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

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​" –...

New AI attack vectors a top concern for SA organisations

South African organisations are concerned about the potential for artificial intelligence to be used to launch attacks that are hard to guard against. This is among the findings from Mimecast’s ninth annual State of Human Risk report. Based on the findings of an...

AI reasoning comes closer with new Blackwell Ultra AI factory platform

Nvidia has announced the next evolution of the Nvidia Blackwell AI factory platform, Nvidia Blackwell Ultra — paving the way for the age of AI reasoning. NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra boosts training and test-time scaling inference — the art of applying more compute during...

Création Africa extends application deadline

Création Africa, a R24-million initiative to mentor, incubate and provide financial support for emerging culture and creative businesses in Lesotho, Malawi and South Africa, has issued its final call for applications. Entrepreneurs have until 31 January 2024 to apply....

JINX dark fiber upgrades set the stage for SA internet growth

JINX completes dark fibre upgrades The multisite Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX) has completed the installation of high-speed dark fibre across the span of the entire network to radically boost the exchange's resilience and backbone capacity in 2024. "Successful...

Hubble finds water vapour in small exoplanet’s atmosphere

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere. At only approximately twice Earth's diameter, the planet GJ 9827d could be an example of potential planets with water-rich...

Dark fibre network market set for steady growth

The global dark fibre market size is predicted to attain $13,45-billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. It is anticipated to progress at a CAGR of 12,8% from 2023 to 2030. Dark fibre has emerged as a sustainable solution for various...

Steady growth for mobile security

The global mobile security market size is anticipated to reach $30,8-billion by 2030 with a projected CAGR of 20,5% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Increase in the adoption of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other portable...

Dark web swarms with info on GenAI

Kaspersky's Digital Footprint Intelligence service has found nearly 3 000 dark web posts mainly discussing use of ChatGPT and other LLMs for illegal activities. Threat actors are exploring schemes, from creating nefarious alternatives of the chatbot to jailbreaking...

Five cybersecurity trends to watch in 2024

The year ahead presents cybersecurity defenders with a host of new challenges as threat actors continue to evolve their tactics, writes Zaheer Ebrahim, solutions architect at Trend Micro MEA, who shares the top insights from the security specialist's latest research -...

Massive jump for Ethereum addresses

Ethereum's native token, Ether (ETH), ended 2023 with an 85% gain, ranking just in the middle of the best performers in the crypto space. According to data presented by Stocklytics.com, the number of unique ETH addresses active on the network has jumped by 740 000 in...

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Lenovo jumps 28 spots on 2019 Fortune Global 500 list

Fortune has ranked Lenovo at number 212 in this year's Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies by revenue, up from number 240 on the 2018 annual list. Jumping 28 spots in the rankings, Lenovo's $51-billion in annual revenue puts the company ahead of...

Cryptocurrencies help ransomware industry flourish

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On-demand economy ushers in a new era of choice

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Kaspersky debuts Hybrid Cloud Security

A new version of Kaspersky Security for Virtualisation Light Agent, part of Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security, responds to enterprises' demand for virtualisation security and scalability. It optimises protection rollout for larger virtual machine deployments and...

The intelligence era – looking beyond storage

We are witnessing the dawn of the intelligence era, which is signifying a fundamental shift in the storage landscape. By Adam Day, CEEMA storage category manager at HPE South Africa While we have seen great strides in recent years with the move to flash disk storage -...

Africa to get its first dedicated PUBG Mobile servers

Tencent Africa has announed the imminent launch of its dedicated PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG Mobile) servers in South Africa. The announcement was made at the PUBG Mobile Club Open (PMCO) 2019 held at the at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany...

Iliadin goes OTC with exclusive Smart offering

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Sanlam rebrands digital innovation hub

Sanlam's millennial-focused digital business, Indie, has rebranded as Sanlam Indie with the aim of cementing its credibility in the market. Indie was launched in early 2018 with the intention of attracting customers online with an array of innovative risk products as...

How to maximise your ERP investment

Is your ERP system evolving alongside your business to provide it with the competitive edge it needs? Doug Hunter at Syspro provides a few pointers as to how companies can optimise their ERP journey. Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system without...

Senior IT Support Technician – Western Cape Cape Town

Role: Snr IT Field Engineer/TechnicianLocation: Parow, Cape TownOur client, a successful MSP with 15 years of industry experience, are currently looking for a Snr IT Field Engineer/Technician to join their dynamic team. The role involves remote and field support,...

RPA Automation Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Job Title: Automation Analyst (RPA Business Analyst)Location: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (11-month contract)Hybrid Roles and responsibilities: Develop and implement automation strategies to streamline business processes.Collaborate with business stakeholders...

Data Scientist at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

About our client:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

Test Analyst – Gauteng Sandton

We are looking for an experienced Software Tester with a passion for finance to join our team. As a Software Tester, you'll take responsibility for ensuring the quality and functionality of cutting-edge derivatives pricing systems through rigorous testing procedures....

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Senior Systems Administrator: SAP Basis – Gauteng Centurion

A well-established financial services institute is seeking to appoint a Senior Systems Administrator: SAP Basis, you will be responsible for the administration of all SAP environments and instances, ensuring their optimal performance and availability. Administration...

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