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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.
Expert urges SMEs to integrate AI into cyber security plans

2 days ago | itweb.co.za | Samuel Mungadze

By Samuel Mungadze, Africa editorJohannesburg, 05 Jun 2025There is a critical need for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their cyber security strategies and conduct comprehensive assessments of their existing systems. So says Samantha Hanreck, associate consultant for AI business strategy at the Cyber Security Institute, who was speaking at the ITWeb Security Summit 2025 this week.
Space system cyber attacks increasingly a ‘concerning’ threat

2 days ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

While satellites have historically been prone to non-malicious threats like human error or natural disasters, a more concerning category of threats is emerging, and is driven by the internet. This is according to Dr Bianca Lins, legal officer and lead, space department, Liechtenstein Office for Communications, saying this category includes targeted and intentional disruptions.
Artificial intelligence’s power must be regulated

3 days ago | itweb.co.za | Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

South Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) policy integrates with and has picked various elements from the AI legislation of the European Union (EU), China and the US. This is according to Dr Rejoice Malisa-van der Walt, CEO and co-founder of AI Nexus Research, Training & Consultancy, who was part of a panel discussion this week at ITWeb Security Summit 2025 at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg.
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.