Jun 17, 2022 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
Incidents of cyber fraud impacting South African businesses and consumers are growing at a rapid rate, with mobile payment channels becoming especially lucrative for criminals. The Covid-19 pandemic spurred global digitisation. More shoppers went online as...
Jun 10, 2022 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
Russia’s war on Ukraine and its increasingly isolated internet environment could drive Russian cybercriminals to think outside the box and launch new forms of cyber attacks. This is according to Nclose’s Co-Founder & Technical Director, Martin Potgieter, who says...
Jun 3, 2022 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
Cyber insurance is harder for companies to find than it was a year ago — and it’s likely going to get harder. While cyber insurance is becoming more of a must-have for businesses, the explosion of ransomware and cyberattacks mean it’s also becoming a less enticing...
May 27, 2022 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
With a massive increase expected to take fuel prices beyond R23 per litre this June, drivers must once again tighten their belts. Motorists will be squeezed even tighter as more people return to the office. Carpooling can be a fantastic way to ease this burden and...
May 20, 2022 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
Ransomware operations have come a long way – from somewhat clandestine and amateur beginnings to fully-fledged businesses with distinctive brands and styles that rival each other on the dark web. Overall, they continue to develop and succeed despite big shutdowns of...
May 13, 2022 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
Sophos’s new State of Ransomware 2022 report shows that 51% of South African organisations surveyed were hit with ransomware in 2021. Forty-nine percent of the organisations that had data encrypted paid the ransom to get their data back, even if they had other means...
