continuing the discussion on retention.160;PoPICast Epis...
ITWeb held their annual security summit during the past week, and as usual were gracious enough to provide the Pubcast with a recording booth.In this discussion, Francis Cronje discuss InfoSeal and it's role in Website privacy. Pubcast Epis...
ITWeb held their annual security summit during the past week, and as usual were gracious enough to provide the Pubcast with a recording booth.In the first of those recorded discussions, Michael Horn discusses the current state of Heartbleed. ...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In episode 21 we continue the discussion of section 14.160;PoPICast Episode 21160;Download the160;16...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In episode 20 we discuss retention.160;PoPICast Episode 20160;Download the160;160;Full Audio File...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In episode 19, then, we look at section 13: collection for specific purpose.160;PoPICast Episode 19160;D...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In episode 18, then, we continue looking at section 12: collection.160;PoPICast Episode 18160;Download t...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.We had intended to release the Genealogy discussion over three episodes, but finally did so over two. As we provid...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this, the second of two episodes, we look at the implications of PoPI in one specific area: Genealogy and Archi...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this, the first of two episodes, we look at the implications of PoPI in one specific area: Genealogy and Archiv...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.Section 11 remains in the spotlight, raising the question: what is a privacy business analyst?160;PoPICast E...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.Section 11 remains in the spotlight160;PoPICast Episode 12160;Download the160;160;Full Audio File...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.Section 11 remains in the spotlight160;PoPICast Episode 11160;Download the160;160;Full Audio File...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.Consent and Justification are discussed in more detail.160;PoPICast Episode 10160;Download the160;16...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.The important consideration of Consent is under discussion.160;PoPICast Episode 09160;Download the160;...
ISC2 recently held a Privacy Breakfast.In this first release from the conference: having implemented a privacy programme herself, Ritasha Jethva talked about the complexities of doing so.160; Pubcast Episode 136160;Download the160;...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.The important consideration of Minimality is under discussion.160;PoPICast Episode 08160;Download the1...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.The discussion finally moves from Condition 1 to Condition 2160;PoPICast Episode 07160;Download the160...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.Condition 1 has proven more complex than Tony imagined160;PoPICast Episode 06160;Download the160;160...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this episode, David looks at the first - and less obvious than it would appear - condition.160;160;PoPI...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this episode, David discusses the PoPI Conditions.160;160;PoPICast Episode 04160;Download the160;...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this episode, David discusses the definition of Processing.160;160;PoPICast Episode 03160;Download ...
Websense recently released their Information Security predictions for 2014.Tony discussed the report with Brendan, Barend and Alan from Performanta.160; Pubcast Episode 135160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this episode, David discusses the definition of Personal Information.160;160;PoPICast Episode 02160...
In this series of 10 minute podcasts, Tony interviews Professor David Taylor on the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013.In this opening episode, Tony asks what PoPI is, anyway?160;160;PoPICast Episode 01160;Download the1...
160;The Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture (SABSA) provides a tool to translate business requirements into security controls.Having implemented this himself, Steve Jump discussed the process with Tony.160;160;Pubcast Epis...
In this presentation, the first of two, John Tannahill discusses the issues pertaining to Windows 2012 Server Security.Pubcast Episode 132160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/Pubca...
In this, the first of two presentations, Ramses Gallego discusses the threats pertaining to Cloud Computing.Pubcast Episode 133160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/Pubcast_Episode_133...
In this presentation, the first of two, John Tannahill discusses the issues pertaining to Windows 2012 Server Security.Pubcast Episode 131160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/Pubca...
ISACA opened the second day of the conference with a panel discussion by DeloittePubcast Episode 130160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/Pubcast_Episode_130.mp3/audio...
Barry Lewis discusses the impliacation of Bring your own disasterPubcast Episode 129160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/Pubcast_Episode_129.mp3/audio...
In an environment where companies are unable to utilize legal resources to defend against hacking attacks, many have taking the law into their own hands and have fought back.Doctor Alapan Arnab and Prof David Taylor came to Base Pubcast to discus...
Ramses Gallego is always a popular speaker at ISACA conferences. In this presentation, the second of two parts, he discusses Pivileged Account Management.Pubcast Episode 125160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussi...
John Tannahill demonstrated an impressive and deep understanding of the issues pertaining to Database Security. In this presentation, the first of two, he discusses generic database security issues, as well as looking at the issues pertinent to s...
John Tannahill demonstrated an impressive and deep understanding of the issues pertaining to Database Security. In this presentation, the second of two, he discusses generic database security issues, as well as looking at the issues pertinent to ...
Ramses Gallego is always a popular speaker at ISACA conferences. In this presentation, the first of two parts, he discusses Pivileged Account Management.Pubcast Episode 124160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit...
Natalie and Ryan van de Coolwijk describe the risks faced by organisations, and then position cyber insurance as a potential response.Pubcast Episode 123160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audi...
Some years back I had a barber who, over the course of a year, regularly updated me on the events happening in his life.160;His story was both amusing and sad; I would regularly be asked to provide updates at dinner meals with friends - and as ...
Alexander Polyakov dispels the myths, and discuss the security issues that pertain to SAP.160;Pubcast Episode 122160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/Pubcast_Episode_122.mp3/audi...
There has been considerable interest in the state of government ICT, following the recent release of the Auditor General report.Terence Mombembe opened the 2013 ISACA Conference by discussing this, as well as related issues.160;Pubcast Ep...
I was privileged enough to see - and record - Alex Harris talking at the recent ISACA conference.I found his talk inspirational, and he was gracious enough to grant me permission to publish it. Listening to it again as I edited the recording, I r...
Privacy and identity continue to hold our interest - and the commencement of the issue of the South African National Identity Card provided the opportunity to discuss the implications for our privacy.Professor David Taylor came to Base Pubcast to...
Performanta has been the platinum sponsor at the ITWeb Security Summit for two years in succession. Their success has led many to question whether the company is growing too quickly.Guy Golan joined Tony in the Pubcast booth at the 2013 Sec...
The recent PRISM revelations cntinue to fill the news. 160;While there has been a lot of debate about the issues of privacy, the morality of the NSA activities, and the fate of Edward Snowden - not much has been said about the impact to corporate...
The Pubcast team has a view that IAM, while not as top of the media mind as a few years ago, is probably more importsnt than ever. We discussed the topic with Kevin McKerr from Puleng160; 160; Pubcast Episode 117160;Download the160;...
SACSAA (The South African Cyber Security Academic Alliance ) is an academic alliance between UNISA, UJ and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University to campaign for the effective delivery of Cyber Security Awareness throughout South Africa to al...
Trustwave recently released their 2013 Information Security report.Karel and Tony went to the Trustwave offices to discuss the findings with the Country Manager, Andrew Kirkland 160; Pubcast Episode 115160;Download the160;160;Full...
Venafi offers an unexpected solution: Encryption Key and Certificate Management, and seems to be having some success doing so.We asked Callum McCloud and Michael Horn why this is. 160; Pubcast Episode 114160;Download the160;160;...
How does a security journalist add value in the age of citizen journalism? Jon Tullet joined us in the Pubcast booth at the 2013 ITWeb Security Summit to discuss the issue.160; Pubcast Episode 113160;Download the160;160;Full Audio File...
Websense has created a team of ex-CSO's to provide pro bono agnostic Information Security guidance to organisations.Jason Clark and Neil Thacker discussed the issue with Friedelien and Tony at the 2013 ITWeb Security Summit.160; Pubcast Epi...
Security awareness is a critical, but frequently unaddressed part of the Information Security discipline.Popcorn has addressed this by producing interesting cartoon videos, and supporting materials. Anna Collard came into the Pubcast booth at t...
Today were talking to Harry Grobbelaar from MWR Security about network security tools specifically the sectools review of the 125 most popular tools.160;The sectools list can be found at160;160;160;160;160;160;160;1...
Data Privacy Day is being celebrated on the 28th January.To quote Wikipedia: Data Privacy Day is an international holiday that occurs every January. The purpose of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness and promote data privacy education. It i...
160;Well - the Mayans can afford a bug in their calendar spplication; but the Pubcast still has to deliver the annual Information Security review. Karel Rode and David Taylor came into the Pubcast offices to discuss.160;160;Pubcast Episod...
160;Those that follow the Information Security industry in South Africa will be aware of Craig Rosewarne's work with ISGAfrica, and more recently with Wolfpack. These include his recent efforts with SANS and the release of a new Information Ssecu...
ZACon IV Talk 5160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/ZACON_IV_05.mp3/audio...
ZACon IV Talk 4160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/ZACON_IV_04.mp3/audio...
ZACon IV Talk 3160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/ZACON_IV_03.mp3/audio...
ZACon IV Talk 8160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/ZACON_IV_08.mp3/audio...
ZACon IV Talk 2160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/ZACON_IV_02.mp3/audio...
ZACon IV Talk 1160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/ZACON_IV_01.mp3/audio...
ZACon IV Talk 7160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/ZACON_IV_07.mp3/audio...
ZACon IV Talk 6160;Download the160;160;Full Audio Fileaudiohttp://www.discussit.co.za/_media/_audio/itsp/ZACON_IV_06.mp3/audio...
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The 99th Episode of the Pubcast hailed in some changes: Brendan Kotze hosted his first episode, and the team chose to release two podcasts at once: Brendan seperately interviewed both ISC2 (Simphiwe Mayisela) and ISACA (Tichoana Zororo) on the releva...
ERP Security has progressively gained mainstream interest and it is not uncommon to find it as a topic of discussion at Information Security cenferences. Marinus van Aswegen gained many comments in the twitterverse on his recent talk at the ITWeb Sec...
There was a twitterbuzz at the ITWeb Security Summit about MWRs demonstration of Mercury, an Android Assessment Framework.Harry and Ian joined Tony in the Pubcast Booth to discussPubcast Episode 97 (Download)Download the160;160;Full Audio...
Daniel Cuthbert joined Pieter in the Pubcast booth at the ITWeb Security Summit to discuss cars, photography and - oh yes - security.Pubcast Episode 93 (Download)Download the160;160;Full Audio FilePubcast Episode (Streamed)audiohttp:/...
Pieter was very keen to interview Christian Riley, and the discussion in the Pubcast booth quickly turned to SAP security.Pubcast Episode 92 (Download)Download the160;160;Full Audio FilePubcast Episode (Streamed)audiohttp://www.discus...
The Pubcast first interviewed Stefan Buys and Marinus Van Aswegen on Splunk in June 2009, releasing that podcast here.A lot has changed in the interim, and D J160;Skillman was at the 2012 ITWeb Security Summit to provide an update. He and Stefa...
On the official Fire-Eye website, they claim that the Fire-Eye Malware Protection System fills the security holes left wide open by next-generation firewalls, IPS, gateways, and AV.Ray Kafity, the Fire-Eye Regional Sales Director for Middle Eas...
Yvette Du Toit spoke to the Pubcast some years ago about her intention to establish the Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (CREST) in South Africa. In the interim, this space has been quiet, Yvette has joined...
Gabi Reish, one of the keynote speakers at the 2012 ITWeb Security Summit, is the160;Head of Product Management, Network Security at Check Point Software Technologies.Although he had not specifically spoken about Checkpoint at the conference, A...
In the era of Anonymous, LulzSec, Occupy, Bradley Manning and Julian Assange, Infosec practitioners are being called upon to think more seriously about issues of ethics.Ever thughtful on issues of principle, Dominic White (aka Singe) came to the ...
Like many people, I'm sick of getting unsolicited sms messages offering me products I wuld never buy.Helaine Legate came into Pubcast Central to discuss tge legalities of the issue, and tell us what recourse the individual has.Relevant links:...
The Pubcast team glady supports efforts to grow the local Information Security - so it was with disappointment that we learned that the proposed conferences planned by Telspace had to be postponed due to a break-in.We asked Dino and Sean whether ...
South Africa is not known as a hotbed of Informatin Security Research, but Kamp Staaldraad wandered in to Pubcast Central to talk about his work, and show why we should be taking noticePubcast Episode 81 (Download)Download the160;160;Fu...
In this first Pubcast from 2012, Pieter rounded up some InfoSec commentatrors to get their view of what the new year holds.Pubcast Episode 80 (Download)Download the160;160;Full Audio FilePubcast Episode (Streamed)audiohttp://www...
South African Information Security statistics are hard to come by. So when Craig Rosewarne recently published a South African Information Security Survey it was well recieved across the industry.Pieter and Tony made their way across town to cha...
We often talk about the internal threat, but we seldom give thought to who presents the highest risk. Symantec has released a report looking at the profile of the insider threat.Jayson O Reiolly has moved to Symantec, and the Pubcast team went ...
At last an Information Security community-driven conference is coming to Cape Town.Initiated by Pieter Blaauw, B-Sides is a free conference aimed at providing locals with teh opportunity to both present and hear loacal research and experiences....
Doctor Khomotso Kganyago is the Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft South Africa.In this wide ranging discussion he discusses the state of Information Security within Microsoft, the state of South Arican Security (including recent research on t...
Pieter Blaauw has moved up to Johannesburg from Cape Town, and been coerced into joining the Pubcast team.This episode of the Pubcast introduces him, and Tony questions him about the research into Seatrch Engine Poisoning that he's doing for hi...
RSA has recently released a paper entitled: When Advanced Persistent Threats Go Mainstream. found at160;http://whitepapers.businessweek.com/detail/RES/1313174437_249.html160;Or download it hereUri Rivner from RSA was coincidentally ...
Dominic White joins Matt and Tony to discuss the current state of Digital Certificate security, given the recent breaches that have occurred, particularly that at DigiNotar160;Pubcast Episode 73 (Download)Download the160;160;F...
In the quick-listen feature, I160;discuss my first impressions working as an Information Security consultant rather than in a bank160;Pubcast Episode 72 (Download)Download the160;160;Full Audio FilePubcast Episode (Strea...
I was recently involved in rebranding the company I work for and I found it to be a fascinating exercise. I went back afterwards to discuss the process - and 160;branding 160;in general - with Grant Thom and Vuk Miller from Gold CreativeAfter...
160;This is a Pubcast of changes. Firstly, the sponsorship has been picked up by Performanta, as can be seen by the marketing banners on the Pubcast page.Secondly - we have a new jingle to reflect that change. Personal thanks go from me to Ma...
160;Doctor Barry Irwin has started 160;an Infosec MSc Degree out of Rhodes University. As he was a speaker at the ITWeb Security Summit we asked him - and one of his students, Jock Forrester - to come into the Pubcast booth and talk about the q...
160;We have tried to record this interview three times, twice being let down by technology and timing. But we finally got it together in the Securedata Auditorium - first interview I have ever recorded standing up!160;In this discussion, Le...
160;Paul Van Woudenberg and Alistair Turner were at the Security Summit, introducing delegates to OWASP (The Open Web Application Security Project). They popped in to the Pubcast booth to discuss their objectives.160;Pubcast Episode 68 (Dow...
160;Tony Parry came into the Pubcast booth at the ITWeb Security Summit to discuss the Computer Society, and why security practitioners should consider signing up.160;Pubcast Episode 67 (Download)Download the160;160;Full Audio File...
160;Parisa Tabriz from Google talked at the ITWeb Security Summit about the Google approach to security, including - amongst other things - the reward program, Android security and the recent incident in which Vupen claimed to have hacked Chrome....
160;Patrick Gray from the Risky Business podcast talked at the ITWeb Security Summit about the militarisation of security, a recurring theme at the conference. He came into the Pubcast booth to discuss the topic.160;Pubcast Episode 65 (Down...
160;Rik Ferguson fromn Trend Micro160;came into the Pubcast booth 160;at the 2011 ITWeb Security Summit to talk about hius presentation on the state of malware management, and the four pillars of Cloud Computing160;Pubcast Episode 64 (D...
160;Elanie Heyl is the subject matter expert on sustainability in the Deloitte Risk Advisory Practise. Taken from the ISG Africa event, she discusses how risk reporting has to align with the business strategy.Pubcast Episode 63 (Download)Do...
160;In another recording from the ISG Africa day, Karthi Pillay discusses how business perceptions can influence the act of risk management.Pubcast Episode 62 (Download)Download the160;160;Full Audio FilePubcast Episode (Streamed)...
160;Donovan Mooney from Securedata joined the Pubcast team - and Nathan Des Fontaines - to discuss how Web2.0 affects security - specifically privacy and DLP.Pubcast Episode 61 (Download)Download the160;160;Full Audio FilePubcast Ep...
160;Lwazi Bam, the Corporate Finance, Stratregy Leader and Public Sector Leader for Deloitte, was at the ISG Africa function to160;discuss the implications of poor skills development for South Africa.160;Pubcast Episode 60 (Download)Dow...
160;Forensics is a little understood discipline, covering IT, Law, investigations and more than a little bit of art.Tony went to Securedata to learn about the difference between Black Box and Enterprise Forensics, especially in a Web 2.0 wo...
After leaving Sensepost, Haroon Meer set up Thinkst, an INFOSec research and consultancy organisation. To quote from the Thinkst site: Thinkst was founded to respond to the simple (but often repeated ) call in infosec today: We are not winning ...
Allan Baranov appears to have the perfect job: Information Security at a VERY well known local brewery.But he is also a thoughtful person that turns his mind to blogging at160;http://securethink.blogspot.com/It was one of his musings ab...
160;Welcome to the first episode of the Wellness Corner, a series of discussions between Nombulelo and Dr Tshidi Gule MD.Dr Tshidi is passionate about championing the cause for doctors to be more accessible to their patients and increasing fo...
I came across a commentary by Dominique Pienaar on the rules of Social Media in Memeburn.Once she agreed to chat to me about the topic, Helaine and I went to Text100 to ask some questions....
In the second episode of this quick InfoSec commentary, Tony considers the raft of standards and legislation that face the practitioner today - and questions whether they help business more than common sense would.160;160;...
In this new quick-listen feature, Tony considers what the impact of Stuxnet and Wikileaks are to South African security practitioners, and concludes that the new realities place a greater responsibility on us to secure not only our own organisation...
Tony hosts a panel discussing the state of Infosec in 2011, including Kris Budnik: 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 160; 16...
The first gender reassignment surgery occurred in 1921. Nonetheless, for most people this remains a little-understood and controversial topic. It is also rare enough for most people not to have ever met a gender reassignment subject.Natasha (not ...
160;In the second Technology Explained podcast, Derek Street discussed the current state of Online Backup with Tony. ...
160;Professor Tana Pistorius from UNISA gave an entertaining anecdotal journey through some cyber cases that have found their way to court, commenting on how the South African legislature views this, as well as showing cases where they got it wro...
160;Helaine Legate spoke at the e-Diligence Conference on the topic of RICA (Regulation of Interception of Communications Act), specifically iro corporate policy...
160;Tobias Schonwetter and Jenna Cuming position cloud computing and how one considers governance of this little understood paradigm....
160;Ritasha Jethva, the Absa Privacy Officer came to the eDiligence Conference to discuss Absa's privacy experience...
160;Max Kaizen, sometime writer for the Mail and Guardian describes herself on her Twiiter bio as:160;Hunter of Genius. Edventurer. Teaches/writes on digital citizenship. Global citizenship. Citizen scientist. Smart is the new sexyIn this r...
160;Gaf Khan presented the Cisco 2nd Quarter Threat Report at the September Johannesburg ISGA Chapter Meeting. The Pubcast team recorded the presentation ...
160;The Pubcast team is working with our sponsor to bring a product agnostic new series explaining the technologies that are used by Information Security Practitioners.In this first episode of Technology Explained, David Naude discusses Netwo...
160;The Pubcast went to the September ISGAfrica meeting in Johannesburg, and caught Craig Rosewarne discussing security training and accreditations ....
Jenna Cuming joined Helaine and Tony to discuss the legal aspects of the PigSpotter phenomenon, the Metro response and the power of social networking media when used to express legitimate outrage...
160;Afriforum is not an organisation that shies from controversy. With a 95 paying Afrikaaner membership base, they say ... Afrikaaners are not on the agenda in South Africa and are increasingly being ignored.Aside from taking Julius Malem...
160;The Information Security landscape changes every month, with acquisitions leading to fewer and larger vendor and product camps.Symantec is in the center of this, with recent acquisitions Verisign and PGP pointing to the future company dir...
160;The boardrooms and hotels across Africa are full of South Africans as business heads north on an unprecedented scale. And with each new business venture, information security practitioners are learning what it takes to secure business in Afri...
160;The security industry caught it's breath recently when Intel announced it's intention to purchase McAfee - a meeting seen as so strange that PCWorld called it an oil and water kind of purchase.Or is it?160;The synergies may not be...
160;160;In the Pubcast in which we first air the new Securedata jingle (have to pay the bills), the Secfault team discuss a broad range of topics, ranging from attacking IPV6 to GSM hacking, and of course the upcoming ZACon 2. Links are pr...
160;Life Coaching has quietly grown in popularity as a way for individuals to maximise one's personal potential. But people are unlikely to imagine a young, grounded black woman fulfilling this role. Audrey Ramaboe does just that, as we...
The old ways of managing malware are being supplemented by whitelisting, managed services, and by the Apple-initiated AppStore model.Robert Eatwell and the lads from McAfee joined Matt, Tony and new Pubcast member Stephan Buys to debate how sig...
160;Karabo Mathang 160;is the only FIFA accredited and licensed football agent in the country - an astonishing achievement for a 23 year old woman who started her business from the boot of her car.She came past the studio to talk on J...
160;Aside from the general lunacy, Matt and Ralfe take the opportunity to discuss Honeypots and their role in understanding and deflecting attacks....
160;The South African Law Reform Commission has issued a paper: the Review of the Law of Evidence, in which they ask for comment on the law pertaining to digital evidence.Helaine couldn't let that go by without gathering some associates around ...
160;IN this loose discussion at the ITWeb Security Summit, Ralfe and Matt discuss a range of topics, including unmanned aircraft, 160;biometric id cards and biometric keyboards.They also briefly discuss the better talks gives at the conferenc...
160;Shaun Bosworth came into the Pubcast studio at the Security Summit to discuss Kaba, a company that merges physical and logical security with their automated safe technology....
160;Ralfe got Joe Grand into the Security Summit studio to discuss a wide range of topics, including the value of security podcasting....
160;From the Pubcast booth at the ITWeb security Summit: Matt and Ralfe tracked down FX of Phenoelit, known to his friends as Felix Lindner, about the hacking scene in Berlin160;Note that this podcast contains adult language....
From the ITWeb Security Summit: Matt Erasmus talked to Jeremy Matthews about Panda about malware management in the cloud...
160;In this episode we give you the low down on what's been happening behind the scenes and try to explain why we've been just so damned quiet...160;...
160;Do men appreciate woman?160; 160;Tsoeu Moikangoa, a BSc graduate all the way from the East Rand in Johannesburg answers this question in a collection of poems that celebrate not only the woman in his life that have nurtured ...
Dominic White popped into the Pubcast Studio at the ITWeb security Summit, beers in hand, to discuss Hackers for Charity, and the delicate art of Threat modelling...
The Pubcast team went to the 2010 ITWeb Security Summit and interviewed some of the presenters and attendees. In this, the first interview to be released, Mason Maeherry from Lawtrust discusses the complexity of fingerprinting dead people ......
After Dinner has spoken about social networking before, but we have never before discussed a real-world case. Belinda Carreira joined the team to discuss how Standard Bank is capitalising on these technologies....
Each South African that goes overseas loses this country jobs and skills. Often people also find that the world overseas is not as rosy as they imagined.Cognisant of the problem, South African organisations are stepping up to the plate to not onl...
James Aviard joined Andrew and Brian in the studio to discuss the law pertaining to drunk driving, and how best to protect yourself if you ever get caught. Please note that this podcast contains some strong language....
Thanks to the work of Helaine Leggat, the Information Security Pubcast has reached an agreement with the Information Security Group to record and release some of the ISG material as podcasts. In this first release, the Pubcast team made their way...
Security awareness is often pushed aside in the interests of addressing immediate, technical aspects of security. In this interview with Dr Adele Da Veiga, she explains why awareness is inimical to information security success, and discusses her fram...
Anyone who has been through a divorce knows how messy this can be, and how complex the legalities. Few divorces, though, are as messy as Danie who worked through three marriages while simultaneously indulging his fascination with Carl(a)....
Professor Basie Solms from the University of Johannesburg recently presented a controversial paper in Melbourne in which he argued that the Security Industry is like the proverbial emperors clothes. The Pubcast team took a trip through to his office...
Wynand Pretorius was one of a group of South Africans that went to Haiti to assist after the February earthquake. He speaks to Nombulelo and Tony about the experience....
Matt and Ralfe discuss web application security, insult people160; and for the most part make a complete hash of everything that is possible to make a hash of. And we're not talking about hashing algorithms. ...
The Pubcast team made their way to the McAfee Offices to discuss their recently released 2010 predictions, as well as the deal struck between themselves and Facebook, which may have a very positive impact on malware reduction....
If you ever see a backactor next to the highway while youre driving a Palio reverse! In this first episode of Legalise IT, Andrew and Brian show how quickly and expensively things can go wrong, and explain the implications of Vicarious Lia...
The Information Security User Group is organising a training session on the implementation and operations of a security CERT. Karel Rode briefly discussed these plans with Helaine Legatt, after entertaining Helaine and Tony with a tongue-twister. Qui...
Google has been in the news of late, with accusations that hacking of their site has emanated from China, and questions regarding the role - if any - played by the Chinese government.Dominic White joined us in the studio to discuss the events in ...
The gang discuss social engineering and Matt complains as per usual. Mild chaos ensues.In the news Microsoft is hit with a thumbs up AND a thumbs down. Social engineering is looked at from a rather high vantage point and for the most part Christm...
Colette Symanowitz joined Tony in the studio to discuss MBAConnect, a social networking web site providing services to MBA students and graduates. The discussion turns to the relevance of the MBA today, how it is being affected by the economic downtu...
Being single has never been more fun Are you an attractive guy, well accomplished, unattached emotionally, well mannered, articulate and comfortable in your own shoes, then give these ladies a call for an invite to join the next event where you will...
Pubcast: Secfault, the Durban leg of the Pubcast has been created to address the more technical aspects of security which the Pubcast has tended to overlook.In this episode Matt and Ralfe discuss some of the highlights from the recent zaCon confe...
The team join Louis-Marc Germishuys and Pria Chetty to discuss Social Media and the impact it has on business. It is clear that business neither understands the risks of the medium, nor the potential it offers for connecting to their customer base. T...
Pubcast: Secfault, the Durban leg of the Pubcast has been created to address the more technical aspects of security which the Pubcast has tended to overlook.In Episode 2 Matt and Ralfe discuss IDS, a critical component of any security armament. T...
In the midst of the early stages of a global recovery from financial turmoil, PWC have released a report detailing how this has affected Information Security. The report is called Trial by 64257;re: What global executives expect of information sec...
While we are still some way from every day practical implementations of QC, it is still very much a technology any discerning information security profession should have their eye on. With developments happening thick and fast due to todays ever incr...
Ritasha Jethva is the head of Information Privacy at one of the South African Banks. In the first Pubcast produced by Helaine, the team went to Ritashas offices to discuss the impending Protection of Personal Information Act, and how a large bank ha...
Single and perplexed by the workings of the male mind? Check this episode for answers from my 2 guests and Steve Harvey book called Act Like A Lady - Think Like A Man...
The After Dinner Panel goes to Faritec to discuss the state of the company, particularly in light of the recently announced R123m loss. CEO Fanie v Rensburg opens up about the Shoden takeover, what they found and how they intend to stabilise and grow...
On this episode we chat to Charles Ash- Founder of www.bruin-ou.com and founding member of the South African Movement for Equality about why he says the marginalisation and discrimination of Coloured South Africans persists on the SABCs institutio...
Helaine Leggat joins the Pubcast team, interviewing McAfees Greg Day in a teleconference to discuss the McAfee Threats Report, for the 2nd Quarter of 2009. ...
The Pubcast chats to Dominic White about the recent Denial of Service (DoS) attack on Twitter, debating the motives for the attack, and whether this is the forerunner of more DoS activity....
The CEO of Websense, Gene Hodges is in town. The Pubcast spent some time discussing the Websense growth strategy, Buzz Aldrins flying fists, and Genes future plans for the company....
The King 3 Report on Corporate Governance is here. After Dinner IT Travelled to KPMG to discuss the content with Frank Rizzo...
Episode 14 of the IT Security Pubcast.In This Episode we interview Lee Bristow from Securedata about the potential of moving security into the cloud. ...
Episode 13 of the IT Security Pubcast.Guy Denton came into the studio to discuss the IBM X-Force security team, as well as their recently released report on the state of the security landscape....
Ben Sassman chats about why he felt the need to start a dating service for people living with HIV/Aids...
Andrew Ochse from HRP Geothermal Power talks about this method of generating power, why he thinks it will succeed in South Africa, and how it compares to other means of power generation....
Episode 12 of the IT Security Pubcast.Symantec has recently released the14th Internet security threat Report. We invited Grant Brown from Symantec into the studio to review the state of the threat landscape....
Who, What is a Black Diamond? Do we do enough to give back to our communities? this episode answers these questions in a sizzling debate between black professionals, a white reflexologist with a big heart and the DA rep...
For a South African traditional man to marry, an age old custom, known as Lobolo is followed to unite the families of both the man and umakoti. Traditionally, cattle is offered as dowry by the man to the bride-to-bes, family asking for her hand in...
If for you June 16 is about partying and plain loafing cause its just another holiday - check this episode and hear how one of the June 16, 1976 students march leaders, Baba Seth Mazibukos oozing passion and emotion moved a panel of black, coloured...
For all of us lanies, keen to know what darkies (black people) skinner about- check out this episode as siringa (chat) to two time Loerie Award winner Lebo Motshegoa, the brains behind Township Talk a dictionary that truly captures township l...
Episode 11 of the IT Security Pubcast.The Pubcast examines a free tool to collate and correlate log data from different sources in order to provide a meaningful management view of risk....
In Episode 3, After-DinnerIT considers how organisations manage internal conflict, and how an external consultant can assist....
Episode 10 of the IT Security Pubcast.Deloitte has just released their 6th Annual Global Security Survey. We invited Kris Budnik from their South African office to come into the studio and discuss why this discipline is changing so quickly, and wha...
Colin Erasmus from Microsoft joins us in the second episode of After-DinnerIT to discuss Microsofts planned release of Windows 7. In a detailed and sometimes provocative discussion we ask why after the numerous documented issues with Vista organ...
Episode 9 of the IT Security Pubcast. In episode 9 of the Pubcast we interview Yvette Du Toit, who discusses her work establishing the South African chapter of CREST, the Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers....
In the inaugural episode of After-DinnerIT we meet Julius Segole, Chief Information Officer of the National Department of Social Development, and the Chair of the Government Information Technology Officers Council (GITOC) to consider the complexities...
Episode 8 of the IT Security Pubcast.IT Security Architecture is an often poorly understood component of any IT Security strategy. In this episode of the Pubcast we interview Malcolm MacDonald, the Chief Architect at Airports South Africa to disc...
In this episode we interview Loyiso Tyira, the Chief Technology Architect from BCX about what it means to be a black IT professional in South Africa today, the current state of BCX, and his role in COPE....
Episode 7 of the IT Security Pubcast.In this Episode the Pubcast reflects on IT Securitys beginnings. We interview Rob Bradfield, a security practitioner for 25 years about how security has evolved during his career....
Some animals are more equal than othersThe National Prosecutions Authority's (NPA) decision to abandon their investigation in allegations of corruption amongst other charges laid on ANC president Jacob Zuma has the country up in arms....
Episode 6 of the IT Security Pubcast.The Pubcast team has threatened to discuss Data Leak Prevention (DLP) technologies since its inception and in this episode we interview Guy Golan, the MD of NGS Technologies regarding this class of solution....
Episode 5 of the IT Security Pubcast.The Pubcast makes its way to the 5th February South African Information Security User Group Chapter Meeting in Johannesburg, and performs a live interview with Craig Rosewarne and Karel Rode on the history and o...