Jun 2, 2023 | Cybersecurity and business, South Africa
South Africa remains a hot target for cyber criminals, with 78% of organisations hit by ransomware in the past year, according to a report released by IT security company Sophos. The State of Ransomware in South Africa 2023’ report is based on a survey of 200 IT...
May 26, 2023 | Cybersecurity and business, South Africa
Entities in the private and public sectors should take note of the enforcement action taken by the Information Regulator (IR) against the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ) after finding that the department contravened the Protection of...
May 5, 2023 | Cybersecurity and business, South Africa
A report by cybersecurity and VPN company Surfshark shows that South Africa had the 5th highest cybercrime victim density in the world in 2022. The Internet Crime Report forms part of Surshark’s Data Vulnerability Thermometer, which uses open-source US Federal Bureau...
Feb 17, 2023 | Articles, cyber, Cybersecurity and business, insurance, insurance news
Ransomware and phishing remain the top two cyberthreats today, a fact that many different studies will attest to, and often, human error is to blame for successful breaches. Cybersecurity awareness training has become essential for business, but it is often an...
Feb 10, 2023 | Articles, Blackouts, Critical infrastructure, Cybersecurity and business, Latest Insurance Articles
It is both stability and change in the Allianz Risk Barometer 2023. Cyber incidents and business interruption rank as the biggest company concerns for the second year in succession (both with 34% of all responses), however, it is macroeconomic developments such as...
Feb 3, 2023 | Articles, cyber, Cybersecurity and business, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles
Cyber threats are increasing at a rate far greater than the industry is able to cope with. Despite this, C-Suite executives still don’t take cybersecurity seriously enough while boards are not nearly as engaged in cybersecurity as they are in other areas of oversight,...
