Browsing: Richard Firth

The Gentlemen, the group behind the MIP Holdings breach, has added three more South African organisations to its leak site.

The CEO who paid his attackers now wants ransoms outlawed. Information security expert Dominic White urges caution.

Three months on, the Information Regulator is still establishing how many insurers the MIP breach affected.

The ransomware group behind the MIP Holdings breach now appears to be extorting insurers directly.

The personal records of hundreds of thousands of South African insurance clients were taken in a single attack.

Pre-vetted employers get faster work visas – but the scoring shuts out smaller companies.

Global companies are tapping South Africa’s cost-effective skills base, while local firms continue to undervalue it.

The government wastes billions on IT. Richard Firth argues smarter, private-sector oversight could stop the rot.

Fibre isn’t a luxury anymore. It’s now as critical as water or electricity to many South African consumers.

It often feels like South Africa is in a constant struggle between politics and progress.