South Africa has the third highest number of cybercrime victims globally, and cyber attacks cost the country R2.2bn per year. To fortify defences and improve safety against cyber attacks, environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks by South Africa businesses and organisations are being strengthened by two key...
The latest report from Mimecast has warned that the underfunding of critical cyber defences is leaving South African organisations exposed to cyberattacks. The report, titled Mimecast State of Email Security 2022 report, comes at the same time as findings from Altron Systems Integration also warned South African...
Integrated fire management agency Working On Fire have issued a statement over the 'worrying' number of wildfires with climate change thought to be the driving factor. The statement follows a United Nations Environment Programme report that calls for a radical change in government spending on wildfires. The...
Resecurity, Inc., a U.S.-based cybersecurity company providing managed threat detection and response, recently exhibited its solutions and shared its expertise at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia. Founded by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), World Defense Show is a fully integrated...
Cloudfest will be happening at Europa-Park, Germany over the 22-24 March. We speak to Christian Jaeger, CEO, Cloudfest, ahead of the event. This is the first in-person CloudFest event since the pandemic. What are you most looking forward to? Seeing all my friends in the community! I’m...
VMWare Principal Partner and Africa’s only neutral cloud infrastructure business, Routed, says implementing a workable multicloud strategy hinges on a business properly assessing applications within its current infrastructure environment to decide which cloud is ideal for each of its applications. Managing Director at Routed, Andrew Cruise,...
South Africa's largest private security firm, Fidelity Services Group, is considering an initial public offering. If they go ahead, it will be the country's first in four years. Fidelity’s IPO would be the first since food maker Libstar Holdings Ltd in 2018. The Johannesburg-based firm is still...
Nairobi has announced it is set to open its first disaster communication centre to enable it respond rapidly to emergencies including fire. The centre will be the focal point for coordinating the response to emergencies and disasters within Nairobi. The centre will become the dedicated hotspot for...
Two people have been killed and another person injured in a shooting in the Johannesburg CBD. The injured person is thought to be a 50 year old security guard. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, with investigations ongoing. Journalist Ross Campbell for ER24 was one of...
South Africa's National Assembly is considering a special bill to help fund the repair work needed for the Parliament refurbishment works. The Special Appropriation Bill is hoped to garner enough funds to repair the damage caused when the Parliament buildings were set on fire in January...
