Outdated systems are a hacker’s dream

Outdated systems are a hacker’s dream

Cybercrime is evolving faster than systems can keep up, so if your business is still sitting in the past, it’s sitting with vulnerabilities, writes Richard Frost, head of innovation and technology at Armata Cyber Security. According to the ‘Connected Business: digital...

Gesture-based IDV opens SA business to rising cyber crime

Purchasing gesture-based, low-cost identity verification (IDV) solutions to meet growing governance demands could put South African businesses at serious risk. This is according to Lance Fanaroff, co-founder of biometric identity provider iiDENTIFii. Awareness of...
When AI becomes the ultimate manipulator

When AI becomes the ultimate manipulator

Once the domain of elite spies and con artists, social engineering is now in the hands of anyone with an internet connection – and AI is the accomplice. Supercharged by generative tools and deepfake technology, today’s social engineering attacks are no longer sloppy...

Deepfakes a growing threat to SA corporations

Artificial intelligence (AI) has now made it possible to wake up to a video of your CEO seemingly admitting to fraud or receiving an urgent audio message from your chief financial officer authorising a large, unexpected transaction, without any of it being real. By...

Align cybersecurity with ESG for sustainable security

As organisations navigate an increasingly complex digital landscape, the convergence of cybersecurity and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles has emerged as a critical consideration. By Ryan Boyes, governance, risk and compliance officer at Galix...