#ITWebGRC2025: Tackling third-party, supply chain cyber risks

#ITWebGRC2025: Tackling third-party, supply chain cyber risks

Rashid Ishmail, CISO at Access Bank. The continued shift to distributed environments, cloud-first architectures, remote workforces and global supply chains has heightened cyber and information risk exposure. Oversight in distributed environments needs to be strengthened, urges Rashid Ishmail, CISO at Access Bank. Ishmail will speak at the ITWeb GRC 2025 event on 30 October at…

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Out of the shadows – strengthening cyber security through smarter governance

Out of the shadows – strengthening cyber security through smarter governance

Ethel Luvhimba, Service Delivery Manager, Attacq. In today’s cloud-native enterprise environments, the proliferation of shadow IT represents a latent yet critical cyber security vulnerability. This issue – and how smarter governance can strengthen cyber security – will be discussed at the ITWeb GRC Summit 2025 on 30 October at the Forum in Bryanston. Ethel Luvhimba,…

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AI levels up cyber risk and security

AI levels up cyber risk and security

AI is a double-edged sword. AI – particularly generative AI – has become potentially the biggest risk in cyber security. This is the warning from Henry Denner, Managing Director at SecureConekt, a partner of CipherWave, who says AI is enabling cyber attackers to evolve and move at unprecedented speed. “Where automation and machine learning have…

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The illusion of security: are you truly cyber resilient?

The illusion of security: are you truly cyber resilient?

It’s a common trap for organisations, believing that bigger budgets automatically mean better data resilience. The truth is while investing in cutting edge solutions is important, it’s certainly not a sliver bullet. At the core, true cyber readiness is about people: empowering your teams, honing your processes and building a culture that’s genuinely prepared to…

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Bug bounty hunter partners Integrity360 to strengthen SA’s cyber defence

Bug bounty hunter partners Integrity360 to strengthen SA’s cyber defence

Bug bounty hunters and partners stress the value of acquiring an attacker’s view of the organisation’s systems. Cyber security specialist Integrity360 has partnered with offensive security solution company and bug bounty hunter HackerOne to leverage the expertise of a 2 million-strong global ethical hacker community. Access to this community will ensure real-time vulnerability discovery and…

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