Can you hack-proof the cloud?

For someone not working in cybersecurity, the most high-profile case of cloud hacking is, arguably, “celebgate” – or the 2014 breach of several device-storage accounts that saw hundreds of personal photos of celebrities stolen and published online....

Ransomware? Hack? Plan, don’t pay

It’s impossible to read the news without seeing at least one headline blaring about a breach, hack or attack. In the USA, the Colonial Pipeline experienced a Darkside ransomware attack that affected more than 10 000 gas stations. Virgin Active was hit by a hack...

An alarming number of SA enterprises have a resiliency gap

Covid-19 and the subsequent need for remote working has resulted in more companies pursuing multi-cloud strategies and moving more of their data, workloads and applications into the cloud quickly. However, many companies, particularly small businesses, weren’t...

Protect against evolving ransomware attack trends

Ransomware attack trends continue to evolve, and the current iterations are no exception. By Derek Manky, chief: security insights and global threat alliances at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs During the last year, malicious actors have attacked healthcare...

CIOs can embed resilience in their business

The Covid-19 pandemic presented a moment of truth for companies, many of which were not as streamlined and resilient as they once thought. By Robin Fisher, senior area vice-president of Salesforce Emerging Markets While some companies may previously have seen digital...