{"id":10568,"date":"2024-10-28T09:53:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T07:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=10568"},"modified":"2024-11-28T18:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T16:52:02","slug":"the-road-to-cybersafety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/10568","title":{"rendered":"The road to cybersafety"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10568\" class=\"elementor elementor-10568\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c2c45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9c2c45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd9f23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcd9f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">In commemoration of Cyber <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">wareness <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">M<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">onth<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\"> in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\"> October, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">we<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">embarked on a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">Cyber<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">ecurity Awareness Roadshow<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\"> to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">strengthen our cyber<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">security an<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">d ensure our business <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">remains<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\"> safe from cyber<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">criminals<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24251980 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW24251980 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The event was designed to enhance our collective understanding of cyber security threats and highlight best practices to safeguard our organisation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The roadshow visited Princeton, Louwlardia, Durban and DENIS, culminating in BLVD\u2019s Cyber Awareness Expo.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Topics under discussion included:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57afcd3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"57afcd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Introduction to cybersecurity <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Interactive Q&amp;A session<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;color: windowtext;font-size: 12pt;line-height: 19.425px;, sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1c329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e1c329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thank you to everyone who attended the event.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac2c65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ac2c65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce335a2 elementor-widget 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aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The impact of cybercrime on the South African economy is estimated at R2.2 billion per annum.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An estimated 32% of all South African companies have been affected by breaches of some sort.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e1659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99e1659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW60640208 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60640208 BCX0\">Be sure to read our article<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60640208 BCX0\">, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW60640208 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" 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