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...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 6, 2020 | Security and Legal
Ransomware has become big business, generating estimated annual revenues of $1 billion a year for malicious threat actors. The victims of ransomware continue to stack up as criminals develop new, more creative ways to infiltrate IT environments, seize data and hold...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 15, 2019 | Security and Legal
2017 was a turning point for the global manufacturing industry, which saw major ransomware attacks – Wannacry and NotPetya – cause significant interruptions to the operations of several large European and US multinational manufacturing enterprises. What makes industry...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 4, 2019 | Security and Legal
The ransomware attack on Johannesburg power utility City Power earlier this year shows how easy it is for organisations to fall victim to cybercriminals, who often carry out attacks that are financially motivated, writes Lukas van der Merwe, Specialist Sales...
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...
