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Twenty years. That feels like a long time to be doing anything, let alone running a business in technology. If you had told me back in the early days, sitting in that warehouse in Honeydew, with more ambition than structure, that J2 would still be here two decades later… I probably would have believed you.
If you’re a business owner in 2026, you’re already managing enough uncertainty. The last thing you need is another abstract warning about “advanced cyber threats.” But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Cyber criminals have changed. They’ve become lazy. Not careless. Not less dangerous. Just lazy. The Era of Automated Crime There was a time when attackers would
You user gets an important business document to respond to. It is deemed safe because the email security layer has let it in, it comes from a known email contact and all they need to do is download the “important” document. They get redirected to a file sharing service which gets them to download the
Today, as we celebrate J2 Software’s 19th anniversary, I’m filled with immense pride and loads of gratitude. What we have been able to achieve is really amazing and even more than I had planned back in 2006. We have managed to do what only 13,000 odd businesses in South Africa, and apparently 4% in the
The financial strain on businesses from escalating cybercrimes are growing at an alarming rate. For chief financial officers (CFO), the financial implications of cyberattacks are becoming impossible to ignore. The increasing frequency and sophistication of these threats demand a more strategic approach to cybersecurity investment, yet many organisations continue to underestimate the financial consequences of
18 years ago today, I walked to our desk in the warehouse section of our good friends at E-Bis and the J2 Software journey officially began. Our young adult now has locations in multiple cities and service 600+ customers on 4 continents. When I think about it all I can say is that I am
A successful cyber-attack takes several weeks to recover from. So, let’s be conservative and ask ourselves a few questions. What would it mean in your business if you couldn’t trade for one week? No data, no systems, no orders…CRISIS!! Now add the stress of understanding where your data is, who you need to notify and
It was just yesterday that most of the world was in lockdown, then today we look up and it is half way through November 2023. It sometimes feels like 3 years have been condensed into 1. The Rolling Stones just released a new album, The Beatles have released a new song & both rushed to
Nobody will want to target us, we have nothing to steal. We are not important enough. We are not big enough. All our email is in the cloud, so we are ok. These are some of the excuses we hear from Small and Medium business owners when we speak to them about the cyber risk
Is The Second Half of 2023 Your Time to Shine? The last three years have proven that most of what we understand to be correct can be changed in days. Those restful days of small and incremental changes to the environment in which we operate are gone. We live in the time of hyper connected,
