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“Shadow IT refers to (the use of) IT devices, software and services outside the ownership (approval) or control of IT organisations.” – Gartner The...

Definition: A data breach is a cyber-attack in which sensitive or confidential data has been accessed or disclosed to an unauthorised individual or...

Increasing levels of remote work and the accompanying migration to the cloud has seen a renewed emphasis on data protection, proactive threat...

With more than 2,200 cyberattacks per day, it’s easy for organisations to start feeling like sitting ducks. The alarming increase in cybersecurity...

Social engineering, the practice of manipulating a victim into believing they are communicating with a trusted individual or platform, so they give...

As we mark two years of operating under the new normal of Work from Anywhere, Hybrid Work and increased Bring Your Own Device environments, it goes...

If the numbers are anything to go by, now more than ever is a highly stressful time to be tasked with maintaining the cybersecurity posture of an...

Few things evolve as rapidly as the state of cybersecurity and what should be prioritised to protect an organisation from malicious actors. In...

A lot has been said about the importance of a business being agile. Business agility is crucial as the ability to adapt to your environment in real...

What a year it’s been and there’s certainly a lot to learn as we complete year 2 of the dreaded “new normal”. March 2020 marked the start of a drive...

The future of technology is limitless. Technological advances have been accelerated through increased network agility, integrated artificial...

‘Password123’. Gone are the days where this was all you needed to secure your desktop or keep people out of your inbox. Now with an ever-increasing...

Identity and Access Management in regards to cybersecurity refers to a framework of policies, processes, and technologies that enable organisations...

Over the last year and a half, what has been dubbed the “new normal” has slowly but surely become the “normal”. It is now common place for sensitive...

The day-to-day challenges faced by the modern CISO are monumental. You are charged with keeping your organisation’s most valuable assets safe from...

Over the years software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) have really taken off with many...

DataGroupIT is proud to announce we have opened two new offices across West and East Africa. Our new offices are in Lagos and Nairobi and offer our...

Looking back on early 2020, one can be forgiven for believing that the call to stay home and work remotely was only going to last for a couple of...

Implementing cybersecurity best practice in your organisation should always be viewed as a journey and not an event. The on-going process requires...

Many of us are old enough to remember when cloud computing was considered to be a passing trend. In today’s world, technologies come and go faster...

The age old saying 'teamwork makes the dream work' is widely applicable in a multitude of environments and situations. Often applied to the sporting...

As the world enhances its approach to dealing with a growing number of cybersecurity threats, the utilization of artificial intelligence to monitor...

Has a week gone by without at least one headline that left you slightly nervous about the state of cybersecurity and whether your organisation could...

The old proverb, Fight fire with fire, is taking on new meaning in the battle CISOs and CIOs are waging against increasingly well-resourced and...

The level of espionage, stealth and tech jargon associated with cybercrime can easily lead one to believe that “it only happens in the movies”. That...