1-in-100 online service users is part of a fraud network

Research by Sumsub, a global verification platform with more than 1-billion identities on its database, shows an alarming surge of fraud networks across multiple regions. According to the research, every 100th user of a digital platform or service globally was a...

These are the top websites blocked by employers

A significant portion of employers (72%) block malicious and adult websites due to malware threats, according to research from cybersecurity company NordLayer, which adds that 43% block gambling sites too – likely due to concerns over addiction and productivity...

Cybercriminals capitalise on businesses’ biggest flaw: Human risk

Cyberthreats are growing at an unprecedented pace and the year ahead will be fraught with cybercrime and incidents ahead of a global election year where more than 60 countries head to the polls, including South Africa – and new threats like AI and deepfake...

The evolution of solar power continues …

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei FusionSolar Partner Summit – Carbon neutrality and intelligence are goals driving technology efforts in the next decades. As we build a new intelligent world, we are creating new energy sources along with new means of...

EU’s AI Act sets a precedent

The European Union’s groundbreaking AI Act sets a precedent in regulating artificial intelligence (AI), introducing stringent requirements for developers and deployers, says research group GlobalData. With the adoption of the landmark legislation, establishing...

Load shedding forces SMEs to shut down their servers

The national disaster that is load shedding is already costing the South African economy almost R1-billion every day, according to the Reserve Bank. Now SMEs across the country are shutting down their server rooms because unreliable power means that running costs are...