WithSecure, formerly known as F-Secure Business, is offering the support of its cybersecurity professionals to vulnerable populations serviced by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) groups through the CyberPeace Builders program. The program, managed by the CyberPeace Institute, connects cybersecurity professionals with NGOs. According to information from the CyberPeace Institute, only one in 10 NGOs provide regular cybersecurity […]

Tesserent Limited has launched its first Tesserent Academy ‘100 Day Challenge’. This is a free fully funded program designed to accelerate cybersecurity training for students and graduates. Tesserent Academy is investing over AU$250,000 to develop cybersecurity talent from diverse backgrounds, age cohorts and genders to accelerate the future pipeline of talent. The recent acquisition of […]

Veeam Software has announced that it has been ranked the number one global provider by International Data Corporation (IDC) in its latest IDC Semiannual Software Tracker, 2022H2 for data replication and protection software. The tracker reports that Veeam, with a year-over-year growth rate (not adjusted for constant currency) of 8.1%, grew faster than the other […]

As organisations attempt to optimise their business strategies, understanding threat intelligence has never been more important. Bert Skaletski, Resident CISO for EMEA, Proofpoint, tells Intelligent CISO about how Proofpoint’s State of Phish Report can help organisations better protect themselves in 2023 and beyond. Why is threat intelligence important and why should CISOs integrate this into […]

The evolution of AI within the cybersecurity landscape has led to the discovery and mitigation of new cyber-events and attack vectors. The result is a rush by organisations to build more automated and intelligent security defences using techniques like Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing. In this article, Lori MacVittie, F5 Distinguished Engineer, explains […]

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As organisations attempt to protect against cyber threats, understanding cybersecurity frameworks is a critical initial step. Stefano Maccaglia, EMEA Practice Manager Incident Response at NetWitness, tells Intelligent CISO Africa about the expanding categories of threat actors, and how their practical approach towards cyber incidents differs from other vendors.  One of the key changes in the NIS2 Directive is […]

Rentia Booysen, Director, Westcon, discusses how AI can be used for mission-critical networking and how organisations should identify the AI-infused tools they need to begin to use it more effectively in the network. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer the elephant in the room, and with the much-spoken-about release of ChatGPT followed by Microsoft’s announcement […]

As the threat landscape widens, CISOs and the board must work closely and effectively to ensure they remain focused on the same goal: building a company-wide security culture and protecting their people and data. Andrew Rose, Resident CISO, Proofpoint, says that while it’s encouraging to see that cybersecurity is finally a focus of conversations across […]

Cloudflare announced it will provide post-quantum cryptography for free by default to all customers to help secure their websites, APIs, cloud tools and remote employees against future threats. Now, all Cloudflare customers will be able to seamlessly migrate to the next era of cybersecurity standards–instantly and for free. Cloudflare is making this commitment at the […]