International oil and gas companies face increased political risk because of cyber attacks and they will need to change the way they approach risk management to minimise the impact of cyber threats...
Alec Basson 17 Sep 2020
From Zoom to Netflix, cyberattacks are getting clever about getting your attention...
15 Sep 2020
Scammers worldwide have been exploiting people's fears of lost jobs and income during the Covid-19 lockdown by using phishing mails...
Anna Collard 2 Sep 2020
If small and medium businesses had little appetite for cyber risk management before the coronavirus pandemic, they may have developed one now...
31 Aug 2020
With many restaurants having implemented online ordering and new digital payment systems in a bid to survive the lockdown, they also face new cyber risks...
Doros Hadjizenonos 24 Aug 2020
Throughout the pandemic, cyber threat actors have not let a single opportunity slip by. They have preyed on fear and concern around Covid-19...
12 Aug 2020
Studies shows that since the coronavirus outbreak, phishing attacks increased by 40%. Now that employees are working remotely, companies should enforce cybersecurity policies to protect their organisations against potential data breaches and fraud.
5 Aug 2020
KnowBe4 reveals 56% of simulated phishing tests were related to coronavirus...
22 Jul 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has created new vulnerabilities that fraudsters and cyber criminals have been quick to exploit...
21 Jul 2020
Global information and insights company TransUnion has warned South Africans to be on their guard against coronavirus-related scams...
16 Jul 2020
Apart from the obvious risk of contracting coronavirus and getting seriously ill during this worldwide pandemic, there is also a greater risk for companies' ICT systems to get infected by viruses...
6 Jul 2020
The weeks wear on under lockdown and Covid-19 cases are ramping up in South Africa. As we cling to semblances of life before the pandemic, I'm convinced that if we're going to come out victorious, it's going to be hope for the future that sees us through this especially difficult time in global history...
Greg Nott 3 Jul 2020
On 22 June 2020 the Presidency announced the commencement of several additional sections of the POPI Act and companies will have until 1 July 2021 to ensure they comply...
Ryan van de Coolwijk 24 Jun 2020
Winners of the 2020 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards were announced at a virtual awards ceremony following travel restrictions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic...
28 May 2020
Cyber threats do not rest and they continue to evolve and bad actors develop new attack techniques. Good cybersecurity hygiene requires more than a strong password to avoid compromise.
Doros Hadjizenonos 25 May 2020
Having employees working from home, without the normal firewalls and cybersecurity measures in place, companies and individuals are now at greater risk...
James Bayhack 15 May 2020
As data breaches continue to make their way into the public news cycle, individuals and organisations alike are looking for ways to protect their financial and personal information...
Doros Hadjizenonos 11 May 2020
According to Kaspersky Lab, it detected over 120,000 ransomware attacks in SA in 2019. The figure for the first two months of 2020 was only 4,000...
Lukas van der Merwe 17 Apr 2020
A report from Kaspersky Lab shows that 90% of corporate data breaches in the cloud happen due to hacker attacks that target employees...
17 Apr 2020
With the rise of physical distancing, Kaspersky experts investigated the threat landscape for social meeting applications to make sure users are safe and their communication experience is enjoyable...
9 Apr 2020
In South Africa, 75% of CEOs stated that the increasing complexity of cyber threats is shaping their businesses...
6 Apr 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting everyone. The World Economic Forum has stated that cybersecurity "matters more than ever during the coronavirus pandemic"...
Raymond Pompon 3 Apr 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic continues across the world, malicious attackers are seeking to take advantage of the crisis situation by launching new coronavirus-related attacks...
2 Apr 2020
If we can consider cyber threats as thousands of little digital fires that flicker in and out of a company's operational systems every day, think about the manpower required to manage these security alerts...
Stephen Osler 2 Apr 2020
SMEs are the perfect victims for cybercrime. Focused on getting their businesses off the ground, they are oblivious of the vast amounts of data they're accumulating...
25 Mar 2020
The world is in chaos and everyone is vulnerable, this is the ideal situation for opportunistic cyber attackers who are constantly infiltrating networks and accessing large volumes of data...
23 Mar 2020
The Covid-19 outbreak creates opportunities for hackers. Remote working makes it harder to secure and contain your IT environments, protect confidential information and to respond to incidents...
Priyanka Naidoo 23 Mar 2020
If you're allowing your staff to work from home as a preventative measure against the coronavirus pandemic, make sure you're prepared...
20 Mar 2020
A common response by businesses to the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) has been to implement measures that require social distancing and remote working...
Rosalind Lake and Priyanka Naidoo 19 Mar 2020
Kaspersky dubbed 2019 'The year of ransomware attacks on municipalities'...
10 Mar 2020
A new Kaspersky report has revealed that the use of Internet of Things (IoT) business platforms is growing year-on-year in almost all industries...
6 Mar 2020
Businesses operate in a time of unprecedented volatility across economic, social, technology and political trends...
Terence Williams 24 Feb 2020
The 2019 KnowBe4 African Report collated insights from more than 800 respondents across the continent to determine their understanding of the growing, global cyber threats...
24 Feb 2020
Nearly 9 in 10 companies not only allow but actually rely on their employees to access critical business apps using their personal devices...
Doros Hadjizenonos 11 Feb 2020
Companies of all natures, shapes, and sizes are at risk of cyber threats and crime. No organisation is immune to cyber-attacks...
Evan-Lee Courie 7 Feb 2020
Check Point Research has published its 2020 Cyber Security Report which reveals the key attack vectors and techniques...
17 Jan 2020
Fintech is changing customers' experience and expectations by promoting a more client-centric and interactive approach to financial and banking services...
Daniel Goldberg 13 Jan 2020
The cybersecurity threat landscape is always shifting, making it easy for businesses to become vulnerable to emerging threats...
Charl Ueckermann 13 Jan 2020
The realities of the negative impact of modern cyber threats arguably hit home for South Africans in 2019 - more than any other year...
Brian Pinnock 9 Jan 2020
Using online payment tools has become the norm - for businesses of all sizes and across all industries...
Issued by LexisNexis 20 Dec 2019
Make sure your contractors, vendors or partners were "brought up" in the same security-conscious environment your company was...
Alexey Parfentiev 18 Dec 2019
With data breaches hitting headlines daily, security professionals are constantly concerned about the next big threat...
11 Dec 2019
The rate at which digital technology is evolving and disrupting traditional business models, cyber risks seem to evolve even faster...
John Mc Loughlin 11 Dec 2019
East Africa attracts millions of tourists every year. Over the past 10 years, its earnings from tourism have doubled. Compared to the rest of Africa, the region is experiencing healthy economic growth. This makes it a promising investment destination...
Mercy Muendo 3 Dec 2019
Our continent is hurtling towards an uncertain future that is being shaped by the forces of the Fourth Industrial Revolution...
Pedro Guerreiro 11 Nov 2019
Companies are always looking for the new technology that will protect them from cyber attacks with most companies getting breached through one of two ways, and according to F-Secure experts...
Issued by Maximizer Software 7 Nov 2019
A new report has revealed the major changes predicted to shake up the world's mining sector by 2023, including specific South African predictions...
23 Oct 2019
Providing a secure business environment is every company's key concern and cybersecurity is fast becoming an investment priority, regardless of industry or size...
23 Oct 2019
Building a safe future for business' critical data requires a collaborative effort between machine learning capabilities and traditional human decision-making...
Alex Healing 15 Oct 2019
Gartner has identified 10 government technology trends for 2019-2020 that have the potential to optimise or transform public services and suggests Government Chief Information Officers (CIOs) take these into consideration when planning for the next 12 to 18 months.
7 Oct 2019