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Why SMEs are the low hanging fruit for hackers

Entrepreneurship

Why SMEs are the low hanging fruit for hackers

17 Jul 2024

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HR & Management

Guard against cyber breaches: Equipping your organisation and employees

Wendy Tembedza, Dario Milo, and Dumisani Ndiweni 15 Jul 2024

Dean Macpherson was quick to take the country into his confidence on the cyber breach

ICT

R300m DPWI cyber theft the latest signs of failing state IT infrastructure

Lindsey Schutters 10 Jul 2024

Mohammed Sayed, Service Delivery Manager at DMP SA

ESG & Sustainability

Why your ESG strategy should include data governance

Mohammed Sayed 20 May 2024

The future of conversational chat channels in SA

Retail

The future of conversational chat channels in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 19 Feb 2024

Businesses and consumers must protect personal data in the digital era

ICT

Businesses and consumers must protect personal data in the digital era

8 Feb 2024

Information Regulator shows its teeth with first PoPI fine and businesses must take note

HR & Management

Information Regulator shows its teeth with first PoPI fine and businesses must take note

Lizaan Lewis 17 Nov 2023

Securing the future of payments: What businesses need to know about payment security

Finance

Securing the future of payments: What businesses need to know about payment security

Issued by Ecentric Payment Systems 14 Nov 2023

Finance

Visa study: Overconfidence exposes consumers to fraud risk

18 Oct 2023

Source: Twitter @paystack

Healthcare

With the right payment partner, great patient experiences continue long after hospital discharges

Joel Bronkowski 13 Sep 2023

Enforcement Notice issued to Dis-Chem due to contravention of PoPIA

Retail

Enforcement Notice issued to Dis-Chem due to contravention of PoPIA

4 Sep 2023

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Legal

The cost of no antivirus software? R5m, says SA Information Regulator

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Nyiko Mathebula 4 Jul 2023

Omnisient awarded as 2023 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

ICT

Omnisient awarded as 2023 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

Issued by Omnisient 22 Jun 2023

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Legal

How AI, machine learning and ChatGPT are changing the legal system

Annelise Petzer 3 Apr 2023

#BizTrends2023: Keeping customers cybersafe is the not-so-stealth marketing trend for 2023

ICT

#BizTrends2023: Keeping customers cybersafe is the not-so-stealth marketing trend for 2023

James McNab 18 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: The major trends to impact the data landscape in 2023

ICT

#BizTrends2023: The major trends to impact the data landscape in 2023

Kate Mollett 9 Jan 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: ICT

ICT

#BestofBiz 2022: ICT

12 Dec 2022

2023 data security trends: Massive software-as-a-service outage predicted

ICT

2023 data security trends: Massive software-as-a-service outage predicted

1 Dec 2022

Social engineering and social media scams highlighted as major risks this Fraud Awareness Week

Marketing & Media

Social engineering and social media scams highlighted as major risks this Fraud Awareness Week

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 16 Nov 2022

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ICT

5 tips to ensure your business is (cyber)secure before the festive season hits

Graeme Millar 8 Nov 2022

Why Africa is a popular target for cybercriminals

ICT

Why Africa is a popular target for cybercriminals

3 Nov 2022

Ransomware is a business resilience issue, not an IT problem

ICT

Ransomware is a business resilience issue, not an IT problem

Kate Mollett 16 Sep 2022

The changing role of the chief information security officer in a data-driven world

ICT

The changing role of the chief information security officer in a data-driven world

Chris de Bruyn 6 Sep 2022

Cybercrime on the rise in SA: How to protect your business, customers and employees

Entrepreneurship

Cybercrime on the rise in SA: How to protect your business, customers and employees

Issued by Business Partners Limited 18 Aug 2022

South African data breach costs reach an all-time high, report finds

ICT

South African data breach costs reach an all-time high, report finds

28 Jul 2022

Source: Mastercard.

Finance

Tokenised payment transactions to exceed 1tn globally by 2026

18 Jul 2022

Byron Horn-Botha, business unit head at Arcserve Southern Africa.

Healthcare

Healthcare is now the industry most targeted by hackers

Byron Horn-Botha 18 Jul 2022

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Legal

PoPIA anniversary: Have you done enough?

Zaakir Mohamed, Savanna Stephens and Mawande Ntontela 8 Jul 2022

New multi-factor authentication threat highlights SA's security negligence

ICT

New multi-factor authentication threat highlights SA's security negligence

Issued by Entersekt 7 Jul 2022

Source: Martin Damboldt via

Logistics & Transport

Guarding against cyberattacks in the shipping and logistics sector with an effective recovery strategy

Kate Mollett 27 Jun 2022

Hacker group RansomHouse threatens to sell Shoprite data

ICT

Hacker group RansomHouse threatens to sell Shoprite data

21 Jun 2022

Here's what keeps the construction sector's financial directors awake at night

Construction & Engineering

Here's what keeps the construction sector's financial directors awake at night

Mark Snow 13 Jun 2022

Source: Shoprite Group

Retail

Shoprite warns of suspected data breach

13 Jun 2022

Addressing cybersecurity and climate change for a sustainable society

ESG & Sustainability

Addressing cybersecurity and climate change for a sustainable society

Barbara Maigret 27 May 2022

Dis-Chem hit with data breach, 3.6 million records exposed

ICT

Dis-Chem hit with data breach, 3.6 million records exposed

11 May 2022

Finance

TransUnion South Africa in $15m ransom battle with hacker group

23 Mar 2022

Insurance industry discovers multi-factor authentication good for more than just security

Finance

Insurance industry discovers multi-factor authentication good for more than just security

Issued by Semaphore Communications 18 Mar 2022

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ICT

3 key reasons cybersecurity will never be fully automated

Amir Kanaan 14 Feb 2022

The benefits and importance of managing risks in SMEs

Entrepreneurship

The benefits and importance of managing risks in SMEs

Virgil Bethanie 12 Jan 2022

Finance

Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2022

What online privacy and security will look like in 2022

ICT

What online privacy and security will look like in 2022

Andrew Bourne 6 Jan 2022

#BestofBiz 2021: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2021: Legal

13 Dec 2021

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Legal

We've had a data breach - who do we have to tell?

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 13 Oct 2021

Another data breach rocks South Africa as details of 1.4 million South Africans gets leaked

ICT

Another data breach rocks South Africa as details of 1.4 million South Africans gets leaked

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 7 Oct 2021

Powerful e-marketing and PoPIA

Marketing & Media

Powerful e-marketing and PoPIA

15 Sep 2021

Businesses should see PoPIA as an opportunity to build customer trust

Marketing & Media

Businesses should see PoPIA as an opportunity to build customer trust

Yudhvir Seetharam 9 Sep 2021