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

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Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

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AI could be used to secretly juggle multiple jobs

By 2028, 10% of sales associates will save enough time with AI to seek “overemployment”, covertly working multiple jobs, according to Gartner. The implementation and use of AI in sales will result in more sellers looking to engage in additional work outside their...

Decentralised networks come to the fore

Leading global enterprises face mounting risks as cyber threats escalate, prompting an urgent shift towards decentralised physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) to safeguard critical infrastructure, according to new findings from Naoris Protocol. A global survey of...

Pretoria Zoo’s Cape vulture breeding programme flying high

Looking to safeguard the future of the species, The National Zoological Garden (NZG) in Pretoria continues to make significant strides with its Cape vulture breeding programme. "Right now there are two vulture chicks on the nest," says Tracy Rehse, conservation...

Data management workloads drive enterprise infrastructure spend

Structured Databases/Data Management workloads are driving the largest share of enterprise IT infrastructure spending in the first half of 2023 (1H23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker:...

APT campaign targeting APAC governments uncovered

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a persistent campaign compromising a specific type of secure USB drive used to provide encryption for safe data storage. Dubbed "TetrisPhantom", this espionage effort targets government entities in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC)...

TikTok tops for product discovery in South Africa

As the festive season approaches, South Africans are looking forward to a much-anticipated break from the myriad of problems they face on a daily basis. But for retailers and service providers, it's the busiest time of the year as they prepare for holiday-makers and...

New dawn for UK research as Intel, Dell deploy supercomputer

Dell Technologies, Intel and the University of Cambridge have deployed the co-designed Dawn Phase 1 supercomputer. Dawn kickstarts the recently launched UK AI Research Resource (AIRR), which will explore the viability of associated systems and architectures. Dawn...

AI supercomputer revs up the UK’s economic engine

The UK government has announced it will spend £225-million ($273-million) to build one of the world’s fastest AI supercomputers. Called Isambard-AI, it’s the latest in a series of systems named after legendary 19th century British engineer Isambard Brunel and hosted...

Digitalisation is under the spotlight

In response to the evolving business landscape, companies across diverse industries are actively embracing digitalisation. This proactive trend underscores their commitment to business transformation and capitalising on emerging opportunities. Consequently, there is a...

Enterprise cryptography is in a risky state

Old, outdated cryptographic protocols are widely used by enterprises in finance, healthcare, higher education, retail, and manufacturing. Research by Quantum Xchange underscores how cryptography is largely taken for granted - rarely evaluated or checked - a practice...

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Old Mutual is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring a series of services to the markets in which the company operates. Vuyo Mpako, chief digital and data officer at Old Mutual, says working with AWS allows the financial services giant to bring innovation and...

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10-year old Nigerian Wins Ericsson’s Girls Who Innovate competition

Ericsson, through its ninth annual participation in the 'Girls in ICT Day' across the Middle East and Africa, recently hosted the second edition of the annual 'Girls Who Innovate Competition' under the theme 'The Future of Education'. This year, 10-year old Kambinachi...

Acer launches Nitro gadget range

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Ruckus WiFi supports Facebook’s Express WiFi initiative

Ruckus Networks is joining Facebook's Express WiFi Certified ecosystem, a program that allows access point manufacturers to build WiFi hardware compatible with Express WiFi. Operators participating in Facebook's Express WiFi initiative will deploy the Ruckus virtual...

Virtual reality a game-changer for business

It is widely known that virtual reality (VR) is being incorporated into many new applications for gaming and entertainment. But it may surprise you to know that VR is also being utilized to provide all types of new creative solutions for businesses. By Todd Garrigues,...

Spring cleaning for your CV

Getting ready for a job search? Learn how to spruce up your curriculum vitae (CV) by cutting the clutter, reorganising around your centrepiece and polishing until your experience shines. It's easy to accumulate dusty old paperwork and unnecessary clutter after years...

SD-WAN: answering the enterprise question

The confluence of cloud, big data and compute has ignited demand for SD-WAN in a market hungry for competence and cost efficiency, by Réan van Niekerk, CEO of Metacom. According to the latest SD-WAN study by Dell-Oro Group, SD-WAN sales are predicted to reach...

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Robo-advisors have come a long way since their launch more than a decade ago. Providing financial advice or online investment management with minimum human intervention, people have become more open to them in today's digital environment. Stuart Blyth, director at...

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