Your data was stolen – now what?

How would you know if someone breached your organisation’s systems and stole data? Ideally, you’d catch the culprits in the act or (less ideally) they contact you demanding payment. But you might only discover the theft when your stolen data surfaces...

Stay safe from SIM swap fraud

The last few years have seen a sharp rise in SIM swap fraud, placing the mobile and digital sectors at risk of disrepute. This can result in great implications for all the participants in the value chain, including mobile users, mobile operators, digital services, and...

Serious consequences for companies that invoice via email

Law firm ENSafrica was recently ordered to pay a cybercrime victim R5,5-million after a syndicate successfully hacked into a client’s email during a property transaction. The hackers altered the bank account number in a PDF invoice sent by the law firm,...

Ecosystem thinking: fraud and risk approach protects from every angle

Financial services firms face a global threat environment that is constantly evolving as new technologies, adversaries, and criminal techniques emerge weekly. Todd Schoeman, BT client business director in South Africa, explains how ecosystem thinking can help...

How much protection does cyber insurance give businesses?

As the industry adjusts to increasing levels of cybercrime, insurers are increasing premiums and becoming more strict about whom they will insure. By Dave Russell, vice-president: enterprise strategy at Veeam However, if organisations don’t meet even the minimum...

Transforming into a cyber resilient organisation

The premise behind Zero Trust is well-documented. Corporate networks should never blindly trust any device or user. By Ralph Berndt, sales and marketing director at Syrex Instead, the focus is on verifying and authenticating each interaction and communication before...