Cybersecurity threats to the Covid-19 vaccine

We’ve already seen our fair share of pandemic-driven fraud and cybercrime, but what can we expect as vaccine rollouts pick up pace worldwide? Bu Raymond Pompon, director of F5 Labs Cyber Espionage to Steal Vaccine Data A viable vaccine is valuable intellectual...

Weak protocols could result in VoIP fraud

Telecom fraud, often referred to as phone hacking, is on the rise. According to a global fraud study by the Communications Fraud Control Association, fraud in all its forms cost the telecommunications industry between 3% and 10% of operators’ bottom lines....

Resilience and continuity guide the CIO strategy in 2021

Following a tumultuous 2020, CIOs are likely to face a tough, albeit slightly more predicable 2021. Fikile Sibiya, CIO of e4 shares her view on the current state of play and what a roadmap for 2021 might entail: “While Covid-19 forced countries and industries...

Reduce online security risks

Jono Williams, sales manager at EasyBiz Technologies, explains that while there have been increased instances of cyber attacks as global industries embrace the online shift, there are technologies on the market that reduce the risk of personal information breaches....

Cyberattacks the ‘second pandemic’ threatening businesses

After a year in which the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged the world, there’s a new cyber-pandemic threatening South African businesses – and the consequences could be just as deadly, as cyber hackers find new ways to attack companies’ critical data and...