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

Are we ready for solar storms, submarine cable cuts, satellite disruptions, and extreme weather to disrupt communication networks and potentially trigger a “digital pandemic"? A new report – “When digital systems fail: The hidden risks of our digital world​" –...

CEOs are reshaping C-suite roles for the AI era

The accelerating pace of artificial intelligence (AI) is pushing CEOs to redesign how C-suite roles are structured to drive greater business impact across the enterprise. In the foreword of a new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, IBM...

Intel accelerates AI at the edge with open ecosystem

Intel is unveiling its new Intel AI Edge Systems, Edge AI Suites and Open Edge Platform initiatives. These offerings help streamline and speed up AI adoption at the edge across industries such as retail, manufacturing, smart cities, and media and entertainment by...

Security spending set for 12% global increase

According to the latest forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Security Spending Guide, global security spending is expected to grow by 12,2% year on year in 2025. The increasing complexity and frequency of cyberthreats — accelerated by...

Best practices to ensure a safer Internet

From cyberbullying to digital identity, Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness among young people of online issues. But they're not the only ones who need to be aware of online safety, writes Sean Richards, technical consultant at Evolve Business Group. Businesses...

Multichoice rejects Canal+ offer, notes share purchase

Multichoice has rejected an acquisition offer from Groupe Canal+, while disclosing that the French company has been buying up shares in the group. In the first of two separate SENS announcements this morning, Multichoice points out that Groupe Canal+ has acquired an...

Public employment programme delivers positive stimulus

New research indicates that the largest component of South Africa's Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) programme is beneficial to economic growth as it also has an indirect positive effect on non-programme employment and wages. The study, commissioned by the...

Registration opens for Internet industry event

Next month sees the Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) and the ZA Network Operators' Group (ZANOG) co-hosting ZANOG@iWeek2024, South Africa's most influential and anticipated annual internet industry event. Registration is now open for this three-day...

Kaspersky shares cyberthreat data with Interpol

Kaspersky has contributed to the fight against transnational cybercrime by taking part in operation Synergia, involving Interpol and its Gateway project partners -- an initiative promoting collective efforts of national law enforcement and private sector organisations...

Neuralink ignites corporate interest in brain-machine interfaces

Elon Musk's update on Neuralink's successful brain chip implant recently has once again brought the spotlight on the growing interest in brain-machine interface (BMI) research among corporates. Though still in its nascent stages, as indicated by patent publication...

MTN SA, Community Policing Forums partner to tackle theft, vandalism

With the ongoing vandalism and theft of batteries and cables at cellphone towers across South Africa, MTN has partnered with the Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board to support Community Policing Forums to accelerate the fight against this type of crime. The aim...

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Make the switch to solar

The Duxbury Solar Switch was designed to cater for remote locations where electricity is not freely available. It is ideal for locations like mines, construction sites, game farms, forestry, solar and wind farms and mission-critical installation where load shedding is...

Insurance in the age of robo-surgeons and self-driving cars

Should Elon Musk's robot-surgeon start inserting electrodes into human brains to connect humans and computers via a high-bandwidth brain-machine? What exactly are the implications for medical insurance? By Gielie Matthee, head of actuarial and data analytics at Santam...

RBS transforms HR analysis with Decision Inc

Risk Benefit Solutions (RBS) has contracted Decision Inc. to implement the Qlik Sense business intelligence tool at the financial services advisory to improve its human resource analysis to enable more effective decision-making. Established in 1988, RBS is one of the...

LanDynamix provides wireless expertise for St Benedict’s

St Benedict's Catholic School for Boys has a reputation as one of the top schools in the country, not least for the effective use it makes of technology to enhance both the teaching and learning experiences. With help from long-standing IT service provider,...

Lenovo’s single-socket servers designed for the edge

Lenovo has introduced the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 server platforms, two of the industry's most powerful single-socket servers. As businesses are tasked with doing more with less, the new Lenovo solutions provide the performance of a dual-socket server at...

Africa Blockchain Alliance calls for applications, scholarships

The Africa Blockchain Alliance has called for applications and scholarships for the second cohort of the Africa Blockchain Developer Program. The program was launched to give developers in Africa the opportunity to gain the skills to become industry-ready blockchain...

Facebook, with Africa Check, expands local language coverage

Facebook, together with Africa Check, has added new local language support for several African languages as part of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme - which helps to assess the accuracy of news on Facebook and aims to reduce the spread of misinformation....

Lenovo doubles year-on-year income

Lenovo has announced group revenue in the first quarter reached $12,5-billion, the eighth consecutive quarter of growth. Pre-tax income more than doubled year-on-year, growing by $127-million to reach $240-million. Net income also more than doubled, up $85-million to...

Protection against APT’s everyone’s business

Companies should be as invested in protecting networks and data against advanced persistent threats (APTs) as cyber criminals are in targeting and implementing their attacks. In the past, APT counter measures were only implemented by certain sectors where there were...

Junior Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre

To plan, execute and finalise projects for the organisation within the predetermined time frames , using the FIC Project Management methodology under close guidance by the Project Manager or PMO Manager.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS • Manages the delivery of small to medium...

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My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Senior Integration Engineer to join them on a permanent basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Architect, design, develop, and implement integration solutions to connect various software...

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Hire Resolve's client, a leading technology solutions provider specializing in scalable software systems, is currently seeking a Intermediate Software Engineer to join their dynamic team in Centurion. The ideal candidate will have experience in software development...

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My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Senior Integration Engineer to join them on a permanent basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Architect, design, develop, and implement integration solutions to connect various software...

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Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will be doing: We...

Senior Mobile Developer

WORK FROM HOME Our client, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented iOS Software Engineer to join their team. This position reports to the Mobile Engineering Manager. Your mission, should you choose to accept it:You will: Help design,...

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Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will be doing: We...

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WORK FROM HOME Our client, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented iOS Software Engineer to join their team. This position reports to the Mobile Engineering Manager. Your mission, should you choose to accept it:You will: Help design,...

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