Businesses today are forced to navigate a perilous landscape of cyber-threats, characterised by the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks. The financial repercussions are staggering, with the average cost of a data breach reaching millions of dollars.

According to IBM’s “Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024‚, the global average cost in 2024 was $4.88m (R88.6m), a 10% increase over the previous year and the highest total yet...

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