Africa
Akamai research finds cyberattacks on European financial services more than doubled in...
Akamai Technologies, a cloud company that powers and protects life online, has released a new State of the Internet report that explores existing and emerging cyberattacks against the financial services industry. The new report, The High Stakes of Innovation: Attack...
Check Point and Cybersafe team up to provide equal opportunities for women in Africa
Check Point Software Technologies, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has partnered with an Africa-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Cybersafe Foundation, to combat the ongoing cybersecurity skills shortage. The collaboration with Check Point’s SecureAcademy...
Everything you need to know about mitigating escalating DDoS cyberattacks in Africa
Bryan Hamman, Regional Director Africa, NETSCOUT, discusses some of the critical facts about DDoS attacks and why, for African organisations of all sizes and across every sector, it is so important to learn how to choose the right approach and solution for adaptive DDoS protection. As...
IBM allocates $5 million for cybersecurity awareness in global schools
In response to the growing threat of ransomware attacks against schools around the world, IBM announced it will provide in-kind grants valued at $5 million to help address cybersecurity resiliency in schools. Since its creation in 2021, the IBM Education Security Preparedness Grants programme has...
Features
Email security remains critical as threat actors embrace AI
African ICT business Datacentrix, highlights the importance of protecting business email, which still accounts for around 90% of breaches...
Next-gen access control tech offers hospitality critical holistic view
With its high customer volume, the cash-and labour-intensive hospitality industry needs advanced security technology to ensure a safe...
Cutting-edge technology and AI combating poaching in Southern Africa
South Africa has by far the largest population of rhinos in the world and is an important country for rhino conservation. However,...
Insights
Email security remains critical as threat actors embrace AI
African ICT business Datacentrix, highlights the importance of protecting business email, which still accounts for around 90% of breaches...
Selling physical security systems to the C-suite
Wissam Acra, Regional Sales Director of Genetec, discusses how to establish your vision for a unified physical security solution and how...
Global cybersecurity skills gap creates golden opportunity for young South Africans
Along with many cybersecurity leaders, Doros Hadjizenonos, Regional Director for Southern Africa at Fortinet, aims to encourage young...
Protecting an organisation’s most valuable asset: why a solid data management and protection s...
Pieter Engelbrecht – Datacentrix Business Unit Manager: Data Management Solutions, highlights why a solid data management and...
Case Studies
Industry experts discuss the value of digital and biometric data
The world of technology advancements has opened us up to several possibilities that were once considered a pipe dream. Although many...