AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Africa’s young people want jobs, clean government

Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic - but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of democracy...

Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

Supply chain organisations lack formal AI strategies

Just 23% of supply chain leaders report having a formal supply chain AI strategy in place within their organisations, according to Gartner, which adds that, driven by pressures to demonstrate return-on-investment (ROI) in the near-term, chief supply chain officers...

Meta invests $14,3bn in AI startup

Meta is investing $14,3-billion for a major minority stake in artificial intelligence (AI) startup, Scale AI, that works with data to train AI systems. The company’s 28-year-old CEO, Alexandr Wang, will join Meta as part of the deal. The acquisition forms the...

AMD expands commercial AI PC portfolio

AMD has announced new products that will expand its commercial mobile and desktop AI PC portfolio, delivering exceptional productivity and premium AI and connectivity experiences to business users. The new AMD Ryzen PRO 8040 Series are the most advanced x86 processors...

Nvidia RTX A400, A1000 GPUs enhance AI-powered design, productivity

Nvidia has expanded its RTX professional graphics offerings with two new Nvidia Ampere architecture-based GPUs for desktops: the Nvidia RTX A400 and Nvidia RTX A1000. They expand access to AI and ray-tracing technology, equipping professionals with the tools they need...

Microsoft, Google top list for Q1 phishing attacks

Check Point Research has released its latest Brand Phishing Ranking for Q1 2024, highlighting the brands most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to deceive individuals and steal personal information or payment credentials. In the first quarter of...

Kagiso Trust hackathon bears fruit for municipalities

A Web-based solution to improve data management in local government will undergo further development after being conceived by the winning team at a Kagiso Trust hackathon. A team of young coders dubbed Mzansi Innovators shared a R20 000 prize for their solution which...

Nvidia sees big jump in R&D spending

Nvidia propelled its research and development (R&D) expenditure to an impressive 73% in five years, spending $8,68-billion, and highlighting a substantial surge from the $2,38-billion allocated in 2019, according to Stocklytics. "The trajectory of Nvidia's R&D...

Africa Code Week empowers 17m youth with digital skills

SAP's Africa Code Week (ACW) has successfully empowered 17-million young people across 54 countries since 2015, according to the programme's latest impact results. The initiative - in partnership with UNESCO, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa...

Starlink will cut off SA users

South African users of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service will be cut off from the end of this month. The service is not registered in this country and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) in November 2023 warned that it is illegal to...

Global coral bleaching event is happening now

The world is currently experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists and the network of global coral reef scientists aligned to the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). This...

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Arcserve unveils DR planning

Arcserve has unveiled new strategies to help organisations prepare for and respond to unplanned downtime - stressing active participation across business units to ensure all stakeholders understand both the data risks and expectations for recovery. Today's businesses...

Proactive approach with managed services toolkit

Network specialist three6five has announced details of a managed services toolkit, that it believes will reshape the managed services market, bringing a layer of consultancy and proactivity that helps businesses better utilise and plan their network requirements. Nick...

US firms top in cybersecurity M&As

US companies remained the most active investors in the cybersecurity technology space during 2014-2018, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Of the top five acquirers in terms of number of acquisitions, the top three were headquartered in the US, with...

Kingson revises fund size to $100m

Kingson Fund Two, a high-growth Tech and black-owned SME fund launched in the first quarter of 2019 at R400-million (about $30-million), has been revised to $100-million, due to the enthusiastic investment appetite and committed capital from international investors....

LanDynamix achieves Level 2 BEE certification

LanDynamix has achieved a Level 2 BEE rating for the second year in a row. The company has also revealed the details of the LanDynamix Employees Trust which has been allocated 30% of the shares in the business. Established in 2006 LanDynamix provides cyber security...

Partners put Carbon Tax in the spotlight

Two consulting firms, Cova Advisory and XNovos, have announced a partnership to produce a software system to help companies to cope with the requirements of the new Carbon Tax. They have signed an MOU, and are committed to helping meet demand for a comprehensive...

BT delivers security services for icare

BT has signed a contract to deploy a cloud-based SIEM service for icare, a regional provider of insurance and care services to the businesses, people and communities of New South Wales, Australia. By selecting BT, icare will benefit from market-leading cyber security...

SUSE enhances delivery of containerised, cloud native applications

SUSE has announced updates to its application delivery solutions that help customers accelerate production of modern containerised and cloud native applications. These updates advance SUSE's delivery and support of solutions to create, deploy and manage workloads...

Vox expands SME assessment programme

Vox has introduced its IT Assessment Programme, which is aimed at ensuring that small and medium enterprises' IT infrastructure is up to date and secure, and that it is maintained in line with global best practice. "We have developed a software tool that...

DHL rolls out eShop to more countries

Since its initial introduction in April of this year, the DHL Africa eShop app has seen its user base grow rapidly and, within the first three months of operation, it had already been rolled out to 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. DHL Express has announced that...

Business Systems Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

Job description:You will be working as part of an IT delivery team responsible for the development, configuration and support of various IT business systems. If you have a passion for the more technical side of business analysis with a strong focus on systems, you...

Senior Back-end Developer (CH1080) (FULLY REMOTE)

Our client is an innovative cloud-based company that leverages its software to address the legal contracting, compliance, and legal practice challenges faced by listed companies and multinationals.They are seeking a Senior Back-end Developer who is able to build...

Cyber Security Specialist

Cyber Security Specialist / EngineerProtect and innovate with top insurance provider!R 500,000 - R 946,000 per annumJoin a leading South African insurance provider focused on customer protection and innovative financial services. This is an ideal opportunity to...

Wireless Network Engineer (Tier 3/Tier 4)

Our client is urgently looking to employ an experienced Wireless Network Engineer (Tier 3/Tier 4) at their organizationOur client is urgently looking to employ an experienced Wireless Network Engineer (Tier 3/Tier 4) at their organizationLocation: Midrand,...

Business Analyst IT

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Cyber Security Specialist – Western Cape Western Cape

Cyber Security Specialist / EngineerProtect and innovate with top insurance provider!R 500,000 - R 946,000 per annumJoin a leading South African insurance provider focused on customer protection and innovative financial services. This is an ideal opportunity to...

Wireless Network Engineer (Tier 3/Tier 4) – Gauteng Midrand

Our client is urgently looking to employ an experienced Wireless Network Engineer (Tier 3/Tier 4) at their organizationOur client is urgently looking to employ an experienced Wireless Network Engineer (Tier 3/Tier 4) at their organizationLocation: Midrand,...

Business Analyst IT – Gauteng Centurion

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