Security Services & Risk Management



Making a mesh for security
SMART Access & Identity 2026, Information Security
Credential-based attacks have reached epidemic levels. For African CISOs in particular, the message is clear: identity is now the perimeter, and defences must reflect that reality with coherence and context.

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Privacy by design or by accident
February 2026, Infrastructure
Africa’s data future depends on getting it right at the start. If privacy controls do not withstand real-world conditions, such as unstable power, fragile last-mile connectivity, shared devices, and decentralised branch environments, then privacy exists only on paper.

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From friction to trust
February 2026, Information Security, Financial (Industry)
Historically, fraud prevention has been viewed as a trade-off between robust security and a seamless customer journey, with security often prevailing. However, this can impair business functionality or complicate the customer journey with multiple logins and authentication steps.

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Security ready to move out of the basement
February 2026, AI & Data Analytics
Panaseer believes that in 2026, a board member at a major corporation will lose their job amid rising breaches and legal scrutiny, as organisations recognise that cyber risk is a business risk that CISOs cannot shoulder alone.

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Cyber remains top business risk, but AI fastest riser at #2
February 2026, News & Events
The Allianz Risk Barometer 2026 ranks cybersecurity, especially ransomware attacks, as the #1 risk, while AI is the biggest riser and jumps from #10 to #2, highlighting the emerging risks for companies in almost all industry sectors.

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OT calculator to align cyber investments with business goals
February 2026, Industrial (Industry), Information Security
The OT Calculator has been developed specifically for industrial organisations to assess the potential costs of insufficient operational technology (OT) security. By offering detailed financial forecasts, the calculator empowers senior management to make well-informed decisions.

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From digital transformation to digital sovereignty
January 2026, IoT & Automation
As cyberthreats grow, data regulations tighten, and AI becomes central to economic competitiveness, countries are recognising the need to control and protect their own digital assets.

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The age of Lean 4.0: Orchestrating intelligence and efficiency
January 2026
The convergence of Lean principles and AI (what we now call Lean 4.0) is no longer a theoretical exercise; it is the defining operational paradigm for survival and growth in a complex, data-intensive economy.

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Risks of open-source intelligence escalating in crime
January 2026, Residential Estate (Industry), Smart Home Automation
CMS estimates that open-source intelligence has played a role in 20 - 30% of robberies over the past 12 months. In cybercrime, global research consistently shows that many offences rely on some form of open-source data exploitation.

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Seeing is no longer believing
January 2026
Fraud has shifted. It is no longer just about financial theft; it is about identity theft in the most visceral sense. The most effective control is often completely non-technical: the ‘pause and verify’ rule.

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The year of machine deception
January 2026, AI & Data Analytics
The AU10TIX Global Fraud Report, Signals for 2026, warns of the looming agentic AI and quantum risk, leading to a surge in adaptive, self-learning fraud, and outlines how early warning systems are fighting back.

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Smarter access, stronger defence
Issue 6 2025, Secutel Technologies, Access Control & Identity Management, Retail (Industry)
The holiday season brings excitement, increased foot traffic and, unfortunately, a spike in criminal activity targeting retail environments. Taking a proactive approach to security is essential in ensuring staff and assets remain safe.

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SA availability of immutable backup storage appliance
January 2026, CASA Software, Infrastructure
CASA Software has launched the newly released Nexsan VHR-Series, a fully integrated, enterprise-class, immutable backup storage appliance purpose-built for Veeam software environments, with usable capacity ranging from 64 TB to 3,3 PB.

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Beagle Watch named best security company in Johannesburg
January 2026, News & Events
Beagle Watch Armed Response has been named Johannesburg’s Best Security Company in the 2025 Best of Joburg Awards, surpassing about 26 nominated private security firms in the greater Johannesburg region, thanks to overwhelming public support.

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The HR Trap
January 2026, Training & Education
When human resources becomes a risk factor. Andre du Venage examines why your CCTV security and other technology risks are covered, but human resources are often overlooked.

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AI rewrites financial crime
Issue 6 2025, Financial (Industry)
Criminals are exploiting South Africa’s high connectivity and still-maturing regulation to scale attacks faster than we can defend them. The speed and sophistication of these scams are outpacing the systems designed to stop them.

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Strengthening organisational integrity in 2026 and beyond
Issue 6 2025, iFacts
In 2026, the risks facing organisations, whether in the corporate sector or government, will be more complex and far-reaching. Employee screening will have to be more complex and comprehensive.

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Syndicates exploit insider vulnerabilities in SA
Issue 6 2025, Information Security
Today’s cyber criminals do not just exploit vulnerabilities in your systems; they exploit your people, turning trusted team members into unwitting accomplices or deliberate collaborators in their schemes.

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ArxTech: Over 30 years of evolving security solutions for South Africa’s toughest challenges
Issue 4 and 5 2025, Integrated Solutions
[Sponsored] For over 30 years, a Centurion-based company has helped shape how security technology is designed, deployed, and supported in South Africa. Originally known as CellSecure, it now operates as ArxTech.

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Don’t Miss the Exclusive Launch of the AirXpress 3 SCBA
Securex Cape Town 2025
Be the first to experience the all-new AirXpress 3 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), designed and manufactured by MSA, and brought to you by PSA Africa.

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