Information Security



Compressing cyberattack timelines and targeting ungoverned AI identities
July 2026, News & Events
Sophos AI Security 2026 report finds attackers are moving beyond experimentation and operationalising AI for attacks using identity as the primary initial access vector, rather than inventing new attack types.

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Zero-touch automation certificate life cycle management loop
July 2026, Products & Solutions, Security Services & Risk Management
ManageEngine completes the certificate life cycle management loop with CA-agnostic, zero-touch automation. New post-deployment automation in Key Manager Plus removes the last manual step in certificate renewal as lifespans gradually shrink to 47 days

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Sophos launches AI-native cybersecurity defence system
July 2026, News & Events, Security Services & Risk Management
Built for a threat landscape reshaped by AI, Sophos Fusion unites security operations, endpoint, network security, identity, email, and cloud into one defence system that prevents, detects, investigates, and responds at AI speed.

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Ungoverned AI agents and deepfakes pose critical threats
July 2026, Security Services & Risk Management
Global study reveals 64% of South African organisations already deploy autonomous AI agents with little to no governance, while 63% of employees admit they are unlikely to be able to spot attacks such as deepfakes

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How ‘TikTok Brain’ is breaking legacy security training
July 2026, Training & Education
Between doomscrolling, rapid-fire Slack notifications, and algorithmic video feeds, the average employee is trapped in an aggressive, highly engineered dopamine loop that automatically shuts down in traditional training situations.

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Quantum is coming
July 2026, Infrastructure
The global cybersecurity landscape is approaching a turning point as quantum computing accelerates faster than most organisations realise; the shift is not a distant, theoretical concern, but a present-day business risk that demands immediate action.

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Outpacing cyberthreats in the age of AI
July 2026, SMART Security Solutions, Technews Publishing, News & Events
SMARTpod talks to Fred Streefland, Global Field CISO for EMEA at Check Point Software Technologies, about framing modern cyber defence around adaptability, rapid decision-making, and the OODA loop adapted for cybersecurity.

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Prompt injection is the new phishing
July 2026, Security Services & Risk Management
AI security is heading in an uncomfortable direction following Microsoft’s research showing how prompt injection can be chained to remote code execution vulnerabilities in AI agent frameworks, including work involving Semantic Kernel

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Cybersecurity needs actual intelligence before artificial intelligence
June 2026, AI & Data Analytics
Cybersecurity depends on interpretation. A tool can tell you that something unusual has happened, but people need to determine whether it is a genuine risk, the business impact, and how to respond without causing unnecessary disruption.

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Duxbury Cybersecurity sharpens reseller offering
June 2026, Duxbury Networking, News & Events
Duxbury Networking has strengthened its Duxbury Cybersecurity business unit by adding WatchGuard and Cynet, giving South African resellers broader, more integrated coverage for the security risks customers are now asking them to address.

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NEC XON detects and stops ransomware attack
June 2026, NEC XON, IoT & Automation
Ransomware attacks rarely begin with chaos. More often, they start quietly, with probing, mapping, and patient reconnaissance inside a target’s network. That was the situation facing a global recruitment firm when cybercriminals attempted to navigate its systems.

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Sara AI Pentesting available in South Africa
June 2026, News & Events
Synack and Wolfpack Information Risk are offering Sara AI Pentesting to organisations across South Africa, helping companies move from point-in-time testing to continuous security validation with AI and human expertise.

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Sophos establishes South African legal entity to strengthen local operations
June 2026, News & Events
Global cybersecurity company, Sophos, has announced the formation of its local legal entity, which will support local invoicing, partner enablement, compliance requirements and expanded regional investment.

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Cybersecurity in a digitally connected security industry
June 2026, SA Technologies, IoT & Automation
As more organisations move towards digital visitor management, cloud-based access control, mobile applications, biometric verification, and connected security platforms, cybersecurity must be viewed as part of the full security environment.

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Enterprises must prepare for digital conflict
June 2026
Cyberattacks can be launched remotely and at scale. A coordinated attack launched from anywhere in the world can disrupt supply chains, shut down utilities, or expose millions of customer records within minutes.

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71% of organisations suffered an identity breach
May 2026, News & Events
The State of Identity Security 2026 report from Sophos finds human error and poor non-human identity management are the root causes of most attacks, as agentic AI accelerates the risk.

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Cyber resilience is the real defence
May 2026, Security Services & Risk Management, Infrastructure
Cyber resilience has evolved into a form of strategic agility, ensuring that when an interruption occurs, the business does not just survive; it snaps back into place before the market even notices a pause.

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You will not get your files back with VECT
SMART Mining & Industrial Security 2026
If the newbie to the ransomware scene, VECT, comes knocking at your organisation’s door, do not pay the ransom! The decryption keys simply do not exist. They were discarded at the moment of encryption by the malware itself.

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Industrial sector is a primary cyber target
SMART Mining & Industrial Security 2026
Threats in industrial environments are distributed with striking uniformity: APT-driven incidents constitute 17,8%, malware 14,9% and social engineering 13,9%. This pattern suggests that industrial organisations attract a broad range of adversaries with different capabilities and objectives.

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Key attributes of an effective cybersecurity leader
May 2026, BlueVision
In an evolving technology landscape, an effective cyber leader must combine technical acumen, foresight, and adaptive leadership to mitigate risks, and risks can only be mitigated once accurately identified and remedial processes are in place.

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