Look again: CISO in the spotlight

Kevin Brown, MD of BT Security, examines the continuing rise of cybersecurity to top of the business agenda to become a mainstream business issue. It’s been a little more than a year since we launched our inaugural research titled CISOs in the spotlight, in...

The next wave of ransomware …

Ransomware as a trend will continue to affect businesses across the world in 2022 – with attack types and tactics from cybercriminals evolving all the time. By Edwin Weijdema, global technologist at Veeam As attacks get more sophisticated, so do the consequences...

What are the cybercrime trends for 2022?

This year will see cybercrime incidents, fallouts, and innovations rise to worrying new levels of sophistication and reach. F5 Labs assembled a group of experts to delve into the detail. Prediction 1: State-sponsored criminals will adopt cybercrime toolsets Advanced...

Roses are red; violets are blue; this sweet hack, I give to you

Valentine’s Day is one of the biggest retail days of the year. According to Statista, the average spend per person in South Africa is R700. In short, big hearts equal big business. But not only for the retailers, says Stephen Osler, co-founder and business...

Five cyber threats to watch out for in 2022

In 2022, threats are unlikely to slow down. If your network and security tools were not up to the task of protecting your organisation in 2021, it is not going to be any better inĀ 2022. By Derek Manky, chief: security insights and global threat alliances at...