BDO will explore how companies must rethink cyber security governance in the face of increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks and escalating operational risk.
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2026
May
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- 28. The company will highlight how its Built-In Cyber Warranty Protection helps qualifying managed services clients move from reactive cyber security to a more accountable, managed cyber risk model.
- 28. The company says cyber security must be embedded into governance, technology strategy, infrastructure design, human behaviour and operational resilience.
- 26. SA experienced the most complex distributed denial of service attack recorded in the region in the second half of 2025, according to NETSCOUT’s most recent Threat Intelligence Report.
- 26. The enhancements can help organisations go passwordless, surpass compliance requirements and meet cyber security and data sovereignty requirements.
- 26. Dr James Stanger is advising and mentoring hackathon teams who will take part in the ITWeb Security Summit Hackathon on 2-3 June in Johannesburg.
- 25. Penguin Solutions will attend the summit as a co-exhibitor with Cyberrey, presenting its fault-tolerant computing platforms, Stratus ztC Endurance and Stratus ztC Edge.
- 25. The immersive cyber security escape room experience is designed to help participants understand how hackers think and operate.
- 25. The company will partner with global vendors at the summit to showcase innovative identity, actionability and AI solutions.
- 22. Policies don’t stop attackers, but preparation changes outcomes, says Cyanre MD Professor Danny Myburgh.
- 20. The company will be available at the Cape Town and Johannesburg events to demonstrate the key benefits of the KnowBe4 security awareness training offerings.
- 20. Between July and December 2025, more than 3.3 million DDOS incidents were recorded across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, marking it as the most impacted region.
- 18. Solid8 will participate at both the Cape Town and Johannesburg events with partners Saviynt, Semperis and Ping.
- 15. The company will demonstrate how organisations can move beyond compliance-based security approaches towards true operational readiness.
- 12. At ITWeb Security Summit 2026, LinkShadow will demonstrate how its unified platform helps companies strengthen cyber resilience while simplifying security operations.
- 11. 2026 marks the start of a consolidation era, defined by unification, automation and centralised control.
- 4. Solid8, in collaboration with global vendor partners, will participate at both the Cape Town and Johannesburg events.
April
- 30. Addressing AI-driven attacks, supply chain vulnerabilities and the global cyber security skills gap.
- 30. LinkShadow’s Cyber Mesh Architecture unifies identity, data and network defences – integrating existing security tools into one intelligent layer to maximise investments.
- 23. The company will discuss how African organisations can secure, monitor and govern the behaviour of autonomous AI agents alongside the human workforce.
- 22. Continuous validation is not just a nice-to-have – it is the engine that makes continuous threat exposure management work.
- 21. The API solution delivers secure e-mail gateway grade protection, including URL inspection, malware sandboxing and behavioural AI, without infrastructure changes.
- 21. With a tailored, human-focused approach, companies can turn their employees into their strongest line of defence, says Heino Gevers, senior director of technical support at Mimecast South Africa.
March
- 19. AIDA Orchestration is the first fully autonomous agent for human risk management, says KnowBe4.
- 18. Companies need a unified strategy that combines AI-powered threat detection and response with secure information management at its core.
- 10. Kimwolf is a wake-up call for South Africa and the continent, says Mark Campbell, sales engineering manager at NETSCOUT.
February
- 23. Cyberrey will demonstrate how DNSSight enables organisations to enrich DNS telemetry with identity attribution, behavioural baselining and contextual correlation.
- 19. At the ITWeb Security Summit 2026, KnowBe4 will showcase Prevent, a smart DLP solution powered by behavioural AI.
- 17. DNS visibility is emerging as a critical capability for reducing investigative delays and limiting the true cost of cyber incidents, says Cyberrey.
January
- 28. The company will demonstrate how African enterprises can fight the next evolution of e-mail threats with a modern, layered and AI-driven security approach.