Local insurers go solo amid AI policy vacuum

South African insurance providers are “quickly” catching up with banks in implementing AI tools for their operations, despite the lack of a National AI Policy.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

4:50

CyberRey

15 Oct

From alert-driven SOCs to intelligence-driven security operations

The incident count should stop being an SOC's headline number. Report time from detection to containment, how thoroughly incidents were eradicated and how avoidable they were instead, says Cyberrey.

Cyberrey

3:50

Armata Cyber Security

15 Oct

Third-party suppliers have become the new enterprise vulnerability

Third-party supply chain risk is an overlooked entry point that attackers exploit through misplaced trust, says Richard Frost, head of technology solutions and consulting at Armata Cyber Security.

Armata Cyber Security

6:00

SoluGrowth

15 Oct

Cyber security starts in the way work gets done

Effective cyber security depends on business processes, governance and a culture that enables people to make secure decisions under pressure, says SoluGrowth.

New SonicWall unified endpoint solution fills gap in SME security market

SonicWall Endpoint Security combines next-generation anti-virus and EDR into a single, lightweight agent managed from a unified, multi-tenant console.

Loophold Security Distribution

3:00

Ampath

15 Oct

Ampath downplays data breach claims

The pathology lab disputes claims that 80 million patient records were exposed in a cyber attack, as forensic investigations continue.

Free cyber crime victim helpline launches

The new local Cyber Helpline offers online guidance and trained human responders to cyber crime victims.

The trillion-dollar AI bet needs a security strategy

Recent AI containment failures show that innovation alone isn’t enough. Every AI investment needs a security strategy behind it, says Arctic Wolf.

Password security in SA: Why 2026 is the year to stop re-using passwords

F-Secure Total's Password Vault securely stores passwords in an encrypted vault protected by a single master password.

Kaseya survey finds human error is cyber security's biggest unsolved problem

Among organisations that experienced an incident in the past three years, four of the top five contributing factors were people-related.

QBS Software Africa expands security portfolio with Elastic partnership

The partnership brings Elastic’s security, search and observability capabilities to partners and companies across Africa.

QBS Software Africa

4:30

South Africa Information and Communication Technology Association

13 Oct

The lock that will always be broken

For decades, we have treated encryption as a mathematical fortress, but we are entering a new era – Post-AI Cryptography.

Closing the gap between identity fraud and income fraud

Fraud syndicates exploit weaknesses across identity, income and transaction controls, and companies must stop treating these risks in isolation, says Daniel Isaacs, chief commercial officer at Comcorp.

Comcorp

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