What the changing nature of risk means for your business
It has often been said that change is the only constant, and nothing has made that more apparent than Covid-19. By Edward Gibbens, executive head of commercial and personal lines at Santam Between the pandemic and the loss of billions caused by the 2021 political...
How emails can cause cybersecurity vulnerability in your organisation
Since the start of the pandemic, many businesses have shifted to remote work. Cybercriminals saw the opportunity to target businesses' remote users leaving unprepared businesses vulnerable to cyberattacks. Phishing attacks have become one of the most prominent data...
Data is always your responsibility
Nigeria is undergoing significant digital transformation, driven by government initiatives and accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The adoption of cloud-based solutions has been at the heart of this, and Microsoft Office 365 (O365) is one of the most widely deployed...
A living security approach helps businesses manage spend, take risks, grow
Businesses change and grow every day - as do the environments in which they operate, the constraints on their budgets, and the threats they face. By Carlo Bolzonello, South Africa country lead for Trellix This is particularly true when it comes to cybercrime - which...
Can you bounce back from a data loss event?
According to TechJury, 30 000 websites are hacked daily, and 65% of companies worldwide have experienced at least one form of cyberattack. By Lourens Sanders, solution architect at Infinidat In March 2021, globally there were 20-million breached records, and in 2020,...
How to protect against phishing attacks
Since the start of the pandemic, many businesses have shifted to remote work. Cybercriminals saw the opportunity to target businesses' remote users leaving unprepared businesses vulnerable to cyberattacks. Phishing attacks have become one of the most prominent data...
Reducing your risk and recovering from ransomware
Cybercrime has evolved into a multi-trillion dollar industry, and the statistics around it are disturbing. By Kate Mollett, regional director of Commvault Africa Cybersecurity Ventures anticipates cybercrime to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, up from...
AI helps to combat persistent financial crime risk
Prior to the disruption caused by the pandemic over the past two years, fraud cost businesses more than $5-trillion annually. By Andrew Sangweni, business solutions manager: fraud and financial crime at SAS in South Africa But an increasingly distributed workforce...
Welcome to the new world of cyber risk
With more people connecting to digital platforms given the events of the past two years, breaches on social networking sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram have become commonplace. By Richard Frost, product head: cyber security at Vox Social engineering and...
How XDR helps organisations adopt a ‘living’ approach to cybersecurity
The worlds of cybercrime and cybersecurity are constantly evolving, with myriad solutions on the market all purporting to help businesses, governments, and other entities protect themselves from the criminals behind ransomware, security breaches, and industrial...
Addressing the risk from cyberattacks in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
The situation in Ukraine continues to fluctuate, and US intelligence sources are advising that Russia is preparing for an imminent invasion. By Lior Div, CEO and founder of Cybereason Cyberattacks have already been observed in the conflict, and I expect diversions,...
Robust data backup is a vital line of ransomware defence
Ransomware attacks are more prevalent and dangerous than ever. In response, organisations are upgrading their data protection to stay ahead, writes Sujoy Mukherjee, head of portfolio: private compute at BT. It’s common knowledge that ransomware attacks are on the rise...