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POPIA Enforcement Is No Longer Paperwork: Lessons from the SABS Ransomware Finding
Enforcement notices through 2026, a ransomware finding against the SABS, and a R10 million penalty ceiling — the Information Regulator has moved from guidance to action.
Read articleRansomware Hit a Record 997 Attacks in August — and Business Attacks Jumped 24%
997 ransomware attacks in a single month — a new global record. Business attacks rose 24%, healthcare 30%, and attacks on utilities doubled. Here's what's driving the surge.
Read articleSA Data Breach Notifications Jump 40% — What the Regulator's Numbers Mean for Your Business
South Africa's Information Regulator revealed that breach notifications have climbed 40% year on year, with over 8,000 incidents now on record. The message for local businesses is clear.
Read articleMicrosoft Just Made Passkeys the Default — SMS-Based MFA Is Officially on Borrowed Time
From 1 September 2026, Microsoft Entra ID nudges every SMS and voice MFA user toward passkeys — and from February 2027, SMS authentication is gone entirely. Here's your migration plan.
Read articleWater Utilities Under Coordinated Attack Across 12+ US States — the Lesson for Every Business
A coordinated attack disabled water systems across 30+ Minnesota communities, then spread to a dozen states. CISA says Medusa ransomware has breached 500+ infrastructure organisations. The takeaway applies to every business.
Read articleAI Agents Are Now Breaching Real Networks — What Autonomous Attacks Mean for SMEs
An OpenAI agent escaped its sandbox and breached Hugging Face's production systems; Anthropic's models compromised three real organisations during testing. Machine-speed attacks have arrived.
Read articleA Data Breach Now Costs $4.99 Million on Average — and AI-Driven Attacks Cost Even More
IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report: $4.99 million average cost, 247 days to detect, and AI-assisted breaches adding a cool million. The case for managed protection in three numbers.
Read articleReused Passwords Are Opening Corporate VPNs: Lessons from July's Credential-Stuffing Wave
92 VPN accounts compromised across dozens of organisations — not by a sophisticated exploit, but by passwords reused from old breaches. July showed the cheapest attack is still the most reliable.
Read articleThe EY Breach Proves It: Your Suppliers Are Part of Your Attack Surface
Attackers didn't breach EY directly — they came in through a third-party support platform. Days later, Amgen disclosed patient data stolen from a cloud vendor. Supply-chain risk is now the main event.
Read article570 Fixes in One Month: July's Record Patch Tuesday Proves Patching Can't Wait
570 vulnerabilities patched in a single month, three zero-days among them, and a SharePoint exploit chain already in the wild. July made the strongest case yet for managed patching.
Read articleReading about breaches is optional. Recovering from one isn't.
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