Incident response vital to business survival

One only has to look at the slew of breaches that have been reported in the last few years to understand that one mistake can cost millions of customers their privacy and bring global consumer trust to an all-time low. This is why having incident response measures in...

Why you need personal cyber insurance

We’re living in a connected world. We bank online, we stay in touch with family and friends via social media, and we are even connecting our homes these days. Smart homes promise all sorts of benefits to consumers, from energy efficiency and control, to...

Market volatility drives payment protection

South Africa is currently experiencing difficult political and economic conditions, which has a direct impact on the financial and trading performance of businesses. Vulnerabilities to external shocks have also increased in a post-downgrade economy, with the impact of...

Predictive analytics and criminal profiling

There is an enormous pool of data, much of it without barriers. The potential to mine data for practical application is now not only possible, but critical as a business driver. Moreover, big data has an important role to play in predictive analysis and its particular...

Predictive analytics for fraud

There is an enormous pool of data, much of it without barriers. The potential to mine data for practical application is now not only possible, but critical as a business driver. Moreover, Big Data has an important role to play in predictive analysis and its particular...

Hetzner breach exposes need for cyber insurance

Last week, one of SA’s largest hosting companies, Hetzner, was hacked, exposing hundreds of thousands of FTP passwords, domain names and bank account details, with the exception of credit card information. This has left South African organisations vulnerable to...