African business leaders expect higher GDP growth

African business leaders are confident sub-Saharan Africa will beat International Monetary Fund forecasts for GDP growth this year and next, according to new research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile. The IMF is predicting real GDP growth of...

Top cybersecurity predictions for the years ahead

Executive performance evaluations will be increasingly linked to ability to manage cyber risk; almost one-third of nations will regulate ransomware response within the next three years; and security platform consolidation will help organisations thrive in hostile...

Just $2k could buy cybercriminals access to your company

With the rise of cybercrime as a service business model, the information necessary to organise an attack is in demand among cybercriminals. Kaspersky’s experts analysed nearly 200 posts on the dark web offering to buy information for initial access to...

Pandemic has affected compliance reporting

The rate of compliance reporting has dropped by 30% from before the pandemic, according to Gartner. Employees are both less likely to observe misconduct and less likely to report it when observed. “The increase in remote and hybrid working practices has reduced...

Crypto malware shows no signs of stopping

Crypto malware has grown by 300% between 2020 and 2021 – and reported losses due to account breaches increased by nearly 60-times from 2018 to 2021. Against this backdrop, Ping Identity highlights why companies with a digital profile must implement preventative...

IoDSA calls for local government to be professionalised

The recent report on local government by Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke is a timely reminder of the prevailing dysfunction in municipalities across the country, and the catastrophic impact that is having on all South Africans. This is the word from Parmi Natesan,...