by Dianne Bayley | Dec 3, 2019 | Security and Legal
This time of the year is a boom time for cybercriminals. Consumers are shopping and transacting more. Shopping websites experience higher traffic volumes and process more payments than usual. Companies’ security teams can often be understaffed or unprepared for the...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 20, 2019 | Security and Legal
As personal, commercial and government activities continue to migrate to the digital realm, so do criminals, writes Greg Rammego, Deloitte Forensic Leader & Eric McGee, Deloitte Cyber Leader. Cyber security is increasingly becoming a concern among corporate...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 21, 2019 | Security and Legal
South Africa’s IT professionals’ body, the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA), has called for greater IT industry involvement and innovation in driving inclusive Fourth Industrial Revolution progress in Africa. At the IITPSA annual...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 21, 2019 | Security and Legal
The cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past five years, and now costs $3,92-million on average. These rising expenses are representative of the multiyear financial impact of breaches, increased regulation and the complex process of resolving criminal...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 30, 2019 | Featured Articles
The rise in cybercrime is unprecedented, writes Ian Jansen van Rensburg, Senior Systems Engineer at VMware. Over one-third of South African IT decision-makers (35%) are on high alert and are expecting cyber-attacks on their businesses within days. Moreover, besides...
