What does Covid teach us about OT cybersecurity?

Today, almost no discussion about any subject goes on for long without the current pandemic being brought up in some way. Joe Robertson, EMEA CISO at Fortinet It dominates all of our lives in many ways. Of course, life must go on, business does continue. But not in...

Africa’s mobile cybercrime challenge

In June 2020, Upstream’s Secure-D anti-fraud platform revealed that the total number of malicious mobile applications doubled in the first quarter of the year. The analysis found 29 000 malicious apps (14 500 in 2019), a 55% spike in fraudulent mobile...

New rules of engagement for next-gen managed IT security

The trends towards outsourced cyber security have gained traction during the Covid-19 pandemic as companies have empowered remote working models and increased their emphasis on digital transformation. The ever-widening cyber security skills gap adds further power to...

The rise of ransomware 2.0

Over the past couple of years, widespread ransomware attacks – where criminals use malware to encrypt your data and hold it for ransom – have been replaced by more targeted attacks against specific companies and industries. In these more targeted...

Cybersecurity is personal

If you think cybersecurity is something that happens to other people and doesn’t affect you, think again. By Doctor Mafuwafuwane, acting practice lead: enterprise security solution at Altron Systems Integration Ask anyone who tried to buy electricity from City...

Cybersecurity predictions for 2021

Check Point Software Technologies has released its cyber-security predictions for 2021, detailing the key security challenges that organisations will face over the next year. Check Point states that the effects of the changes introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic...