Industry Insight - The Importance of a Security culture in Zero Trust Security Models
By Industry Contributor 14 May 2021Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy & Evangelist at KnowBe4 AFRICA, explains the importance of Zero Trust security. FULL STORY >
Industry Insight: How to secure IoT devices
By Industry Contributor 14 May 2021Hayden Sadler explains why a new tiered approach is needed to secure, store and analyse data collected from IoT devices. FULL STORY >
World Password Day: Special day to take care of your passwords and cybersecurity
By Staff Writer 6 May 2021So important has cybersecurity become that every year there is a day dedicated to encouraging good password hygiene - and it's today. FULL STORY >
Old but gold: 14% of PC users in South Africa still running end-of-life Windows 7 OS
By Staff Writer 4 May 2021A concern for cybersecurity is that 14% of PC users in South Africa are still using the end-of-life OS Windows 7, which stopped receiving support a year ago. FULL STORY >
Short on skills, big on threat: The security challenges explained
By Staff Writer 3 May 2021Amidst the challenge of limited cybersecurity skills, there is a pressing need to empower women within the cybersecurity space. Anna Collard explains. FULL STORY >
Mimecast Report - 85% of SA organisations were hurt by lack of cyber preparedness in 2020
By Staff Writer 23 April 2021Annual “The State of Email Security” report also finds 47% were infected by ransomware. FULL STORY >
The impact of cybersecurity on healthcare and the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain
By Industry Contributor 21 April 2021Cyber criminals are well known for taking advantage of any opportunity, and the largest vaccine rollout in history is no exception. Fortinet's Troy Ament explains how hackers are attacking this critical supply... FULL STORY >
Increase in ransomware attacks on SA companies, says Nclose
By Staff Writer 13 April 2021South Africa is firmly in the sights of international cybercrime syndicates, who have been ramping up their attacks on local companies in the past six months, warns Nclose. FULL STORY >
Kaspersky: Paying ransomware demands does not pay off
By Staff Writer 31 March 2021Nearly half of ransomware victims in South Africa pay the ransom, but fewer still see their full data returned, according to Kaspersky. FULL STORY >
Cybercrime worries on the increase, but Africa’s mobile users loath to leave WhatsApp
By Staff Writer 31 March 2021A KnowBe4 poll of mobile users across Africa has revealed that awareness of cyber risk is on the increase, but that convenience overrides risk when it comes to WhatsApp data privacy concerns. FULL STORY >
Why free technology training helps to boost the career of the future
By Industry Contributor 23 March 2021Fortinet’s Doros Hadjizenonos unpacks what needs to be done to address a critical shortage of cybersecurity professionals FULL STORY >
Creating a Secure Culture
By Industry Contributor 12 March 2021Invest in the technology, embed the security, but don’t forget that people are your most important asset, urges Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy and Evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa. FULL STORY >
Focusing on three key areas with an effective zero trust access strategy
By Staff Writer 10 March 2021Fortinet’s Peter Newton explains why every time a device or user is automatically trusted, it places the organisation's data at risk, and what to do about it FULL STORY >
ZeroFOX brings holistic security solutions to South African business market by signing CSSA as its sole distributor
By Staff Writer 9 March 2021ZeroFOX, a leading provider of digital risk protection services, has confirmed that it is bringing its highly intelligent, rapidly evolving and intuitive cybersecurity platform to... FULL STORY >
Snyk launches in South Africa
By Staff Writer 9 March 2021Cloud Native Application security leader launches in South Africa to help secure digital transformation initiatives. FULL STORY >
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