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.

Africa braces for tariff shocks

As the US imposes higher tariffs with global ramifications, African Development Bank Group president Dr Akinwumi Adesina has warned that these measures could trigger significant economic disruptions across Africa, affecting numerous nations and accelerating a...

Machine learning is top fraud priority in 2025

Businesses need to adopt Machine Learning (ML)-based, orchestrated fraud decisioning to combat escalating fraud losses and increasingly sophisticated attacks, according to Experian’s latest research report. "Machine Learning (ML) is the top fraud priority for...

European networks lead the race to Net Zero

The carbon emissions of mobile network operators fell by 6% globally between 2019-2022, according to the GSMA's fourth Mobile Net Zero report, published yesterday at MWC Barcelona. The report reveals regional variations in the reduction of operational emissions, with...

A year of elections and politically-motivated DDoS attacks

This year is a significant one for elections on the global stage with more than 60 taking place worldwide - including national elections in the five most populous countries in the world. In fact, across the globe, more voters than ever before will make their way to...

Vodacom applies to ConCourt for Please Call Me appeal

Vodacom has applied for leave to appeal the 6 February judgement on the Please Call Me matter, handed down by the Supreme Appeal. The mobile operator confirms that it has lodged its application for leave to appeal this judgment and order to the Constitutional Court of...

COFI Bill set to shake up local finance sector

While it's unlikely that the Conduct of Financial Institutions (COFI) Bill will be tabled before Parliament ahead of the elections this year, market players are eagerly awaiting its enactment and the many benefits it will bring - especially when it comes to low-risk,...

Defensive AI safeguards against emerging cyberthreats

Google's recent announcement of an artificial intelligence (AI) Cyber Defence Initiative to enhance global cybersecurity underscores the importance of defending against increasingly sophisticated and pervasive cyberthreats, says GlobalData. The analyst adds that AI is...

Zoom downloads decline dramatically post-pandemic

According to Stocklytics.com, Zoom mobile app downloads have plunged by 89% between Q2 2020 and Q4 2023, with a particularly stark drop in the Asia-Pacific region - one of Zoom's key markets - from 113,45-million in Q2 2020 to approximately 18,3-million in the last...

Vumacam’s crime-fighting partnership with Gauteng yields results

Just two weeks after announcing a landmark partnership with the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), Vumacam says it is already making impact in the fight against crime in the country's economic heartland. The partnership sees the GPG benefit from Vumacam's extensive...

Broadcom sells VMware’s end-user computing division

Broadcom has agreed to sell VMware's end-user computing (EUC) business to global investment firm KKR, in a transaction valued at approximately $4-billion. Upon closing of the transaction, the EUC division will become a standalone company, with greater access to growth...

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Changing workplaces: collaboration is in the detail

Can a workplace encourage more collaboration? Dell Technologies embarked on a journey to find out and give its employees more chances to interact. How would you define collaboration? In essence, it means to work together, but at the broadest sense collaboration...

Call for New Einstein Forum ambassadors

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), Africa's global forum for science, launches its call for a new class of NEF Ambassadors, young champions of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and social science in their countries. The NEF Ambassadors, one from each...

SUSE transforms storage with containerised and cloud workload support

SUSE has introduced SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, the latest release of its software-defined storage solution powered by Ceph technology. The new SUSE Enterprise Storage enables IT organisations to seamlessly adapt to changing business demands while reducing IT...

Reflecting on the one-year anniversary of GDPR

It's been a year since the European Commission (EC) made its hotly anticipated General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforceable on 25 May 2018. Danny Allan, vice-president: product strategy at Veeam There has been a tremendous amount of fear, uncertainty and...

Is AI the key to managing rampant data storage costs?

We are currently living in a data economy, where most businesses' competitive advantage stems from its ability to analyse data, improve customer experience and decision-making. By Eran Brown, chief technology officer: EMEA at Infinidat As this data increases, due to...

Tips for detecting hidden spy cameras when travelling

The use of secret cameras to spy on guests in rented accommodation has recently made the headlines, but to the security industry such tactics are nothing new. Surveillance devices can be used to target travelling businesspeople, politicians, activists, and...

Architects of the future required – apply within

Whether the market (or country) is ready for it or not, the fourth industrial revolution is here and the pace at which technology is moving is astonishing. And according to Greg de Chasteauneuf, chief technology officer (CTO) for Saicom, software developers are the...

Cloud migration not without challenges

While moving to the cloud might be easier than overhauling on-premise systems, there are still obstacles to overcome. Ryan Jamieson, solutions and innovation officer at Altron Karabina, says many companies underestimate the costs of migration and the level of planning...

Local RFID solutions provide flexibility in emerging markets

Local RFID solution providers offer cheaper and more flexible solutions that are better suited to the South African market. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been around for a long time, but local companies are now beginning to focus on providing...

Tata partners with African Development Solutions on African fibre

Tata Communications Transformation Services Limited (TCTS), a telco transformation and managed services provider, is partnering with Africa Development Solutions (ADS Group) to facilitate building the fibre infrastructure backbone across Africa. TCTS will perform...

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