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Emergency Medicine

HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care

Jeffrey Tully and Christian Dameff 2 days

Source: Pexels.

Insurance & Actuarial

Global conflicts reshape insurance risks for South Africa

Sandra Sithole and Raynold Tlhavani 17 Mar 2026

More than 50% of retailers hit by ransomware pay the ransom

Security

More than 50% of retailers hit by ransomware pay the ransom

6 Nov 2025

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Mining

How cyber threats could derail South Africa's mining recovery

Martin Fernandes 17 Sep 2025

Cybersecurity

SA is a prime target for ransomware attacks: How to safeguard your system

Kumar Vaibhav 26 Jun 2025

South Africa's digital future hindered by rising cyber threats

Cybersecurity

South Africa's digital future hindered by rising cyber threats

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 19 Mar 2025

Andre Troskie, EMEA field Ciso, Veeam

Services

Managing third-party risks for DORA in financial services

Andre Troskie 10 Feb 2025

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Practice management

How healthcare facilities can guard against ransomware attacks

Hemant Harie 19 Dec 2024

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Cyber Law

Cybercrimes Act: What you need to know

Zaakir Mohamed and Shuaib Vahed 30 Oct 2024

Addressing the tech skills shortage needs to become a national imperative, says Mancosa

Technology

Addressing the tech skills shortage needs to become a national imperative, says Mancosa

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 20 Sep 2024

The Olympics is considering esports and the cyberthreat that comes with it

Cybersecurity

The Olympics is considering esports and the cyberthreat that comes with it

Lindsey Schutters 27 Aug 2024

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

Cybersecurity

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

Lindsey Schutters 10 Jul 2024

5 ways your small business can strengthen its cybersecurity defence

SMEs

5 ways your small business can strengthen its cybersecurity defence

Clement Sibiya 26 Apr 2024

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Cyber Law

Ransomware: What is an organisation's obligation to prevent fraud?

Karl Blom & Laone Setshedi 6 Nov 2023

Hackers are not lone technical experts anymore. Source: Cottonbro Studios/Pexels

Cybersecurity

Want to stay ahead of cybercrime? Think like a hacker

Dale de Kok 28 Jul 2023

John Kim, chief product officer at PayPal. Source: Supplied.

Trends

PayPal's chief product officer talks the modern consumer

3 Jul 2023

Image supplied.
Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 shortlist has been announced

Media

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2023 shortlist announced

13 Jun 2023

The growing threat of cybercrime: Why businesses must act now

Cybersecurity

The growing threat of cybercrime: Why businesses must act now

Antony Russell 2 May 2023

Growing threat of ransomware in SA needs immediate action, says Ispa

Cybersecurity

Growing threat of ransomware in SA needs immediate action, says Ispa

22 Feb 2023

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

Trends

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

Kate Mollett 9 Jan 2023

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Agriculture

Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

George Grispos and Austin C. Doctor 11 Aug 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

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

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Agri Tech

Using AI in agriculture could boost global food security - but we need to anticipate the risks

Asaf Tzachor 31 Mar 2022

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Consumer Law

TransUnion ransomware attack could give rise to civil claims

Chanique Rautenbach 25 Mar 2022

Financial Services

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

23 Mar 2022

4 ways retailers can prepare for cyberattacks this upcoming holiday season

Cybersecurity

4 ways retailers can prepare for cyberattacks this upcoming holiday season

Byron Horn-Botha 22 Nov 2021

20% of companies in SA have no cybersecurity plans for holidays or weekends, study finds

Cybersecurity

20% of companies in SA have no cybersecurity plans for holidays or weekends, study finds

19 Nov 2021

3 steps to ransomware risk mitigation

Cybersecurity

3 steps to ransomware risk mitigation

Kate Mollett 3 Nov 2021

What if something happens to your backups?

Data & Analytics

What if something happens to your backups?

Iniel Dreyer 25 Oct 2021

Photo: Santeri Viinamäki via (CC BY SA 4.0)

Law Practice

Magistrate courts in disarray because of broken IT system

Geoffrey Allsop 21 Oct 2021

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Cyber Law

Justice Department contains ransomware attack

11 Oct 2021

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

Cybersecurity

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

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 7 Oct 2021

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Cybersecurity

Personal information potentially compromised in ransomware attack, says Justice dept

6 Oct 2021

No ransom paid to alleged hackers - Department of Justice

Cybersecurity

No ransom paid to alleged hackers - Department of Justice

21 Sep 2021

How businesses can recover from ransomware attacks

Cybersecurity

How businesses can recover from ransomware attacks

Lourens Sanders 17 Sep 2021

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Cyber Law

Experts, State agencies investigate Justice dept IT breach

13 Sep 2021

What cybersecurity experts think about Transnet's hack crisis

Cybersecurity

What cybersecurity experts think about Transnet's hack crisis

28 Jul 2021

5 important lessons to learn from the REvil ransomware attack

Cybersecurity

5 important lessons to learn from the REvil ransomware attack

Anna Collard 13 Jul 2021

The White House ushers in a new era of cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

The White House ushers in a new era of cybersecurity

Stephen Kreusch 8 Jul 2021

How CISO's should remediate a ransomware attack

Cybersecurity

How CISO's should remediate a ransomware attack

7 Jul 2021

Kaseya ransomware attack: 80% of companies that pay are hit a second time

Cybersecurity

Kaseya ransomware attack: 80% of companies that pay are hit a second time

Lior Div 6 Jul 2021

Massive ransomware attack hits South African businesses

Cybersecurity

Massive ransomware attack hits South African businesses

5 Jul 2021

Remediating a ransomware attack in SA costs billions - Sophos report

Cybersecurity

Remediating a ransomware attack in SA costs billions - Sophos report

30 Apr 2021

Big spike in ransomware attacks calls for adoption of backup-as-a-service

Services

Big spike in ransomware attacks calls for adoption of backup-as-a-service

Kate Mollett 14 Apr 2021

Cybersecurity

8 important ways to improve security in your business

Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 8 Mar 2021