Cybersecurity is no longer an IT problem. It’s an exercise in risk tolerance
South African businesses have evolved alongside the reality of the country’s physical infrastructure challenges. By Tony Anscombe, chief security evangelist at ESET Organisations instinctively build redundancies for power, whether that takes the form of solar...
Fraudsters could turn to AI mandates
As AI agents begin to transact on behalf of customers, anxiety among financial institutions (FIs) is mounting. But banking and payment authentication company, Entersekt, says the industry already has the right foundations to manage the rapid growth of agentic commerce...
The rising threat of fraud in microlending
South Africa’s microlending sector is a key driver of financial inclusion, providing access to credit for millions who may otherwise be excluded from traditional banking. But, as the industry grows, particularly through digital and fintech platforms, it is...
TrendAI and Anthropic advance AI-powered vulnerability detection and risk mitigation
TrendAI has announced a collaboration with Anthropic to support the expanded deployment of Claude Opus 4.7 for security research. Through this collaboration, organisations can reduce real-world risk faster: leveraging AI-accelerated threat intelligence to identify,...
Cyber security complacency carries risks
When it comes to cybersecurity, doing nothing is not a neutral position but is fraught with risks. This is according to Simone Santana, MD of Solid8 Technologies, who says: “Complacency, which is usually accompanied by lack of awareness of the cyber security dangers...
Cloud security gaps persist as adoption accelerates
As organisations continue to accelerate their migration to cloud environments, significant security risks remain, largely driven by misconfigurations, human error and the growing complexity of modern cloud architectures. This is according to Benjamin Coetzer, director...
The rise of response-ready cybersecurity
If there’s one thing the current threat landscape has made clear, it’s that prevention and response readiness aren’t mutually exclusive – instead, you need both. Preventative controls are essential, but the uncomfortable truth is that they’re never a guarantee of...
The invisible workforce: why household apps have their own digital IDs
Most people understand what it means to protect a human identity because the dangers of someone impersonating you online or stealing and cloning your card are immediately obvious. By Richard Ford, Group chief technology officer of Integrity360 Today, organisations...
Check Point to integrate AI Defense Plane with Google Cloud
Check Point Software Technologies will serve as a launch partner with Google Cloud to integrate Check Point's AI Defense Plane with Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. The integration combines centralised agent control with contextual intelligence and...
Man in the middle – the silent threat hiding in encrypted traffic
For most South Africans, the padlock in a browser bar feels like a seal of trust. It’s a comforting sign that says, “Your connection is secure”. But in the digital age, that confidence can be dangerously misplaced, writes Saurabh Prasad, senior solution architect at...
Rising to the era of AI-powered cyber defenve
The world of cybersecurity has fundamentally changed writes Anthony Grieco, senior vice-president and chief security & trust Officer at Cisco. Today, I’m proud to share that Cisco is joining the world’s most critical cyber defenders to...
Identity under siege: The new order of security in 2026
Cybersecurity planning for 2026 is a structural change in how attacks are executed and how trust is exploited, demanding that companies stop layering tools on top of infrastructure and instead prioritise intelligence and identity, writes Caesar Tonkin, MD of Armata...