Articles about ransomware

Conviction bottlenecks weaken SA’s cyber crime prosecutions

Despite progressive cyber crime laws, the lack of skills and resources lead to a significantly low conviction rate and ever-escalating cyber attacks.

AI-driven attacks shrink window for vulnerability remediation

Pentera will share how AI-powered security validation helps companies remediate vulnerabilities faster as attackers increasingly weaponise AI.

Check Point Research presents Q1 2026 ransomware report

Ransomware in 2026 is defined by concentration, not volume.

Wits restores learning platform after cyber attack

The Canvas (Ulwazi) learning management system is now back online, and learning and teaching continues as scheduled, says Wits.

The rise of response-ready cyber security

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.

Before the breach: Why discovery comes first

The companies that handle incidents well are those that knew what they had before the incident happened, says Ben van Niekerk, business development executive – cyber security at Faranani DocTec.

Organisations delusional about ransomware recovery capability

Tech professionals weigh in on issue adding complexity to cyber security resilience and management.

SAPS medical aid scheme probes potential data breach

The Polmed medical aid received a direct claim of a breach from a threat actor on 25 March, the principal officer reveals.

Stats SA confirms data breach as hackers demand R1.7m ransom

Hacker group XP95 claims to have stolen 154GB of private data from the government organisation, demanding $100 000 ransom.

Bolstering identity resilience crucial for modern business

As ransomware targets identity systems, experts say Active Directory and Entra ID resilience is now a business survival issue.

Ransomware is shifting targets, many organisations are not prepared

Companies can face operational disruption, regulatory exposure and the potential public release of stolen data, says Phila May, executive GTM at inq. Digital.

Empowering partners with enterprise-grade cyber security

Akamai's security stack addresses today’s evolving threat environment – from identity-based attacks and ransomware to API abuse and large-scale DDOS, says Brandon Meyer, brand manager for Akamai at First Distribution.