Rand Mutual Assurance investigates a possible cyber security breach after a threat actor claimed to have stolen 366GB of data.
The partnership aims to help organisations strengthen protection against evolving cyber threats across e-mail, data and AI-powered environments.
The company’s customer data has been dumped on the dark web after cyber criminals targeted MIP Group, the insurer’s third-party technology provider.
Local firms are increasingly exposed, as SA combines a relatively mature digital economy with uneven cyber resilience, says Cyanre.
A backup only counts once it has been proven to restore under pressure, says Nicolas Blank, CTO at NBConsult.
SA remained among Africa's most targeted countries for cyber attacks in June, according to Check Point Software Technologies.
SA and Nigeria are the first markets in Mastercard's multi-year initiative to improve cyber security across Africa's digital economy.
Despite progressive cyber crime laws, the lack of skills and resources lead to a significantly low conviction rate and ever-escalating cyber attacks.
Pentera will share how AI-powered security validation helps companies remediate vulnerabilities faster as attackers increasingly weaponise AI.
Ransomware in 2026 is defined by concentration, not volume.
The Canvas (Ulwazi) learning management system is now back online, and learning and teaching continues as scheduled, says Wits.
Response readiness isn’t something that is designed once and then forgotten – it needs to be tested regularly, says Kyle Pillay, security as a service manager at Datacentrix.
ITWeb TV: SA in state of cyber civilisation | Episode #72
In this episode of ITWeb TV, portals editor Chris Tredger speaks to Armand Kruger, head of cyber security at NEC XON, about the cyber security landscape in South Africa. #CyberSecurity #itwebtv #cybersecurityawarenessmonth
Get #cyberfit to combat intelligent adversaries
Ransomware is a universal threat that is worsening, thanks to threat actors harnessing artificial intelligence and machine learning. Acronis, in partnership with ITWeb, hosted a webinar on 7 September to discover the very real threats posed by new technologies and how to recognise and combat emerging threats more efficiently. #ransomware #ai #cyberfit
SA impacted by cyber crime at an estimated R2.2bn annually
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