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AI disruption top of mind at executive roundtable

1 day ago | itweb.co.za | Tracy Burrows

AI is a force as transformative as the advent of the internet, bringing with it unprecedented new risks and opportunities in the cyber security space. This is according to speakers at an executive roundtable dinner for CISOs, hosted by BCX and Fortinet, ahead of the 20th annual ITWeb Security Summit, which took place in Sandton this week.
Bracing for cyber warfare

1 day ago | itweb.co.za | Tracy Burrows

Lessons from real world battlefields should be applied to the cyber environment as the risk of cyber war increases. This is according to Noelle van der Waag-Cowling, strategy and innovation officer at the Cyber Security Institute, who was addressing the ITWeb Security Summit in Sandton this week. “Cyber space is increasingly complex and dangerous, and we’re not winning the war.
AI for security and the security of AI

1 day ago | itweb.co.za | Tracy Burrows

Cyber criminals are now exploiting weaknesses in the AI embedded into some security technologies to breach organisations, leaving them more exposed than ever, while falsely believing they’re protected. This is according to Jack Chapman, SVP of Threat Intelligence at KnowBe4, who was speaking at the ITWeb Security Summit in Sandton this week. Chapman said while AI can be a force for good in cyber security, there are also myriad new risks associated with it.
Implement guardrails to support safer GenAI use

1 day ago | itweb.co.za | Tracy Burrows

Generative AI use is soaring, and companies must take steps now to ensure it can be used safely and productively. This is according to Paul Beyleveld, senior solutions engineer at Netskope, who was speaking at the ITWeb Security Summit in Sandton this week. “AI is at the peak of its hype cycle, changing everything. But there are concerns,” Beyleveld said. “For example, the fine print on GenAI tools says that they will collect your conversations and use that data for training the AI model.
Moving towards super AI - a double-edged sword for cyber security

1 day ago | itweb.co.za | Tracy Burrows

By Tracy Burrows, ITWeb contributor. Johannesburg, 06 Jun 2025The exponential progress being made in AI and GenAI represents an inflection point for technology and mankind, which is both exciting and cause for concern. This is according to Garith Peck, managing executive: cloud and cyber security at BCX, who was addressing the ITWeb Security Summit in Sandton this week. “The future is now and AI is changing our world, presenting opportunities for every industry,” he said.
CISOs look to deputies, business-wide culture change to mitigate risk

1 day ago | itweb.co.za | Tracy Burrows

By Tracy Burrows, ITWeb contributor. Johannesburg, 06 Jun 2025Chief information security officers (CISOs) at leading enterprises are feeling overwhelmed in the face of an onslaught of increasingly sophisticated attacks, prompting them to look to new approaches, such as deputising CISOs throughout the business to mitigate risk. This emerged during the Fireside Chat with CISOs at the ITWeb Security Summit in Sandton this week.
Factoring harm as part of a risk-based approach

3 days ago | itweb.co.za | Tracy Burrows

Risk should not be the only consideration when organisations move to mitigate cyber threats – they should also focus on the potential harm an attack could cause. This is according to Andy Kennedy, senior solutions engineering manager, UK, Ireland and SA at Cloudflare, who was addressing the ITWeb Security Summit in Sandton this week.
20 years of SA cyber security in review at ITWeb Security Summit

3 days ago | itweb.co.za | Tracy Burrows

South Africa’s cyber security professionals have largely kept pace with changing IT environments and evolving cyber risks over the past 20 years. However, an ongoing skills shortage and a fragmented legal and regulatory framework still challenge efforts to mitigate risk. This is according to panellists speaking during the 20th edition of the ITWeb Security Summit in Sandton this week, where they reflected on cyber security progress in South Africa over the past 20 years.
IBM Planning Analytics drives better performance for SA business

2 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Tracy Burrows

IBM Planning Analytics helps organisations of all sizes streamline planning, budgeting, forecasting and what-if analysis, addressing key challenges across finance, sales, supply chain and workforce operations. This is according to Venn Cubed and IBM, which were speaking during a webinar on transforming finance offices this week.
AI-powered low-code development helps financial services accelerate transformation

2 weeks ago | itweb.co.za | Tracy Burrows

Financial sector organisations have to speed up their digital transformation and take new products to market faster than ever before, making low-code development and AI increasingly important transformation tools. This is according to speakers at an executive roundtable for the financial sector hosted by JustSolve, in partnership with Mendix (Siemens) and ITWeb.