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68% of passwords can be cracked within a day

Users still rely on predictable patterns like dates, sequences and keyboard rows in passwords, according to Kaspersky.

Sibahle Malinga

70 out of 100 South Africans hit by data breaches

Research by cyber security firm Surfshark ranks South Africa as the 42nd most breached country globally, in the first quarter of the year.

Traditional recovery approaches no longer enough

Many organisations focus on recovering data and applications but overlook the foundations for trust, co-ordination and control.

KnowBe4 to lead AI-phishing roundtable at ITWeb Summit

CISOs and security professionals will discuss AI-driven phishing attacks at the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 in Johannesburg.

Accelera Digital Group

Why CISOs can no longer fight AI-powered threats with human speed alone

The organisations that adopt agentic defence early will set the regional standard for trust, compliance and resilience, says Cliff de Wit, chief innovation officer at Accelera Digital Group.

Accelera Digital Group

Cyber83 leads shift towards engineered, future-ready cyber security

Addressing AI-driven attacks, supply chain vulnerabilities and the global cyber security skills gap.

ITWeb Security Summit

Duxbury Networking

The keys to future-proofing enterprise browsers

The enterprise browser is increasingly recognised as a strategic platform at the intersection of productivity, security and application delivery.

The rise of response-ready cyber security

Response readiness isn’t something that is designed once and then forgotten – it needs to be tested regularly, says Kyle Pillay, security as a service manager at Datacentrix.

Datacentrix Holdings

VECT ransomware

VECT ransomware: When paying is not a recovery strategy and won't get your files back

In the event of a VECT attack, the organisation's focus has to be on resilience: offline backups, tested recovery procedures and rapid containment – not negotiation, says Check Point Research.

Check Point Software Technologies

The intricate balancing act of cyber resilience

What’s more important in developing effective cyber security strategies – prevention or making sure the cure is in place, in the event of a breach?

Christo Coetzer

LexisNexis Risk Solutions

GenAI-assisted fraud increasing in SA

Global data, analytics and tech firm LexisNexis Risk Solutions says fraudsters are tapping AI-driven methods with increasing success.

SA credentials sold on dark web amid data breach wave

Low-cost stolen credentials on the dark web highlight escalating cyber crime targeting South Africa, experts say.

Data Management

The breach is in the database

South Africa’s breach record tells a consistent story – and it leads to the database layer, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.

Ascent Technology

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