South Africa’s rollout of a National Health Insurance (NHI) programme could attract cyber criminals due to the value of the patient data it will store, warns Calin Cloete, Enterprise Security Solutions Lead at ESET Southern Africa. He recommends a zero-trust approach to security, with full authentication required for all devices and users, regardless of their network position. Cloete also advised continuous cybersecurity training for all staff, due to the risks of human error.
M&S apologises after ‘cyber incident’ hits contactless payments and online orders – The Guardian
M&S experienced a cyber incident affecting contactless payments and online orders, prompting an apology from the company. The details of the incident were not disclosed,
