Leo Nardi joined the presenters at iLegal 2016 to review his experiences at Toyota as the company engaged in a long-term project to upgrade its camera installation to megapixel IP systems.

South African businesses are buckling under the cost of crime during tough economic times, but the perpetrators are often where companies least expect to find them.

Industrial espionage - stealing trade secrets, theft of intellectual property and databases, leaking confidential information – is not just the stuff of Hollywood movies.

There has been a dramatic surge in identity theft and business fraud in Gauteng with the number of cases under investigation more than doubling between 2012 and 2013, according to private investigations company, Justicia Investigations.

Trucking companies have lost up to R350 million in stolen fuel to a blue light syndicate operating between Durban and Gauteng, Conrad van der Merwe, regional director Gauteng of Justicia Investigations, has revealed.

Many businesses operate under the illusion that their security controls, policies, and incident response plans will hold firm when tested by cybercriminals, but does this mean you are really safe?

The complexity and velocity of modern fraud schemes, from deepfakes to fraud and scams involving social engineering, demand more than just investment in new tools; they need adaptability and expanding the security net.

Despite the increasing number of attacks, analysis of Allianz Commercial cyber claims shows that severity is down by 50% and large-claim frequency by 30% in H1 2025, driven by larger companies’ enhanced detection and response capabilities.

Fire safety is a combination of technology, product certifications, and experience that ensures that every project is planned correctly at inception according to client requirements, while meeting SANS standards.