An internal and external vulnerability assessment of your network would be a good idea before heading into the silly season, says Charl Ueckermann, CEO at AVeS Cyber Security.

Their card and online payment processes should be secured and encrypted, as should their handheld POS devices and mobile payment systems, says Charl Ueckermann, CEO at AVeS Cyber Security.

Social engineering cyber criminals can often get your personal information with just a few data points, so the less you share publicly, the better, says Charl Ueckermann, CEO of AVeS Cyber Security.

Air-gapping, enabling a separation between critical and non-critical systems, can limit the impact of a breach and makes it possible to apply security controls.

To protect data in the cloud, companies must have appropriate measures in place to manage and control who has access, says Charl Ueckermann, CEO at AVeS Cyber Security.

Unauthorised access is one of the biggest threats to cloud security, says AVeS Cyber Security.

In modern manufacturing, where systems are connected to the Internet, integrity and confidentiality will start to play a bigger role, says Charl Ueckermann, CEO at AVeS Cyber Security.

Make your people hack-proof by training them to be cyber security risk aware, says Charl Ueckermann, CEO at AVeS Cyber Security.

Cyber insurance is a financial buffer against incident costs and helps companies get their security basics in place for their cyber insurance policies, says Charl Ueckermann, CEO of AVeS Cyber Security.

CFOs must take a more active role in the digital transformation of today's companies, says Charl Ueckermann, CEO at AVeS Cyber Security.

AVeS Cyber Security introduced its Risk Appetite Index to help companies understand where to focus their efforts so IT budgets are allocated correctly, says Charl Ueckermann, CEO at AVeS Cyber Security.

Communication and collaboration between different departments facilitates a common solution that reduces the overall business risk through converging physical and IT security resources, says Charl Ueckermann, CEO ofAVeS Cyber Security.