Understanding cybersecurity in the post-pandemic era

Prior to the Covid pandemic, employees would access data from within the office environment through a secure, centralised on-premises network. By Ian Engelbrecht, system engineering manager at Veeam Africa As remote and hybrid work became the norm, the attack surface...

IT security at the heart of smart cities

South Africa is currently in the process of developing smart cities – one in Gauteng and one in the Eastern Cape. More will surely follow as this is the future of living; where technology and connectivity are deeply ingrained in the processes of daily life. By...

How to fortify your security strategy

Digital transformation presents a strong opportunity to harness the power of data. However, it brings certain challenges to the fore including an organisation’s ability to be secure and resilient. By Michel Nader, senior regional director: data protection and...

AI, ML, digital assistants transform how SMBs address cyberattacks

The cyber threat landscape for businesses of all sizes is terrifying. According to the World Economic Forum, risks are increasing exponentially, while the rate of detection and prosecution is frighteningly low at a rate of below 1%. Organisations, especially small...

Zero day: the wide-open door

Zero-day exploits are becoming more common and more vicious and this is why you should be worried. A zero-day exploit is a cyber-attack that does precisely what the name suggests – it exploits a previously unknown vulnerability to gain access to a system,...