South Africa has become fertile ground for cyber-crime. 30 Oct 2024 Read more Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in particular, have captured the imagination of the world with an ability to create new content, including text, images, videos, and code as well as interpretations of existing data and content. Amidst all the excitement around the potential and massive investments being made in AI, more and more questions are starting to surface as to whether the hype surrounding GenAI is justified, or if we are naively and vastly overestimating its potential? 29 Oct 2024 Read more When it comes to security, humans are generally regarded as the weakest link. Each year, thousands of organisations are negatively impacted by data breaches, with studies indicating that they are increasing in frequency and cost burden. According to the 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report, published by IBM Security, the average cost of a data breach for a South African organisation is around R49m, with the financial, industrial, services and healthcare sectors at the most risk. Most cyber threats result from stolen or compromised credentials and phishing scams, followed by attacks through compromised business emails. 21 Oct 2024 Read more |
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