Tag: detection

You don’t need to run a big business to attract cybercriminals. In fact, cybercriminals often target medium-sized businesses first. These businesses are digital enough to be vulnerable but not mature enough to secure themselves fully.

Over 400 billion PDFs were opened last year. Adobe Acrobat users alone edited 16 billion documents. Today, more than 87% of organisations rely on PDFs for business communication. This widespread use makes them ideal for hiding malicious code.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has signalled a stronger focus on Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) compliance. Furthermore, SARS PAYE compliance focus is highlighted in its 2023/24 Annual Report. SARS's renewed attention includes a rigorous auditing strategy targeting employers. The aim is to ensure PAYE is accurately held and remitted.

As Black Friday approaches, millions of consumers prepare for one of the busiest shopping days of the year. The excitement of discounts and limited-time deals drives online shopping. However, this also creates an opportunity for cybercriminals to exploit the surge in activity.

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology continues to evolve globally, its integration into the South African business landscape is becoming increasingly prominent. Companies across various sectors are leveraging AI to drive efficiencies, optimise operations, and create new revenue streams.

As organisations emerge from the recent CrowdStrike Falcon incident, I have taken some time to reflect on what we learn from this. Over the past few days, we have seen so many responses and opinions on apportioning liability and estimating the impact of the incident. This point of view takes a different perspective, reflecting on how to respond positively and in a forward-looking way.

According to estimates by our experts, the average share of spam in global email traffic in 2023 was 45.60%. This deluge of unwanted emails not only clogs up inboxes, but also consumes a significant amount of time and resources. On average, each year, employees spend between 5 and 18 hours sorting through spam, and when scaled to an organisation with hundreds of employees, this translates into huge amounts of lost productivity. Yet, the wasted time is just the tip of the iceberg.

Sports Illustrated – which was dragged through a protracted scandal after it was found that its publisher The Arena Group allowed artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content in the magazine, and the subsequent fallout including its CEO being fired and a missed license payment – has recently received a lifeline in the form of a new publisher in Minute Media.

Edge computing and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) are two ground breaking technologies poised to revolutionise business operations across diverse industries. These innovations offer a multitude of advantages, ranging from reduced latency and enhanced performance to heightened security, cost savings, and scalability.

In the fast-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the intersection of technology and security has become imperative. Within this dynamic realm, application programming interfaces (APIs) have risen to prominence as a linchpin in fortifying our digital defences.