Africa
Security strategies and priorities for CIOs and CISOs in Africa
As we begin a new year, CIOs and CISOs across the region are preparing their strategies and identifying new technology trends, particularly when it comes to securing their networks. Perry Hutton, VP – Africa, Fortinet, talks us through what he believes should be the top IT priorities for...
Combatting Africa’s mobile cybercrime challenge
Anna Collard, SVP of Content Strategy and Evangelist, KnowBe4 Africa, addresses the mobile cybercrime challenge across the continent. In June 2020, Upstream’s Secure-D antifraud platform revealed that the total number of malicious mobile applications doubled in the first quarter of the...
South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria saw millions of cyberattacks in 2020
Kaspersky security solutions have reported on 28 million malware attacks in 2020 and 102 million detections of potentially unwanted programs (pornware, adware etc.) they have accounted for by the beginning of August 2020. These numbers show that it’s not only the malware that attacks users...
Life Healthcare announces cyberattack
The Life Healthcare Group announced that its southern African operation has been the victim of a targeted criminal attack on its IT systems. The company said it acted immediately when it became aware of the incident and took its systems offline, in order to actively contain the attack. Its...
Features
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
Security strategies and priorities for CIOs and CISOs in Africa
As we begin a new year, CIOs and CISOs across the region are preparing their strategies and identifying new technology trends,...
Expert view: The inevitable convergence of physical and cybersecurity
It may not be immediately clear as to how, but physical and cybersecurity are converging and the need for a combination of cyber and...
Veeam expert on keeping up with evolving cyberthreats
Kate Mollett, Regional Manager for Africa South at Veeam explores whether businesses are keeping pace with the speed of evolving threats,...
Oracle expert on how Nigerian businesses can be secure in the cloud
Cloud technology has opened up numerous opportunities for businesses but there are some concerns about the level of security it offers....
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...