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Collaborative risk management central to a new insurance paradigm
According to Santam's research, 62% of commercial entities cite the struggling South African economy as their biggest emerging concern The economic downturn has impacted businesses across our specialist lines of insurance. We’ve seen the marine, heavy haulage, taxis...
Do you have the right strategies in place for a cyber-attack?
Cyber theft, especially ransomware, has hit businesses and the legal profession has become a key target for cyber-criminals. Critical services to the public, such as healthcare and social services have been targeted, and recently the Department of Justice has seen the...
How to be more resilient to ransomware threats
Impacts vary, but in many cases, ransomware disrupts businesses for significant periods or even forces them to suspend operations or close. By Clive Brindley, security lead at Accenture in Africa A growing population of highly capable cyber extortionists is developing...
Surge in car jamming incidents during peak shopping periods
Data from vehicle tracking and recovery firm Netstar shows an uptick in remote jamming of vehicle immobilisers in the run-up to Black Friday and peak shopping periods. The device used to jam the remote signals is often a customised version of a 400MHz gate or garage...
Trends 2022: Supply chain cyber-attacks on the rise as ransomware attacks break records
In the last six months, an organisation in South Africa was attacked on average 1737 times per week. This is more than double the global average (819) of attacks per organisation per week, according to Check Point Threat Intelligence Report. So, what can we expect...