Viral AI trends are creating new visibility gaps in the workplace

Viral AI trends are all over social media, from caricature generators to prompt-based challenges. They are also increasingly finding their way into the workplace. By Ryan Boyes, senior security administrator at Galix But what starts as harmless experimentation can...

When employee loyalty becomes a blind spot for fraud

Twenty years of loyal service may earn an employee the trust of their colleagues and management, but it does not make them immune to fraud. In fact, the (ACFE) Occupational Fraud 2026: A Report to the Nations found that fraud cases involving employees with more than...
Cyber resilience is about staying operational through disruption

Cyber resilience is about staying operational through disruption

Cyber disruption has become a recurring operational reality for businesses, with implications extending well beyond IT departments. By Boland Lithebe, cybersecurity lead for Accenture, South Africa For South African organisations navigating increasingly connected...

Shared intelligence will define the future of fraud prevention

South Africa is not losing the fight against fraud because it lacks technology. It is being challenged because fraud is evolving faster than institutions can respond in isolation. By Salomon Erasmus, regional MD of Network International Southern Africa In...

Cyber risk begins long before an attack

Cyber incidents are usually discussed from the moment an attacker appears, even though the conditions that determine how damaging that attack can be take place much earlier. By Frik van der Westhuizen, CEO of EQPlus Over time, a business influences its own exposure...

The exponential expansion of the enterprise attack surface

The risk to the business has grown significantly thanks to the widening footprint of the enterprise attack surface, writes Richard Frost, head of technology solutions and consulting at Armata Cyber Security. The enterprise risk footprint has grown exponentially. Until...