IT News Africa recently hosted the annual PublicSec Cybersecurity at the Gallagher Convention Centre drawing a crowd of industry players and service providers.
at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, drawing a crowd of industry players and service providers. The event featured a line-up of 10 experts from both the IT industry and government whoAmong the topics discussed were managing cybersecurity risks and compliance requirements, the importance of identity security strategies, addressing critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, and leveraging AI for cyber defense.
Brendon Meyer, Senior Solutions Engineer at BeyondTrust, highlighted the evolving nature of cyber threats and the need for a comprehensive identity-first security strategy. “Evolution – Identity first security. This involves human, software, and hardware elements. Hackers are looking for all pieces of information from these elements and from everywhere. Identity is linked to everything – Banking, Employment, Ownership, etc.,” he added. “Threat Evolution.
Jacobus Valentine, Chief Commercial Officer at Global Command & Control Technologies, called attention to the urgent need for cybersecurity measures in the face of ongoing cyber warfare. “South Africa is in a Cyber Warfare, whether we acknowledge it or not. This reality is here to stay. It’s time to elevate Cyber Security education and fortify our sovereignty as a nation,” he said.
“No entity can combat Cyber Attacks alone. There is no resistance without collaboration. We need to foster collaboration,” said Moetsana-Moeng.
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