Tag: cybersecurity

When the cost of failure is high, when lives could be at stake along with massive investment, how does one calculate verifiable outcomes? Artificial intelligence (AI) is all very well when dealing with probabilities, but sometimes only certainties are good enough.

For those who have just won the Lotto – or in a more likely scenario – are exceptionally good at saving - choosing to buy a home in cash can have its advantages. However, this option also means forgoing tax benefits, and tying up a substantial amount of hard cash in a fixed asset for a long period of time.

As technology continues to advance rapidly, governments worldwide are grappling with the need to regulate various aspects of the digital realm. South Africa, a leading economy on the African continent, has not been immune to this global trend.

More than half of South African businesses were impacted by ransomware in 2022, according to a CSIR report on cybersecurity. If businesses don't implement adequate cybersecurity strategies, this percentage will increase as the country's reliance on digital technologies and the number of associated threats expand.

The fact that ransomware and cyberattacks have become increasingly prevalent is common knowledge, and this has raised greater awareness of the need for effective data protection. However, ransomware and other data breaches are not the only concern for businesses. Protecting data is essential, but managing it is equally important.

Equipping and re-equipping professionals with the insights they need to stay relevant in their professions is no simple task. The rapid speed at which technology is advancing can be terrifying for many people, as just as they have become used to a certain way of doing things, they need to be retrained.

There are various reasons why a company might want to comply with ISO 27001, with some looking to provide assurances to customers and partners that they are aligned with international best practices. Others want to show that they promote organisational improvement for regulatory reasons.

We commissioned an independent, vendor-agnostic survey of 3,000 IT/cybersecurity leaders in mid-sized organisations (100-5,000 employees) across 14 countries, including 200 respondents in South Africa.

Utility providers are traditionally an attractive target for cybercriminals, evident by the number of high-profile attacks, both globally and locally, in recent years. In fact, the ransomware supply chain attack on the Colonial Pipeline in 2021 became the largest attack in US history, with the payment of a $4.4 million ransom.

As organisations across the globe contend with an increasing number of cyberattacks, schools and higher learning institutions are looking for innovative and cost-effective ways to protect their students, staff, and data from breaches and ransomware.