Tech won’t save your business from cyberthreats

Tech won’t save your business from cyberthreats

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the landscape of information security, presenting both unprecedented opportunities and significant new threats. By Ryan Boyes, governance, risk and compliance officer at Galix While AI-driven solutions can enhance threat...

SA’s national cyber defence gap is showing – again

South African Airways (SAA) on Wednesday shared details of its preliminary investigation into the recent cyberattack on its digital systems, but it is just the latest national public entity to fall victim to an accelerating pattern of targeted breaches. By Stephen...

AI is key to digital defence this year

We are on the precipice of an unprecedented shift that is reshaping the cybersecurity industry and how organisations tread through the digital landscape. By Morné Louwrens, MD: advisory at Marsh Africa, and Prejlin Naidoo, digital partner from Oliver Wyman In 2024,...
AI’s double-edged cybersecurity sword

AI’s double-edged cybersecurity sword

AI’s (Artificial Intelligence) massive impact has been both positive and negative, writes Michael de Neuilly Rice, principal security architect at NEC XON. It’s excellent at some office tasks and terrible at others. It has revolutionised graphic design while also...

Preparing for inevitable data breaches

In the past year, South Africa has seen a surge in data breaches that have paralysed major corporations and government organisations alike. By Michael Langeveld, head of technology and business development at HPE Emirates and Africa These crippling incidents have...
Avoid cloud security blind spots in a hybrid IT world

Avoid cloud security blind spots in a hybrid IT world

The acceleration of cloud adoption has brought with it new security challenges for organisations to tackle, particularly pertaining to hybrid and multi-cloud environments. By Kyle Pillay, security as a service centre manager at Datacentrix Here, a common security...