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.

Marketing budgets have flatlined

Chief marketing officers (CMOs) report that their marketing budgets for 2025 remain flat at 7,7% of overall company revenue, according to a survey by Gartner. This is consistent with last year when marketing budgets represented 7,7% of overall company revenue. The...

There are hurdles, but CEOs are serious about AI

CEOs are committed to advancing AI solutions across their organisation even as they face challenges from accelerating technology adoption. A new CEO study by the IBM Institute for Business Value, which surveyed 2 000 CEOs globally, revealed that executive respondents...

Play your part in making the Internet better

Safer Internet Day is a campaign designed to encourage everybody - from kids to parents to educators - to play their part in creating a better Internet. Renee Tarun, deputy chief information security officer at Fortinet, highlights the importance of this initiative...

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...

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Investec, BankservAfrica reveal blockchain-based ID prototype

Investec, in collaboration with BankservAfrica and uPort, have demonstrated a digital identity system anchored in the Ethereum blockchain. The initiative was born in the digital identity working group of the SA Financial Blockchain Consortium (SAFBC). The identity...

Why companies are still battling to action analytics

If companies want to move forward in their digital transformation strategies, they need to free up the capacity of their IT teams, says JP Smith, director pre-sales emerging EMEA at Hitachi Vantara The latest spate of power cuts has left South Africans with a lot to...

IS launches voice service for Microsoft Teams

Internet Solutions (IS) has integrated enterprise-grade voice services into its Microsoft Office 365 Teams offering. From 14 March 2019, businesses running Office 365 can seamlessly use high quality voice capabilities within Microsoft Teams, allowing for the increased...

AI and the birth of the next-generation data centre

Artificial intelligence has rapidly become a leading driver of innovation, creating competitive advantages and new business opportunities. By Ian Jansen van Rensburg, VMware EMEA senior systems engineer The proliferation of data is enabling breakthroughs across...

Obsidian celebrates open source milestone

Obsidian Systems is celebrating its 24th anniversary this year, heralding a remarkable journey in the market that is reflective of how open source has permeated virtually every facet of business today. "When we started the company, our focus was not on being the...

Faith wins the day at Mustek

The second round of Lenovo Floor Days kicked off at Mustek on 6, 7 and 8 March when sales people got the chance to win big. The Lenovo portal and tuk-tuk were the centre of attention, with piles of goodies and prizes handed out over the three days. At the end of the...

All the fun of the draw at Rectron

Muhammad was the lucky winner of a Yoga 730 convertible notebook when Lenovo held its second round of Floor Days at Rectron. The Lenovo portal and tuk-tuk were centre stage at Rectron for three days in March as sales people competed to win prizes and goodies. The top...

WorldStream selects Fujitsu as strategic infrastructure partner

Fujitsu has been chosen as a strategic infrastructure partner by WorldStream1, enhancing the Global Service Provider's (XSP) capabilities in providing tailored solutions for its customers, and supporting its growth aspirations on a global basis. WorldStream is among...

Spotify celebrates first anniversary in SA

It has been a year since the much-anticipated launch of Spotify - the largest global music streaming service - into South Africa. At its launch, South Africa joined 64 other countries already enjoying the Spotify experience, which over the last year has grown to an...

Bryan Habana is Mastercard Ambassador for Rugby World Cup 2019

Former South African player Bryan Habana is the latest rugby icon to be announced as a Mastercard ambassador for Rugby World Cup 2019. Habana, part of the South African team that won Rugby World Cup 2007, and one of the top test try scorers of all time, will help...

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