Data published by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) shows that South Africa’s private security sector now dwarfs the official South African Police Service (SAPS). In some cases, private security firms have been carrying out official police duties, even when not authorised to do...
Crime including hijackings, robberies and unlawful syndicates are growing more sophisticated, but so is the technology to fight it. Warren Myers, CEO of South Africa’s on-demand security and medical response platform AURA, reducing crime or wiping it out completely is entirely within our reach. Speaking in a...
Private security companies have been instrumental in saving residents stranded by South Africa's Durban flooding. The flooding on the east coast of the country had been caused by heavy rains, and left the city submerged in garbage, sand and raging waters. However, private security officers from...
Cape Town has announced plans to scale up its security plan ahead of the fast-approaching Easter weekend. South African security experts have already warned that the holiday weekend could see an increase in crime. Official comment from The City confirms that additional safety plans are being put...
Security experts are warning South African residents and businesses to be wary as an Easter crime wave is expected. According to Auto & General Insurance, the Easter weekend is one of the busiest 'crime holidays' of the year, with break-ins historically increasing over this period. Ricardo Coetzee,...
South Africa has been named as one of 135 countries the US claims have been targeted in a hacking campaign by Russian employees. The campaign is alleged to have targeted energy companies and critical infrastructure according to the US’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). They claimed the...
An INTERPOL report has highlighted a bleak outlook for South African businesses as the threat of cyberattacks continue. The report, titled the African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2021, revealed that while the broader African continent had experienced some attacks against critical infrastructure and frontline services, South Africa was...
A South African official says 13 children are dead after a fire tore through an orphanage in Johannesburg early on Tuesday 22nd March. Mandla Ngema, spokesman for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development, added that police don't know yet what sparked the blaze. He said that...
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...