Santam As more people work remotely, employees are inadvertently creating opportunities for hackers to forge tunnels into company networks through often unsecured connectivity. According to a recent Accenture report, South African businesses experience 577 cyber-attacks per hour. This increase in…
Insurers face serious risk due to rise in cyberscams
November 17, 2021
Hollard South Africa is seeing a rise in one of the most financially damaging online crimes, a type of digital scam known as business email compromise (BEC). This is according to Charl Berning, senior forensic…
Cyber awareness crucial amid rising cybercrime
October 27, 2021
Sizwe Cakwebe, Cyber Risk Manager at SHA Risk Specialists October is International Cyber Security Awareness month, aimed at raising awareness of cyber risks for businesses of all sizes. And for good reason, a study by…
Check Point Research Check Point Research issues Q3 Brand Phishing Report, highlighting the leading brands that hackers imitated in attempts to lure people into giving up personal data Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence…
Cybercrime Amidst A Pandemic
October 22, 2021
Simon Colman, Business Head of Digital and Financial Lines at SHA Risk Specialists (a division of Santam) Covid-19 has changed the cybercrime landscape. With more people working remotely, employees are inadvertently creating opportunities for hackers to forge…
Ransomware attacks are a serious global issue and getting worse – in fact, they are often considered the top cyber threat facing businesses today 1. Ransomware statistics are staggering: Damages to businesses and organisations are expected…
Allianz During the Covid-19 crisis another outbreak has happened in cyber space: a digital pandemic driven by ransomware. Malware attacks that encrypt company data and systems and demand a ransom payment for release are surging…
Cyber Security Africa Distribution Cyber Security Africa Distribution (CSAD) has been appointed as a Managed Service Provider, to sell and manage Mimecast’s integrated services and solutions to customers across Africa. Mimecast Limited (NASDAQ: MIME) is…
