In season two of the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt, the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Centre descends into chaos after a ransomware cyber attack on neighbouring hospitals prompts it to shut down its digital systems. This may be the plotline of an award-winning US TV drama, but it reflects the reality of the already-strained…
Daniel Acton, Chief Technology Officer at Accelera Digital Group (ADG). As South African enterprises accelerate their adoption of AI agents, a critical shift is under way, combining opportunity with unprecedented risk. These agents are no longer simple assistants; they can act by processing transactions, accessing sensitive client files, initiating workflows and interacting with core business…
Thiery Karsenti, VP EMEA technical solutions at Palo Alto Networks, warned delegates that growing cyber complexity is increasing enterprise risk. Cyber security teams are drowning in tools, and that complexity is contributing to breaches. This is according to Thiery Karsenti, VP EMEA technical solutions at Palo Alto Networks, speaking at Ignite on Tour Johannesburg last week….
Rennie Naidoo, professor in Information Systems at the Wits School of Business Sciences. At first glance, South African organisations appear to be modernising at an impressive pace. Cloud migration, hybrid work strategies, AI experimentation, internet of things (IOT) expansion, and an increasingly data-driven business culture are reshaping the corporate landscape. But beneath this digital transformation…
Join Wolfpack’s Craig Rosewarne at this critical discussion on how to improve SA’s cyber resiliency. In its 2025 cyber crime assessment report for Africa, Interpol identified SA as a top target for cyber crime, especially in finance and government. The country was also earmarked as a top African target for ransomware, according to 2025 research…
Enterprise organisations face increasing data volumes, advanced cyberthreats, and higher demands for availability and recovery. Leaders are questioning whether current data resilience strategies can ensure security, governance and scalability without adding unnecessary operational risk or cost. A significant change has transformed the enterprise data resilience landscape. With Veritas’s enterprise data resilience capabilities available through Cohesity,…
Ransomware and GenAI risks are on the rise. In December 2025, organisations globally faced sustained cyber pressure, as the average number of cyber attacks per organisation per week reached 2 027, a 1% increase from the previous month and a 9% increase from December 2024. In SA, companies faced 1 850 attacks per week, with financial…
AI-powered phishing has become the most virulent security threat to businesses. Threat actors are now using advanced generative models to create highly personalised and convincing emails that are capable of bypassing traditional security measures. Richard Frost | image supplied AI-powered phishing is now the dominant cyber threat The pervasiveness of the threat is recognised in…
Chantal De Jager is the new Commvault Brand Manager. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, cyber resilience has become more than an IT responsibility – it is a core business priority. With cyber attacks increasing in both frequency and sophistication, organisations are under greater pressure than ever to safeguard their data, protect mission-critical systems and…
Organisations are learning from experience, and are turning to AI and automation to accelerate resilience. Everyone talks about detecting and preventing cyber attacks, yet the headlines tell a different story. Prevention and detection alone aren’t enough. Even the world’s most sophisticated enterprises are suffering crippling disruptions that ripple from IT to the boardroom — and…
