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Make multi-factor authentication your personal cybersafety new year’s resolution

Make multi-factor authentication your personal cybersafety new year’s resolution

With SA’s Information Regulator on record as saying the country suffered at least 150 data breaches a month in 2024, South Africans must make Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) the non-negotiable centrepiece of their personal cybersecurity new

Better Business Security During The Holidays

Better Business Security During The Holidays

Cybercriminals can strike at any time. When you take some time off during December and January, how do you ensure your business remains cyber-safe?During major holiday periods, ransomware attacks jump a whopping 30%. Holidays also experience

Essential privacy tools that businesses should add to their tech stack to keep up with the threat landscape

Essential privacy tools that businesses should add to their tech stack to keep up with the threat landscape

By Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager, South Africa, Zoho CorpThe advancements we’ve seen in tech over the past few years have, without a doubt, brought incredible gains for the businesses that adopted them successfully. Advances in

Can A Risk Mindset Address Cybersecurity Skills Shortages?

Can A Risk Mindset Address Cybersecurity Skills Shortages?

Training new cybersecurity people is essential but it's not enough to address skill shortages. Risk-based frameworks are helping close that gap.South Africa needs a larger cybersecurity skills base and more professionals in the field to

Cybersecurity in 2024: Safeguarding Your Business in an Evolving Digital Landscape

Cybersecurity in 2024: Safeguarding Your Business in an Evolving Digital Landscape

As cyber threats continue to grow in both scale and sophistication, businesses in 2024 must remain more vigilant than ever to safeguard their sensitive data and financial assets. With cyber risks advancing alongside technological progression,

Fixing SA’s Cybersecurity: Insights and comment on the CSIR’s Cybersecurity Resilience Report

Fixing SA’s Cybersecurity: Insights and comment on the CSIR’s Cybersecurity Resilience Report

Only half of SA's public sector organisations conduct daily cyber threat checks, and two-thirds of cybersecurity roles remain unfilled. But risk-based cybersecurity is changing the picture.South African organisations are facing persistent threats from online criminals,

Small business? Big cybersecurity risk

Small business? Big cybersecurity risk

Globally, cyberattacks are on the rise and more small businesses are being targeted. According to the World Economic Forum, cybercriminals often target smaller companies that serve larger clients. SMMEs that serve critical infrastructure providers and global

The evolution of cybersecurity in the construction industry

The evolution of cybersecurity in the construction industry

The increasing connectedness of the world means cyber threats have become a daily occurrence. No sector is safe as cybercriminals look to exploit any weakness to compromise infrastructure and systems, and steal data. Organisations in

Is Cybersecurity Broken?

Is Cybersecurity Broken?

Digital crime continues to grow while companies keep spending heavily on security. Can we change this trajectory?Companies are spending large amounts on cybersecurity, yet cyber threats continue to persist and thrive. Security executives are under tremendous

How do we defeat cybercriminals?

How do we defeat cybercriminals?

Enterprises are spending billions to reduce digital risk, yet cybercrime keeps growing. Why is cybersecurity not changing the situation? The problem isn't with technology but with selling more security software without aligning them to business