by Dianne Bayley | Jun 7, 2022 | Featured Articles
Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, the Internet of Things and quantum computing are expected to unlock unprecedented levels of computing power, writes Brian Pinnock, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast.These so-called Fourth Industrial...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 17, 2022 | Security and Legal
While most of the world dealt with the impact and disruption of Year Two of the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercriminals expanded their activities with ambitious attacks on critical infrastructure. Armed with sophisticated and brute-force attack methods, threat actors...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 10, 2021 | Security and Legal
While blended cybersecurity threats are not new, they are fairly sophisticated and multi-staged in nature, meaning that they are difficult to protect against and can pose a considerable threat to organisations’ IT environments. A blended threat typically uses and...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 26, 2020 | Security and Legal
Spare a thought for the modern CISO. The global cybercrime industry has been in overdrive since the start of the year, as threat actors capitalise on the disruption brought by the coronavirus pandemic, writes Brian Pinnock, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast. The...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 18, 2020 | Security and Legal
The realities of the negative impact of modern cyber threats arguably hit home for South Africans in 2019 more than any other year in memory, writes Brian Pinnock, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast. The country fell victim to several high-profile breaches, including a...
