With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

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...

SideWinder APT pivots to nuclear infrastructure targets

Kaspersky researchers have tracked a shift in focus for the advanced persistent threat (APT) group SideWinder toward nuclear power facilities in South Asia, marking a significant escalation in targeted espionage. The threat actor has simultaneously expanded operations...

Cloud-friendly network security solutions up by 18%

The Network Security market rebounded significantly in 4Q 2024, growing 9% year-over-year (Y/Y), according to a new Dell’Oro report. For 2024, the market eclipsed $24-billion, with SaaS and virtual-based solutions achieving robust 18% growth, offsetting a 2% decline...

Crypto exchanges to massively outperform 2023

Cryptocurrencies have had a fantastic year, driven by Bitcoin`s price rally and a huge interest in digital assets from mainstream investors. All major digital coins have seen double and triple-digit price growth, while the stocks of crypto companies jumped high above...

Widening disparities, growing threats cloud cybersecurity outlook

While increased geopolitical tensions and economic instability continue to concern cybersecurity experts, a new report from the World Economic Forum spotlights widening cyber inequity and emerging technologies - such as AI - as key rising risks for the year ahead in...

There’s an AI trust gap in the workplace

There's a growing trust gap emerging in the workplace regarding AI. According to a new survey from Workday, while business leaders and employees agree that AI holds great opportunities for business transformation, there is a lack of trust that it will be deployed...

SA employees struggle to identify deepfakes

While just under half of employees surveyed in South Africa (42%) said they could tell a deepfake from a real image, only 21% could actually distinguish a real image from an AI-generated one in a test, says Kaspersky. This means that organisations are vulnerable to...

Commerce on the cusp of mass AI adoption

The 2023 holiday shopping season saw the highest average discount rate since 2020 and an increase in AI-influenced purchases, according to new research by Salesforce. Based on the digital shopping activity of over 1,5-billion shoppers across Commerce Cloud, Marketing...

Microsoft the most imitated brand for phishing

Microsoft claimed the top spot as the number one most impersonated brand in Q4 2023 to steal individual's personal information or payment credentials, according to Check Point's latest Brand Phishing Report, accounting for 33% of all brand phishing attempts. The...

IT services spending to cross the $5trn mark

IT services are expected to spend roughly $ 5,1-trillion by the end of 2024. The planned expenditure is a notable 8,5% increase from 2023's $4,7-trillion spending, according to Stocklytics.com. The site's financial analyst, Edith Reads, comments: "The augmented IT...

Tech trends shaping 2024 and beyond

From integrating AI in everyday business operations to the fortification of cybersecurity measures, the past year showcased technology's efficiency and resilience. In 2023, terms like GenAI, cybersecurity, data, and multi-cloud seamlessly integrated into our daily...

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Great CX in government could boost faith in the country

Government departments are not generally known for their sterling service and good communication. Most struggle with substandard experiences, where their poor customer experience (CX) hampers mission success. A Forrester report discusses why the need to improve...

Synthesis joins AWS Well-Architected Partner Programme

Financial technology company Synthesis Software Technologies (Synthesis) is pleased to announce another milestone achievement as an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) member. Synthesis is now an AWS Well-Architected Partner, after becoming the first APN...

The importance of personalisation in insurance

If the digital age has delivered customers anything, then it is the ability to personalise virtually any product or service to meet their unique needs. Financial services providers, like insurers, must capitalise on this to satisfy individual customer requirements and...

Imperial College protects research data with software-defined storage

Solutions from ArcaStream and Excelero are part of a new software-defined storage deployment at Imperial College London, one of the world's leading university research centres for science, engineering, medicine and business. By moving to a single high-performance...

Saicom adds intelligent virtual agent

Saicom Voice Services has launched an intelligent virtual agent offering to automate common interactions between its clients and their customers. Developed by Inference Solutions and integrated across its Broadsoft platform, the virtual agent platform allows Saicom to...

GBI pioneers multi-national SD-WAN with Nuage Networks

Inter-connect carrier Gulf Bridge International (GBI) will use the Nuage Networks SD-WAN 2.0 solution to offer their enterprise customers optimised connectivity between branches and private and public clouds. Customers within GBI's 26+ country presence can reduce...

Why the must-have skill in tech is to be human

Why does technology exist? Not just mobiles and tablets and bleeding-edge digital applications, but any sort of technology – the internal combustion engine, a pair of scissors, a sharpened rock. It’s all tech. By Joe Baguley, vice-president and chief technology...

Demystifying cloud cybersecurity

With the rise of edge data centres and an increase in cloud-based computing, companies are facing new challenges in end-to-end cybersecurity. To ensure proper protection, data centre teams must now assess both internal processes and strategies used by cloud suppliers....

Cashless payments are on the rise in SA

With the cost of cash withdrawals increasing and the growing concern over data security, South African consumers are rapidly adopting cashless payments, as revealed by the latest numbers from Virgin Money Spot. The bank agnostic peer-to-peer payment app rocketed on to...

CyberTech gains DigiCert Platinum Partner status

CyberTech, a division of JSE-listed Altron, has become a Platinum Partner of DigiCert, the world’s leading provider of solutions for authentication, encryption and integrity of websites, enterprise digital applications and the Internet of Things (IOT). As a Platinum...

Project Manager II/III – Gauteng Sandton

Project Manager II/III - 12 Month ContractProject Manager II/III - 12 Month Contract Requirements: Manage and deliver medium projects from commencement to completion.Ensure projects are completed within the agreed scope, budget, and timeline.Handle projects across...

Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group

Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Design, code, test and implement APIs and applications in C# with .NET Framework and .NET Core , vNext along with REACT and [URL Removed] Work with architecture and engineering team members to build...

Software Developer I

Software Developer I - 12 Month ContractSoftware Developer I - 12 Month ContractKey Responsibilities:Develop, test, and maintain applications using NetBeans, SQL, PostgreSQL, and DB2Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new...

IT Project Manager

Join a leading company in the Manufacturing Sector that specialises in Retail Solutions and Innovative Products. This is an ideal opportunity to harness your 5+ years IT Project Management experience and be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team. You will have...

Software Developer I – Gauteng Sandton

Software Developer I - 12 Month ContractSoftware Developer I - 12 Month ContractKey Responsibilities:Develop, test, and maintain applications using NetBeans, SQL, PostgreSQL, and DB2Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new...

IT Project Manager – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal

Join a leading company in the Manufacturing Sector that specialises in Retail Solutions and Innovative Products. This is an ideal opportunity to harness your 5+ years IT Project Management experience and be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team. You will have...

Solutions Architect at The Foschini Group

Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Provide architectural and design leadership across solutions produced/consumed in/by the division. Collaborate with business architect and Business Analysts with business stakeholder engagement. Provide...

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