We need to rethink employee phishing tests

We need to rethink employee phishing tests

Employee phishing tests have gained popularity as a way for organisations to gauge how vulnerable their employees are to phishing attacks and improve their awareness of cybersecurity. However, some have questioned whether it is appropriate to use fear, shame and...

A glimpse into the future of the modern cybersecurity perimeter

In the fluid cybersecurity landscape, the focus has shifted from fortifying network perimeters to acknowledging the critical role of identity and user authentication. By Michael de Neuilly Rice, cybersecurity architect at NEC XON Threat actors no longer exploit...

Kids returning to school face digital minefield

The start of the new school year marks an exciting new phase for kids, but it could also mark the first step into a minefield of online risks. This is the warning from Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director at Fortinet, who says young children, tweens and teens face a...

Cybersecurity trends to watch in 2024

The persistent myth is that cybercrime only targets the biggest companies and economies but cybercriminals are not bound by geography, and rapidly digitising economies lure them in large numbers. South Africa is a prime example: even though it ranks 38th among major...

What to expect from the cybersecurity landscape in 2024

As widely reported last year, South Africa received the most cybersecurity threats on the continent by far – 230-million compared to second-placed Morocco’s 71-million in 2022. Virodh Sunderlall, product manager at Tarsus On Demand, says South Africa is...

Sharenting and security concerns

Sharing that cute photo of your kid’s first day at school may have harmless intentions, but there are downsides to sharing too much information about your little ones online. This is according to Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET Southern Africa, who says:...