May 31, 2024 | 2024, Cybersecurity and business, South Africa
South African firms are paying an average of R18 million to ransomware attackers and, following that action, it can take between one and six months for the business to recover fully from the attack. Further , South Africa is ranked fifth in the world when it comes to...
May 24, 2024 | Cyber Insurance, Cybersecurity and business
In the digital age, the escalating sophistication of cyber threats necessitates innovative solutions to mitigate financial losses. Cybersecurity insurance emerges as a crucial tool, offering protection against various cyber incidents such as data breaches, system...
May 10, 2024 | Cybersecurity and business
Cyber incidents have emerged as the top risk faced by the hospitality, leisure, and tourism sector in 2024, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer. The report, based on insights from over 3,000 risk management professionals and business leaders, emphasizes the...
Apr 26, 2024 | Cybersecurity and business, South Africa
How to spot a cyberattack Popular culture’s depiction of a cyberattack is often very misleading – the cybercriminal figure is someone sitting in a dark room, typing a few commands into a laptop, then sitting back and sipping a drink while their code causes...
Apr 19, 2024 | Cyber Insurance, Cybersecurity and business
The last few years have been hard on cybersecurity professionals. An onslaught of new attack innovations and evolutions has raised an attack’s risk and the costs. More organisations than ever are attempting to transfer a portion of that risk through cyber insurance....
Mar 8, 2024 | 2024, cyber, Cybersecurity and business, South Africa
Durban — Sensitive data of at least three-million entities and individuals who were registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) could have fallen into the wrong hands when the organisation’s database was hacked this week. Addresses,...
