Mar 1, 2024 | Cybersecurity and business
In today’s constantly evolving cybersecurity landscape, companies must adopt a proactive approach to data protection to effectively defend against repeated cyberattack attempts, as it is no longer a matter of “if” or “when”, but rather “how often” they will get hit....
Dec 8, 2023 | Cyber Insurance, Cybersecurity and business
With the rampant rise in ransomware incidents, the likelihood of an organisation being successfully breached is now extremely high. As a result, many businesses have explored the option of cyber insurance in an effort to mitigate the risk. However, can cyber insurance...
Dec 1, 2023 | Cybersecurity and business
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent about 90% of businesses and provide more than 50% of employment worldwide, according to the World Bank. The European Commission says SMEs represent 99% of all businesses in the European Union, employ around 100...
Nov 24, 2023 | Cybersecurity and business, South Africa
IBM Security has released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, showing the average data breach cost for South African organizations reached R49,45-million in 2023 – an all-time high for the report. This represents an 8% increase over the last three years and a 73%...
Nov 17, 2023 | 2024, AI, cyber
Predicted trends for 2024 include AI-related cybercrime and defense methods, ransomware attacks will disrupt supply chain services, disinformation campaigns to lead to extortion schemes and more. TAMPA BAY, Fla. – KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest...
Nov 10, 2023 | Cybersecurity and business
Cybersecurity has taken centre stage in South African commerce, and it’s no surprise, given the prevalence of ransomware attacks on businesses in Africa. The obligation to secure your data. The Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) imposes specific...
