By Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager, South Africa, Zoho Corp The 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 artificial...
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 combat...
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...
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...
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...
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 the construction...
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...
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...
New artificial intelligence (AI) tools help criminals orchestrate elaborate frauds. Earlier this year, thieves made off with $25 million from engineering firm Arup, impersonating the company’s CFO to manipulate an employee into transferring the...
