The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) exam is a comprehensive exam that covers a wide range of topics in the field of information security. The exam consists of 250 multiple choice questions, and candidates are given 6 hours to complete it. The CISSP exam is organised into eight domains…

So many system breaches have happened due to an organisation placing too much trust in individuals, business partners, or technology devices. Rather than billions being lost in sweeping up the fallout from a deeds of threat actors, the concept of “zero-trust” was created as a model. The main goal of…

The term “insider threat” sounds very ominous, but any time you trust an individual or another organization with access to information they can be considered as a potential “insider threat” — whether intentional or not. In some cases, these can be former or even current staff and if they share…

#ransomware #southafrica #business As the pandemic swept around the world companies grappled with the ability to remain open and conduct business in a safe way. However, cybercriminals saw the increase in remote working as a perfect opportunity to attack staff and corporate networks with ransomware attacks. Reports began flowing in…

#creditbureau #hacked #southafrica #transunion #data #identity TransUnion South Africa joins the growing group of organizations that have been breached by hackers. The well-known credit reporting bureau is the keeper of all of the personal information that can make or break the individual credit of almost all South Africans, and yet…

#strategy #cybersecurity #business Cyber criminals have become very sophisticated in the various methods that they use to try to steal personal and proprietary information. DaVinci Cyber Security specializes in maintaining up to the minute information on every aspect of cyber security so that we can help to ensure that our…

#apm #attackpathmapping #business #strategy The fight against cybercriminals has historically been a defensive one. Companies would be as educated as possible, add firewalls and have professional IT Departments to detect any potential breaches as quickly as possible. However, that has all changed with attack path mapping (APM). …

#catfishing #phishing #socialmedia Social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram have been combating fake profiles almost since the beginning of their inception. However, in the last few years there has been a newer concept of false identities called “catfishing” and for some, the results have been financially and personally…

#Ransomware #SouthAfrica #Attack #Bitcoin It was only a few years ago that the term “ransomware” was only known to those in the cybersecurity world or those that had been victims of the Trojan attacks. What once began as small “hits” on the computers of private consumers had such a level…