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Security hackathon heads to Kimberley

The Northern Cape Department of Economic Development, Sol Plaatje University and Geekulcha will host the public lecture, delivered by Dr James Stanger, CTO of CompTIA.

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Mitigating the risks posed by third parties, supply chain partners

Gone are the days when we could separate ourselves from our partners and when we thought that what happened to our vendors and suppliers wasn’t our concern.

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In polarising world, cyber security faces ‘great sorting’

Increased interconnectedness and global tensions are causing the politicisation of cyber security, says an international cyber expert.

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AI fans the flame of global cyber warfare

AI presents opportunities to attackers and defenders alike, says Siobhan Gorman, partner at Brunswick, who delivered a keynote presentation at ITWeb Security Summit 2025 in Cape Town.

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Lack of investment, political will threaten cyber security skills development in Africa

In Africa, the lack of cyber security skills is compounded by underdeveloped educational infrastructure and insufficient private sector involvement, says GFCE's Dr Martin Koyabe.

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‘AI is a force multiplier in business’

Tech experts and business leaders agree the exponential growth of AI and cyber risk are major concerns.

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Artificial Intelligence

#ITWebSS2025: Security Summit exhibition promises quality and quantity

In addition to a line-up of over 60 expert speakers, the summit will host an exhibition featuring the ‘who’s who’ of ICT, telecoms and cyber security.

Legendary hacker Jeff Moss to deliver keynote at ITWeb Security Summit CT

The founder of DEF CON and Black Hat will share a hacker’s take on the increasingly complex world of cyber security and global politics.

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ITWeb Security Summit 2025

#ITWebSS2025: Is cyber security overregulated?

A panel discussion at ITWeb Security Summit 2025 Cape Town will delve into this increasingly important facet of the cyber security landscape.

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#ITWebSS2025: Resilience by design to ward off AI-driven threats

In AI and data-driven societies, businesses must become resilient, and this requires a strategic approach grounded in zero trust, says Tony Fergusson from Zscaler.

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Double-check blind spots to be cyber secure

SNG Grant Thornton’s Kudakwashe Charandura will lead a discussion on blind spots and vulnerabilities at the 20th annual ITWeb Security Summit 2025.

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AI-driven SOC critical for defence against autonomous attacks

Security experts from Microsoft solutions partner BUI believe an AI-driven security operations centre is key to real-time threat response capabilities.

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Obscure Technologies, Palo Alto Networks team up at ITWeb Security Summit 2025

Security and DevOps teams face a growing number of entities to secure as companies adopt cloud-native approaches, says Obscure Technologies.

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Governance risk and compliance

‘InfoSec hasn’t done a good job in building trust’

Pepkor’s Duncan Rae will explore the mistrust between security teams and executives at the ITWeb Security Summit 2025, in Cape Town.

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ITWeb Security Summit 2025

#ITWebSS2025: First Distribution positions Microsoft portfolio at forefront of ITWeb Security Summit 2025 sponsorship

The company says the event aligns with its cyber security strategy and strengthens its vendor and customer partnerships.

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British journalist Jamie Bartlett to detail his exposé of world’s biggest crypto-scam

The dark net, cyber security and crypto-currency specialist will deliver a keynote presentation at the ITWeb Security Summit 2025.

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ITWeb Security Summit 2025

Prepare for tectonic shift in cyber security space

Brunswick Group’s Siobhan Gorman will deliver a keynote presentation on countering cyber threats at the ITWeb Security Summit 2025 in Cape Town on 28 May.

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#ITWebSS2025: Rise of AI-powered attacks fuels competition in cyber ‘arms race’, says Arctic Wolf

Amid the impact of AI, cyber risk is at an all-time high and reducing human risk in 2025 is vital to improving resiliency.

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BCX, Fortinet to tackle AI’s double-edged impact on cyber security

The companies will co-present at the 20th annual ITWeb Security Summit 2025 and urge the market to lead strategically.

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Africa’s cyber security talent on show at SS25 hackathon

Participants are eager to dabble with AI’s power at ITWeb’s 20th annual Security Summit 2025 hackathon.

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AI-enabled, secure cloud the foundation of trusted AI

AI is becoming a key tool to help defenders analyse trends and proactively improve cyber resilience.

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Artificial Intelligence

TRINEXIA SA: Driving cyber security excellence

The distributor will showcase its products and expertise at the ITWeb Security Summit 2025 in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Emerging Technologies

SS25Hack Ideathon – Africa’s future cyber warriors brainstorm for battle

Academics, students and cyber security industry experts met up at at the hybrid event in Unisa to refine ideas, innovations and hackathon strategies.

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Artificial Intelligence

Obscure Technologies, Tenable deliver AI-powered exposure management platform to SA market

The companies will showcase Tenable's AI-powered exposure management platform at this year's ITWeb Security Summit.

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AI a double-edged sword in cyber security – Kaspersky

Dmitry Berezin, global security solutions expert at Kaspersky, will present at the ITWeb Security Summit 2025 on how to use the emerging tech effectively to strengthen security.

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#ITWebSS2025: ‘Future of cyber security inextricably linked to AI and automation’ – CyberRey

The company will showcase its solution portfolio and industry experience at the ITWeb Security Summit 2025.

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Obscure Technologies to showcase Rubrik at ITWeb Security Summit 2025

Obscure Technologies is a platinum sponsor at this year’s ITWeb Security Summit, and will showcase its global zero trust data security partner, Rubrik.

Business Applications

Application protection crucial as attacks on web apps, APIs soar

Radware’s new Global Threat Analysis report says web applications and APIs have become prime targets for exploitation.

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ITWeb Security Summit 2025

Africa’s cyber security strategy working, but still faces challenges

Africa needs more investment in cyber capacity building to sustainably mitigate future cyber threats and challenges, says Dr Martin Koyabe from the Global Forum of Cyber Expertise.

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Optimise organisational armour, focus less on soft underbelly of the organisation

Advanced exposure management, enhanced with AI and automation, lets companies cut complexity and alleviate cyber security mitigation workloads, says Cymulate.

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ITWeb Security Summit 2025: Thought-provoking panel discussions on the agenda

Topics on the agenda include reflection on SA’s cyber security posture after 20 years, addressing the shortage of cyber security skills and vendor responsibilities regarding application security.

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Outsourcing and Managed Services

Obscure Technologies, Cybereason team up at 2025 ITWeb Security Summit

Cybereason’s MDR solution is a fully managed detection and response security solution that provides proactive threat hunting, detection and remediation.

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ITWeb Security Summit 2025

#ITWebSS2025: Risk-based vulnerability prioritisation a smarter approach to threat management

Justin Westcott, CTO at DataGr8, will explain the dynamics of vulnerability prioritisation at the ITWeb Security Summit 2025.

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#ITWebSS2025: Operating in the age of AI and why insurance is key

Aon South Africa will unpack insurance in the age of AI, emerging risks and market adaptations at ITWeb Security Summit 2025.

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#ITWebSS2025: Factoring harm as part of a risk-based approach to cyber security – Cloudflare

The company’s senior solutions engineering manager Andy Kennedy will present at ITWeb Security Summit 2025 on the convention of a risk-based approach to cyber security and why this is changing.

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#ITWebSS2025 – KnowBe4 to unpack AI in security and security in AI

Learn how to use AI technology without exposing your organisation to unnecessary risk.

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Obscure Technologies to clarify cloud security in today’s digital market

Nick Black from vendor partner Tenable will outline steps needed to move from being a novice in cloud security to expert level.

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ITWeb marks 20th anniversary of its Security Summit

Cape Town event at the CTICC on 27-28 May, and Johannesburg event at Sandton Convention Centre on 3-5 June.