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MJ Strydom

MJ Strydom

MD, DRS, a Cyber1 company

Strydom joined DRS in 2006 as part of the finance team and worked himself up through the company and was appointed managing director in 2017. He boasts a wealth of experience in finance and business, and oversees the smooth daily running of the company, which has over 85 employees and in excess of 130 clients. Strydom took a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree at Rhodes University, and upon graduation, went to London where he spent the next four years in financial management roles.

Articles

COVID-19 cyber threats spread like a virus

Advanced persistent threat groups are using the pandemic as part of their cyber operations, often masquerading as trusted entities.

Best practices for multi-cloud security

CIOs increasingly face the challenge of developing an effective strategy to understand and manage the mix of cloud resources upon which their businesses depend.

Back to the future: The 2020 cyber-threat reality

Examining the reality of today’s cyber security landscape, and the concerning trends that came out of 2019 and how they can be best addressed.

Surviving a deepfake world

Numerous capabilities in the public domain deliver deepfake audio and video abilities to hundreds of thousands of cyber criminals.

Easing the mobile threat defence headache

Why mobile threat defence solutions are now an essential component of cyber security strategies.

Mobile under attack with malicious intent

Today’s cyber criminals are highly motivated and equipped to launch a wide range of attacks on our personal devices.

Cyber security 2019: It’s not all bad news so far

Reflecting on the 2019 cyber security landscape and what the overall picture is looking like for this year.

Data Management

The balancing act of cloud versus risk

Why companies should still consider using cloud services even when they bring such high risk with them.

CEOs must become 'chief trust officers'

Cyber security responsibility must rest on the head of the leader at the highest level.

Emerging Technologies

Artificial intelligence creates 'self-learning attackers'

Companies should look past the myths and hype of artificial intelligence to discover its real potential, for good and bad.

2019 cyber security: More of the same or worse?

If growth of attack techniques continues into 2019 through hits on automated tech, the best years of system security may well be behind us.