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Omnichannel retail in South Africa: a hacker's paradise?

Security

Omnichannel retail in South Africa: a hacker's paradise?

Calin Cloete 16 May 2025

Financial Services

SA Parliament’s social media accounts hacked to promote the launch of $Ramaphosa token

Yeshiel Panchia 17 Mar 2025

Salt Typhoon cyberattack hit Cisco vulnerability in SA

Cybersecurity

Salt Typhoon cyberattack hit Cisco vulnerability in SA

Lindsey Schutters 21 Feb 2025

The Keliber lithium hydroxide project will comprise five mining areas, a concentrator, refinery and auxiliary facilities at all sites. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater CCDO resigns for personal reasons

Lindsey Schutters 27 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2024: Energy & Mining

17 Dec 2024

The high cost of a cyberattack: Tips to secure your business this festive season

Cybersecurity

The high cost of a cyberattack: Tips to secure your business this festive season

Issued by Lula 21 Nov 2024

Keliber is a potential cornerstone project in Sibanye's transition to becoming a critical minerals global power.

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater leans heavily on battery market to minimise losses

Lindsey Schutters 23 Aug 2024

Nkomati Mine is a key part of ARM's pivot to cater to the renewables market.

Mining

African Rainbow Minerals takes full ownership of Nkomati

Lindsey Schutters 28 Jul 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater says it has recovered from the cyberattack with minimum disruption.

Markets & Investment

Sibanye-Stillwater delays interim results after cyberattack

Lindsey Schutters 26 Jul 2024

The global Microsoft outage was caused by a CrowdStrike update glitch. Source: NASA/Unsplash

Cybersecurity

CrowdStrike CEO gives assurances after outage

Lindsey Schutters 24 Jul 2024

Source: LinkedIn.

Banking

CrowdStrike disruption: Clients' personal data secure, Capitec reports

Katja Hamilton 22 Jul 2024

CrowdStrike Falcon glitch disrupts global services across sectors

Technology

CrowdStrike Falcon glitch disrupts global services across sectors

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

AI is our biggest help and threat in the current age of cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

How AI is shaping the ransomware threat landscape

Rick Vanover 16 Jul 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater website still down after cyberattack

Markets & Investment

Sibanye-Stillwater website still down after cyberattack

15 Jul 2024

Dean Macpherson was quick to take the country into his confidence on the cyber breach

Cybersecurity

R300m DPWI cyber theft the latest signs of failing state IT infrastructure

Lindsey Schutters 10 Jul 2024

Medtech

KnowBe4 report exposes cybersecurity crisis in healthcare

8 Jul 2024

ShinyHunters (also known as ShinyCorp) is an international cyber threat group that first emerged in 2020. Source: Dall-E 3

Cybersecurity

Half a billion customers compromised in Ticketmaster breach

4 Jun 2024

South African business database hack raises alert for millions of companies

Cybersecurity

South African business database hack raises alert for millions of companies

12 Mar 2024

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

Agriculture

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

7 Mar 2024

Lindamahle Innovation Centre graduates.

Technology

41 ICT graduates from DCDT and Cisco partner programme in rural EC

19 Feb 2024

SMEs are most at risk to cyber treats Source: Disruptivo/Unsplash

Cybersecurity

SA is a cyberattack hotspot and SMEs are most at risk

14 Feb 2024

#BestofBiz 2023: ICT

ICT

#BestofBiz 2023: ICT

19 Dec 2023

Protecting your business: navigating the rising tide of phishing scams in South Africa

Cybersecurity

Protecting your business: navigating the rising tide of phishing scams in South Africa

Issued by ASUS 23 Nov 2023

Vodacom Business shares an important cybersecurity message

Cybersecurity

Vodacom Business shares an important cybersecurity message

Issued by We-Worldwide 13 Nov 2023

#CybersecurityMonth: Cyber-attack insurance is a complicated necessity

Cybersecurity

#CybersecurityMonth: Cyber-attack insurance is a complicated necessity

Martin Potgieter 11 Oct 2023

SMEs should not neglect cyber security. Source: Christina @ wocintechchat.com/Unsplash

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is for all businesses, even SMEs

Ignus de Villiers 23 Aug 2023

The rising tide of cyber threats: Safeguarding African SMMEs in the digital age

SMEs

The rising tide of cyber threats: Safeguarding African SMMEs in the digital age

Issued by The Innovator Trust 7 Jul 2023

Why defending against hackers is an uphill battle

Cybersecurity

Why defending against hackers is an uphill battle

26 Jun 2023

File photo: A computer keyboard lit by a displayed cyber code is seen in this illustration picture taken on 1 March 2017. Reuters/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

Cybersecurity

Senegalese government websites hit with cyberattack

Reuters 29 May 2023

RSAWeb hit by sophisticated cyberattack

Internet

RSAWeb hit by sophisticated cyberattack

6 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Gerhard Oosthuizen, chief technology officer at Entersekt.

Trends

5 banking and payment security threats and trends to watch in 2023

Gerhard Oosthuizen 27 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Keeping customers cybersafe is the not-so-stealth marketing trend for 2023

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Keeping customers cybersafe is the not-so-stealth marketing trend for 2023

James McNab 18 Jan 2023

Image source: Saksham Choudhary from

Cybersecurity

5 tips to ensure your business is (cyber)secure before the festive season hits

Graeme Millar 8 Nov 2022

How to protect your business from cybercrime

Cybersecurity

How to protect your business from cybercrime

Issued by Domains.co.za 2 Nov 2022

Cybercrime on the rise in SA: How to protect your business, customers and employees

SMEs

Cybercrime on the rise in SA: How to protect your business, customers and employees

Issued by Business Partners Limited 18 Aug 2022

Source: Mathias_Beckmann via

Agriculture

Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

George Grispos and Austin C. Doctor 11 Aug 2022

New multi-factor authentication threat highlights SA's security negligence

Cybersecurity

New multi-factor authentication threat highlights SA's security negligence

Issued by Entersekt 7 Jul 2022

Source: Martin Damboldt via

Logistics & Transport

Guarding against cyberattacks in the shipping and logistics sector with an effective recovery strategy

Kate Mollett 27 Jun 2022

Be on guard as Russia's war on Ukraine could drive cybercriminals to think outside the box

Cybersecurity

Be on guard as Russia's war on Ukraine could drive cybercriminals to think outside the box

Issued by Red Ribbon Communication 6 Jun 2022

Image source: Castorly Stock from

Cybersecurity

4 tips on how to avoid getting swindled in dating scams

15 Feb 2022

Image source: © Maksim Kabakou –

Cybersecurity

3 key reasons cybersecurity will never be fully automated

Amir Kanaan 14 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

Financial Services

4 trends that will shape the short-term insurance industry

13 Dec 2021

Hybrid warfare is on the rise globally. Might South Africa's Eskom be its latest victim?

Energy

Hybrid warfare is on the rise globally. Might South Africa's Eskom be its latest victim?

Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann and Dries Putter 9 Dec 2021

4 ways retailers can prepare for cyberattacks this upcoming holiday season

Cybersecurity

4 ways retailers can prepare for cyberattacks this upcoming holiday season

Byron Horn-Botha 22 Nov 2021