Embrace tech innovation while prioritising cybersecurity

With many businesses rethinking digital transformation, a balance between accelerated adoption and prioritising cybersecurity is a team effort which cannot be ignored, writes Yesh Surjoodeen, Southern Africa MD at HP. The rapid development of digital technology since...

Convergence of cyber, physical security presents new challenges

With South Africa being the sixth most targeted country worldwide regarding cyber attacks, it’s no surprise that organisations have to put numerous steps in place to protect their networks and data. By Richard Frost, head of product: cybersecurity at Armata This...

Businesses must keep up with sophisticated cybercriminals

It would be fair to suggest that most people are tired of hearing about cybersecurity – not because they don’t see a need for it, but because they accept that cybercrime is a serious issue and a massive risk to their businesses (and personal digital lives)...

Changing workplace trends add to cybersecurity risk

While most of us are glad to see the back of the Covid pandemic and its myriad of lockdowns and restrictions, many organisations are now having to deal with the repercussions, including a heightened risk of cybercrime due to changing workplace dynamics. That’s...

Immutability could combat ransomware in 2023

Data is the lifeblood of today’s enterprises and an extremely lucrative target for attackers. Ransomware, which essentially holds data “hostage” by encrypting it until the company pays a ransom, is increasingly common and becoming more advanced...

Abundant scarcity: addressing the skills shortages in security

The cybersecurity workforce gap expanded by a concerning 26.2% in 2022 compared to 2021. That’s around 3.4 million people needed to ensure that the security of assets is managed effectively. These statistics from the (ISC)2 2022 Cybersecurity Workforce Study are...