What you still need to understand about ransomware attacks

Ransomware has dominated the security conversation in recent years. But despite this, many people and organisations still don’t understand how these attacks unfold. By Rick Vanover, senior director of product strategy at Veeam Software Ransomware attacks...

Best-practice cybersecurity playbook essential for all businesses

The concept of a crisis and how to manage it isn’t foreign to anyone running a business. Something untoward happens, it affects the business and then there are a host of effects ranging from revenue loss, reputation management and compliance questions. By...

Don’t get caught by cybercrime on Black Friday

With the biggest shopping period of the year about to kick off – starting with Black Friday (24 November) and Cyber Monday (27 November) – cyber security experts are warning shoppers to remain hyper-vigilant as cybercriminals are also gearing up to take...

How to avoid Black November becoming bleak November

Black Friday sales have become extremely popular in South Africa, so much so that many retailers have extended their sales to last the entire month. It is now a retail extravaganza known as Black November, where both retailers and consumers get to enjoy some serious...

Cybersecurity awareness and training must be ongoing

Even if your company missed out on Cyber Awareness Month in October, it is never too late to empower your HR and IT departments with tailormade training programmes. This is according to Isabel Adams, people enablement director at AVeS Cyber Security, whoch recently...

How AI voice deepfake tools used in cyber fraud can fool you

The Beatles have once again delighted millions of fans around the world by releasing a new song, all possible thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), combining parts of an old recording while also improved its audio quality. While there is joy at the band’s...