Post-Covid fraud trends to be aware of

The effects of Covid-19 may have done wonders for digital commerce and remittances, but the mass move to digital channels also opened doors for scammers to take advantage of unwary consumers. By Mark Mwongela Ngungi, sales development director: Africa at PayPal Most...

More cybercrooks are impersonating the CEO

Over the past month, there has been an increase in an evolved method in change in bank details or payment fraud. This trend involves an internal change of bank details, mostly for the CEO. By John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2 Traditional payment fraud has been rife for some...

The high walls of data security

Privacy, data security, digital identity – walled security gardens are becoming increasingly important tools for organisations looking to embed robust security, writes Aaron Thornton, chief service officer of Turrito Networks. Gartner has long discussed the...

Fear of job loss impedes SA’s digital transformation

The South African state is, by some distance, the country’s largest single employer. It employs more than 1,3-million people, including teachers, nurses, doctors, municipal workers, police officers and defence force members. By Greg Gatherer, account manager at...

Mobile workforces means a greater need for cloud security

The reality of today’s world is that employees are more mobile than ever, which means that their data is spread across more environments than ever before. Hybrid work is now cemented as the forever work style for many South African businesses, but with that...

Mobile diversity: the security of mobility

Remote, gig, hybrid – these ways of working have become normalised during the pandemic and are now defining how organisations interact with employees across multiple skillsets, locations and countries. Anna Collard senior vice-president: content strategy and...