Ransomware reaches new, dangerous levels of sophistication

Once a niche criminal enterprise, ransomware has become big business, complete with R&D departments and sales and marketing divisions. The deeply layered onion that is today’s ransomware attack landscape has been wreaking havoc in large enterprises in South...

Financial firms increasingly targeted by cybercriminals

Despite South African financial institutions imposing strict security measures, cybercrime in the local financial sector is set to spike with costly ransomware attacks predicted to increase. This is according to Deon Smal, CEO of Cyber Insight, who says many...

Act now: data breaches in SA are on the rise

Almost nine in 10 organisations in South Africa have suffered a ransomware attack, with a third of the data unable to be recovered. By Chris Norton, regional director: Africa at Veeam Software High-profile data breaches always grab the headlines, but often the damage...

Zero time; zero tolerance; zero-day

In 2021, zero-day attacks smashed through previous records according to researchers and experts interviewed by MIT Technology Review. By Stephen Osler, co-founder and business development director at Nclose The total number of zero-day exploits discovered in 2021 was...

Keep your smart home devices out of the hands of hackers

In an increasingly connected world, it’s becoming harder to find a home that doesn’t have at least one smart device. In fact, research shows that, by 2026, there will be three million smart homes in South Africa. Whether it’s a smart TV, a smart plug...

Tech meets physical security

Violent crime still plagues many South African businesses and homes despite the proliferation of security companies. This is mainly due to the mismatch between the product offering of the security company and the needs and requirements of their customers, says George...