SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Interconnected systems at risk of a digital pandemic

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Business is ready to explore quantum AI

Quantum computing and related technologies like quantum AI are regarded as the next big wave after AI. A global survey of 500 business leaders across industries found that interest in quantum is very high, with more than 60% of respondents indicating they are actively...

C-suite cuts on the cards

Half of C-suite executives are considering cuts to their function in the second quarter of 2025, in anticipation of continued disruption of supply chains, decreased consumer demand and inflation, according to a poll by Gartner. In a Gartner March 17, 2025, webinar...

Cybersecurity strategies are under the spotlight

As the digital landscape continues to evolve at an unprecedented speed, organisations are racing to keep pace with revamped cybersecurity strategies. LogRhythm has released its "2024 State of the Security Team: Navigating Constant Change" report, based on research...

AI, GenAI expected to transform industries

Generative AI (GenAI) and AI will significantly transform industries in the future, according to 91% of South African respondents (global: 81%) to the Dell Technologies Innovation Catalyst Research. This drops to 89% (global: 91%) for organisations reporting high...

AI, ML the new battleground for API exploits

There's been a significant uptick in sophisticated cyber threats targeting APIs of AI infrastructure products including Nvidia's Triton Inference Server, ZenML and Hail. This is among the findings from Wallarm's Q1 API ThreatStats 2024 Report, which also underscores...

CRM platforms take centre stage on Reddit

Customer relationship management (CRM) platforms are revolutionising the way companies engage with their clients by improving communication channels and optimizing business processes, thereby enhancing overall productivity and customer satisfaction. In Q1 2024,...

AI in healthcare set to surge

The global AI in healthcare market size is expected to reach $187,7-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 38,5% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. AI acts as a transformative force in healthcare systems, shifting them from reactive...

Passwords the first line of defense

Passwords serve as the foundation of our digital lives, but they also serve as the gateway for cybercriminals to hack into sensitive personal information. Considering their essential function, passwords remain a prime target for increasingly sophisticated...

Call to bury the password once and for all

All signs point to the average password being hopelessly insecure. Let's drop the poor passwords and protect our data and organisations in other ways, writes Anna Collard, senior vice-president: content strategy and evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa. Today (2 May) is World...

Canal+ ups its Mutlichoice shareholding to 42,47%

Canal+ has acquired a further 3 868 391 Multichoice shares, in on/off market transactions. This brings the French media group's shareholding in Multichoice to approximately 42,47% of the issued share. Canal+ has disclosed the acquisitions to to the Takeover Regulation...

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CSSA appoints Bitdefender distributors

Bitdefender's country partner in South Africa, Cyber Security South Africa, has appointed three experienced ICT companies as its distributors in South Africa. According to Simon Campbell-Young, Partner at CS Africa Group Holdings, the decision to afford distribution...

First Technology Digital earns Gold Microsoft DevOps competency

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Funding granted for Covid-19 clinical trials

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SMEs: protect your data by moving to the cloud

In South Africa, 75% of CEOs stated that the increasing complexity of cyber threats is shaping their businesses. This is according to the PwC 23rd Annual CEO Survey 2020, which also highlights the growing public concern over data privacy and vulnerabilities in supply...

Hyundai’s Vest Exoskeleton wins Red Dot Design Award

The Hyundai Motor Group's latest exoskeleton wearable robot, the Vest Exoskeleton (VEX), has won the Product Design category (Innovative Product field) at the Red Dot Design Awards. The VEX was developed in line with Hyundai Motor Group's commitment to the health and...

Securicom debuts advanced threat detection solution

Securicom continues to add to its cyber threat-busting arsenal. New to its end-to-end range of IT security services is Securicom Monitor Detect Alert (MDA), an advanced network threat detection and alert platform. Suitable for organisations of all shapes and sizes,...

Risk, resilience and Covid-19

South Africa made it to 5 March 2020 before our first official confirmed case of Covid-19 was announced by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, write Vanessa Thurlwell of Mondial Risk and Business Consultants and Craig Kent, head of risk management at Aon South Africa. The...

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