Ransomware continues on growth trajectory

A lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA) remains one of the biggest impediments to enterprise security. This is among the headline findings the Cisco Talos Intelligence Group report for the second quarter of 2023, highlighting the most common attacks, targets, and...

Security threats are holding back innovation

A massive 64% of IT leaders believe that cybersecurity concerns are negatively impacting their organisation’s willingness to invest in innovative tech, according to research by HPE Aruba Networking. This is part of a broader trend locally, with studies showing...

Teenage cyberbullying: A toxic side-effect of online socialisation

Teenagers fall prey to bullying while using the Internet – a platform that provides safe haven for bullies – according to a questionnaire-based study by Wolters Kluwer published in a recent issue of the journal Medicine. “Cyberbullying represents a...

SARS invites comments on how to modernise VAT

SARS has published a discussion paper on its intended modernisation of the VAT collection system which will ultimately make VAT reporting faster and more transparent. In this article, Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel, delves deeper into developments. In the 2023...

Healthy growth forecast for drone software

The global drone software market is expected to reach $23,73-billion by 2030 – expanding at a CAGR of 18,6% from 2023 to 2030 – according to a new study by Grand View Research. The growing trend of integrating AI and machine learning (ML) algorithms into...

Discrimination rife against women in the supply chain

More than half of the respondents in the 2023 Women in Supply Chain Leadership Survey undertaken by SAPICS – the professional body in South Africa for supply chain management – said that they had experienced or witnessed discrimination in the workplace. In...