Increasing cyber attacks demand cyber insurance

Breaches are escalating with increasing intensity, and with more sophisticated malware than ever before. All businesses and governments face this growing threat, and are looking for ways to protect their assets, both information and financial. Moreover, while many...

Protect against the financial impact of violent protests

As South Africa reels from the financial costs of destruction of property and assets in the wake of #Feesmustfall protests, estimated to be in the region of R1-billion to date, Aon South Africa is advising business owners and individuals to review their assets...

The value of big data in fraud mitigation

Fintech company MyBucks has invested in technology that is specifically aimed at exploiting big data to mitigate fraud and identity theft. With its own in-house artificial intelligence (AI) team, Dave van Niekerk, CEO of MyBucks, explains that by using classification...

‘Tis the season to be careful

It’s the time of year again when shops – and online portals – are already stocking up on festive season items, but be careful before you hand out credit card details to just anyone, writes Sarel Lamprecht, MD of leading cyber insurance company...

Minimising risk in the private and public sectors

Risk is the major reason for uncertainty in any organisations of all types and sizes, both in the public and private sectors. This is why businesses are focusing more and more on identifying risks and managing them before they even affect the organisation. “The...

Social media liability insurance a must

A study by World Wide Worx and Fuseware has revealed that Facebook is being used by about 13-million South Africans, which is a quarter of the country’s population. All these people have the means to write, publish and circulate articles and video recordings...