Following a string of cyberattacks on government institutions and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in South Africa, the public sector has emerged as a prime target for cybercriminals. Experts in cybersecurity at ESET Southern Africa say that public sector workers need to be more aware of cybersecurity and implement more robust security measures.
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The piece explores the importance of cyber-resilience, cyber-insurance, and cyber-warranty in protecting organisations from cyber threats.
Africa’s largest Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Automation event, AI Expo Africa, will be running its highly acclaimed conference & trade show at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 30-31 October 2024.
ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has published its Threat Report for the first half of 2024, providing new insights into the cyber threat landscape faced by businesses and individuals worldwide. The report highlights several significant trends and developments in cybersecurity. This includes the increasing use of generative AI tools in cybercrime and the need for vigilance as cybercriminals use more dynamic and sophisticated methods against their targets.
The case study reflects on how Mezzan Holding transformed its financial planning with successful corporate planning integration.
It details the initial problem that Mezzan Holding faced, in terms of spending too much time and human resources on budgeting and financial reporting. With details on the solution implemented and the results and ROI for Mezzan Holding.
Vasmobile Fintelco is launching SkoolID, the African School ID and Smart Payment Card, based on the biometric card platform from IDEX Biometrics.
Organisations need robust cybersecurity measures to ensure business continuity
AI and other Tech are fast becoming the biggest sales enablers on the block
Cape Town will host an important gathering on digital identity initiatives and innovation in the SADC region at the end of September. Local digital identity start-up, DIDx is proud to announce that they, together with the renowned Internet Identity Workshop (IIW), will host DID:UNCONF AFRICA, a groundbreaking event set to revolutionise the digital identity landscape in the SADC region. This two-day open space ‘unconference’ will take place on 25 to 26 September at the Hasso Plattner Design School at UCT, following in the footsteps of its inspiration, the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW), held twice a year in Silicon Valley since 2005.
In a strategic move to cater to the burgeoning demand for secure and efficient cloud storage solutions, Metrofile Cloud today announced the official rollout of EverFiles, a cloud storage platform designed for businesses across South Africa and East Africa.