Digital security is now one of the top concerns of businesses around the globe, however, it is of particular importance in South Africa, where breaches and cyber attacks have been on the rise. Phishing has been one of the easiest ways for cybercriminals to access important and proprietary business data and once stolen, it can […]
Act No. 19 of 2020: Cybercrimes Act, 2020 The Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020 intends: to create offences which have a bearing on cybercrime; to criminalise the disclosure of data messages which are harmful and to provide for interim protection orders; to further regulate jurisdiction in respect of cybercrimes; to further regulate the powers to investigate cybercrimes; to […]
Cyber criminals using ransomware have been around for a long time however in the last 5 years or so they have changed their methods of attack from private citizens to larger, more lucrative victims. In the last few years, hackers have focused on the bigger medical institutions and in May 2021 they sent their malware […]
It has almost become commonplace to hear about cybersecurity attacks that result in system breaches. From individuals to corporations, everything from ransomware to network rifts, even those that have made attempts to protect personal and proprietary information have suffered by perpetrators. Given the high level of attention that global company communities have had towards cybercriminals, […]
One of the priorities of every cybersecurity organisation is to explain that a majority of breaches in a system occurs due to compromised “privileged access” accounts. Depending on the age and size of a business, privileged access account management could have gone unchecked for years to decades, allowing an increasing number of accounts to access […]
