Aug 6, 2026
South Africa was the 42nd most breached country in the world during the first half of the year, with 359 600 leaked accounts, according to the latest data from cybersecurity firm Surfshark. Globally, a total of 313,4-million accounts were breached, with the US ranking...
Aug 6, 2026
Only 18,5% of the world’s most-visited landing pages are operating without any technical barrier to automated access, according to a new study by Web data extraction specialist Zyte. This means that less than one in five of all the most-visited sites are fully...
Aug 6, 2026
While most cyberthreat categories declined over the past year in the META region, cyberespionage continues to intensify – with spyware attacks increasing by 40% in Africa and password stealer attacks growing by 31%, according to cybersecurity experts at...
Aug 6, 2026
It’s no secret that crypto adoption and crypto regulation have not been keeping pace in South Africa, resulting in a complicated legal environment when it comes to how the digital asset is treated from a payment perspective and exchange control perspective. On 1 June,...
Aug 6, 2026
The King Committee has issued new guidance clarifying one of the most frequently misunderstood aspects of corporate governance in South Africa – the role of a director’s length of service when assessing independence. The guidance addresses the widespread...
Aug 6, 2026
A scientific algorithm designed to predict early warning signs of life-threatening deterioration in hospital patients is being submitted to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) for licensing approval following a successful clinical study in...
