Despite having world-class cybersecurity systems in place, South African companies remain vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber breaches, particularly malware attacks that target and compromise sensitive customer data. A recent high-profile case is that of a...

Let us be honest: many business leaders still treat IT as someone else’s problem. By Cobus Olwage, CEO of IPT They will tell you technology is important, but when it comes to accountability, investment, or strategy, it gets kicked down the line. In our work across...

As communication technologies continue to evolve, so do the tactics of cybercriminals. Among these is SMS pumping fraud, a rapidly growing threat that manipulates mobile messaging systems to generate illicit gains. By Felix Kipkosgei, senior operator partnerships...

The global insurance industry faces a $1,8-trillion protection gap – the difference between insured and uninsured losses across health, life, crop and catastrophe coverage. In Africa, this divide is even more pronounced. Insurance penetration remains below 3% of GDP...

Network outages pose significant challenges for businesses, disrupting productivity, revenue streams and customer confidence. Kaspersky’s global research shows that the majority of companies (71%) need between one and five hours to restore operations after an outage,...

In our fast-evolving cyber risk landscape, it’s easy to be captivated by the headlines—stories of cutting-edge exploits, wild new attack vectors, and AI’s role in shaping malware that once seemed impossible. By Emmanuel Tzingakis, technical lead: Africa and venture...

Given the speed at which the digital economy, technological and AI landscape is developing, young people need to be educated on how to mitigate the associated risks with a combination of cyber insurance and risk management practices. This is an important part of...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in retail continues to generate discussion. This is largely due to the benefits that retailers have realised by using the technology across various parts of the business value chain. By Wendy Tembedza, partner at Webber Wentzel...

Neglecting proper data recovery planning is increasing risk for organisations across Africa – particularly small and medium-sized businesses. So says Mark Govender, Senior Systems Engineer at Veeam, who specialises in data recovery and disaster recovery planning and...

In South Africa’s most labour-intensive and safety-critical industries – mining, security, and manufacturing – workplace safety is often only as strong as the speed and clarity of communication. In environments where risks escalate in seconds, real-time communication...