In today's digital age, professional networking platforms like LinkedIn have become indispensable tools for career growth and business opportunities. However, with great connectivity comes great responsibility, as these platforms are not immune to cybersecurity...

The importance of having a cybersecurity partner to manage your Multi-Factor Authentication Having a cybersecurity partner to manage your multi-factor authentication (MFA) can enhance your organisation's overall security posture. Multi-factor authentication is a...

Combatting Africa's lack of digital security infrastructure requires a multi-faceted approach involving government policies, private sector initiatives, education, and international collaboration. Local cybersecurity partners can play a crucial role in helping Africa...

Defining Moving Target Defence (MTD) Moving Target Defence (MTD) is a cybersecurity strategy that aims to enhance the security of systems and networks by continuously changing their attack surface and making them more challenging to target and exploit by...

In cybersecurity, a "blue team" refers to professionals defending and securing an organisation's IT infrastructure and information systems. They work in opposition to the "red team," which simulates attacks and attempts to breach the organisation's security to...

Many people think hybrid and multi-cloud environments make it hard to use managed detection and response (MDR) effectively; these environments pose problems for MDR integration and limit its capabilities. Your detection tools and MDR should work well using AWS,...

Using a cybersecurity partner to conduct internal and external penetration testing offers several benefits for organisations. Here are some of the key advantages: Expertise and Experience: Cybersecurity partners specialise in conducting penetration tests and have...

An interview with Head of Managed Security Service, Paul Grapendaal, on his experience, challenges and success of managing a Managed Security Services team for 8 years at Nclose, pooling more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity to grow and develop a team to...

It's that time of the year where we see the head lines of predictions for how attacks will change and evolve in the new year. However, cyber defence is improving too, so it's only fair to make some predictions for the Blue Team and what can we potentially expect to...

Whether at work or at home, we are using our cell phones, laptops, tablets, and various other devices to get things done. This more than likely requires online interaction with other people or browsing around the web to accomplish tasks both personal and business....

Phishing, baiting, whaling, scareware, pretexting and so on, social engineering has a plethora of attack techniques that sound a lot more complex in nature than they actually are. The method behind social engineering is to get the victim or target person/personnel to...

Sam How did you find your way into the cybersecurity industry? I originally come from an advertising background and my journey into cybersecurity started with Anna Collard – who was the Head of Popcorn Training which is now KnowB4 – she took a chance and pulled me...

Whether you have your own in-house or outsourced Security Operations Centre (SOC), having an integrated SOC within your business is the most competent and comprehensive resource to protect your business against evolving cybersecurity threats. Now more than ever,...

According to Interpol’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report, 90% of African businesses operate without the necessary cybersecurity protocols. The report highlighted South Africa as the highest targeted for ransomware attacks in Africa and ranked third in the world...

A “buzz word” being used more often within the Cybersecurity community has been “Cyber Resiliency” - by no means is it a foreign term to the cybersecurity industry – but rather the current threat landscape making the term more relevant. So, just what does it mean to...

Often when Africa is spoken about in a digital context and future, the immediate argument points towards the continent’s shortfalls. However, just because Africa lacks in certain criterion does not mean the continent cannot contribute globally to the cyber space – in...

South African businesses have seen a massive mentality shift towards cybersecurity over the last few years. Global threats, digitalisation, metaverse era, the overall shift to remote workforces has made them more vulnerable and increased exposure to the cyber world...

To any of those worrying about the cybersecurity situation happening over between Ukraine and Russia, Nclose’s Co-Founder & Technical Director, Martin Potgieter, weighed in his speculation and opinion of what is currently and could potentially happen. Who is...

Social engineering is a technique used by cybercriminals that focuses on psychological manipulation to gain access to critical information or obtain critical information from a user. What makes social engineering so dangerous is cybercriminals use a variety of attack...

Regardless of your size or whether you are an organisation with a cybersecurity partner or not, having a solution that protects your organisation’s virtual assets and/or critical information is critical in today's age. With the world moving in such a digitalised...