Speaking engagements (5)
ITWeb Security Summit Johannesburg 2026
Topic: Digital wounds: Deeper cuts and surgical strikes
ITWeb Security Summit Cape Town 2026
Topic: Panel discussion: Digital wounds: the dialogue
ITWeb Security Summit 2025 Cape Town
Topic: Digital wounds: unravelling the psychological impact of cyber attacks
ITWeb Security Summit Cape Town
Topic: The people vs AI: What cognitive technology taught us
Gijima - Enabling business resilience
Topic: Business resilience through managed security services by Gijima
Articles About Lukas van der Merwe (12)
We often highlight the people side of cybersecurity but we fail to acknowledge how these incidents affect the victims psychologically.
Security misconfigurations can leave systems and data vulnerable to intentional attacks or accidental exposure; this makes implementing common security best practices essential.
AI makes it possible for businesses to handle significantly higher volumes of incidents than was previously possible.
