Autonomous security: Is agentic AI next step for MDR?

Autonomous security: Is agentic AI next step for MDR?

Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing managed detection and response (MDR) technologies. AI helps security teams sift through vast amounts of data, spot suspicious behaviour and react to threats far faster than traditional security methods. For organisations facing an expanding digital attack surface, this capacity becomes increasingly vital. Security teams…

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iOCO targets AI, cyber security, cloud acquisitions

iOCO targets AI, cyber security, cloud acquisitions

Ashona Kooblall, group CFO of iOCO. Technology services group iOCO plans to expand its portfolio through acquisitions in artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security, cloud and digital transformation, as it seeks to capitalise on demand for modern technology following a 39% increase in annual profit. Ashona Kooblall, group CFO of iOCO, told ITWeb yesterday in an…

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Why cybersecurity is now a national security issue for South Africa

Why cybersecurity is now a national security issue for South Africa

The author, department of communications & digital technologies director-general Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani What happens when the digital systems we rely on every day stop working? A hospital cannot reach patient records. A municipality cannot deliver essential services. A business cannot process payments. Citizens are locked out of services they depend on. The consequences are felt…

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African Security Chiefs Strategise to Tackle Exploitation of Social Media, Digital Technologies By Terrorists

African Security Chiefs Strategise to Tackle Exploitation of Social Media, Digital Technologies By Terrorists

African security chiefs are worried about the increasing use of digital technologies and social media platforms by terrorist groups that hold sway over ungoverned territories across the Sahel and West Africa region. African security chiefs are worried about the increasing use of digital technologies and social media platforms by terrorist groups that hold sway over…

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The rise of autonomous AI demands a new security strategy

The rise of autonomous AI demands a new security strategy

AI security is a strategy that spans people, identities, data, infrastructure and governance. (Image: Cyberrey) Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase. For the past few years, organisations have focused on using AI to improve productivity, automate repetitive tasks and support decision-making. Today, that evolution is accelerating. AI agents are no longer simply generating content…

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Africa: Museveni Urges African Defence Chiefs to Link Security With Development

Africa: Museveni Urges African Defence Chiefs to Link Security With Development

President Yoweri Museveni has called on African defence leaders to recognise the close link between national security, economic strength and political cohesion. Closing the inaugural African Conference of Chiefs of Defence Forces on Military Operations Other Than War at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Museveni said a strong defence force cannot be sustained without a strong economy….

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Cyber security is everyone’s problem. Here’s how to build a security culture that lasts

Cyber security is everyone’s problem. Here’s how to build a security culture that lasts

Natalie Borcherds, Security Services Manager and Nikishca Moolman, Information Security Consultant at Galix. Cyber security training remains one of the most persistent challenges in corporate South Africa, not because organisations don’t invest in it, but because too many still treat it as a once-off exercise. Ticking a compliance box and moving on. The result? Employees…

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African Security Chiefs Strategise to Tackle Exploitation of Social Media, Digital Technologies By Terrorists

Africa: AU, Regional Blocs Move to Strengthen African Standby Force Amid Evolving Security Threats

Nairobi — The African Union and regional economic communities have signed a new agreement to strengthen coordination in the use of the African Standby Force, in a move aimed at improving Africa’s collective response to emerging security threats. The African Union Commission said the AU, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Regional Mechanisms (RMs) signed a…

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