Multichoice to can Showmax

Mutlichoice will shut down its movie streaming service Showmax. According to communication sent to customers, the company has experienced substantial losses such that the Showmax business is no longer sustainable. MultiChoice says it will rather focus on strengthening...
Cyber risks increase as Middle East war escalates

Cyber risks increase as Middle East war escalates

The Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has issued a cyber advisory warning of increased cybersecurity risks as the US-Israel-Iran conflict continues and escalates. Historically, periods of direct military escalation in the Middle East have correlated with...

SA organisations see a rise in malicious insider threats

Mimecast’s ninth annual State of Human Risk Report reveals that 46% of SA organisations reported an increase in malicious insider incidents over the past year – matching the 46% of local organisations reporting a rise in negligent incidents for the first time. This...

Threat actors ramp up sophistication of DDoS attacks

Sophisticated attacker collaboration, resilient botnets and compromised IoT infrastructure drove more than eight million DDoS attacks worldwide – some as large as 30 terabits per second (Tbps) – in the second half of 2025. According to NetScout Systems’ 2025...
The secret sauce, the Pentagon, and the greatest PR campaign in history

The secret sauce, the Pentagon, and the greatest PR campaign in history

By Barry Buck – I’ve said it so many times it’s basically my catchphrase: “I don’t know how they do it, but Anthropic has the secret sauce. They’re just better than every single one of their competitors – and it’s not even close.” Turns out the Pentagon agrees...