SA companies are shunning public cloud for AI workloads

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AI-driven cybercrime moves into operational mainstream

AI, infostealers, vulnerabilities, ransomware, and geopolitical conflict are reshaping organisational risk and compressing the time defenders have to respond, according to Flashpoint’s latest 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition. The threat...

MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins

The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help...

July economic activity reverses two months of decline

South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...

Deception campaign uses DeepSeek AI as bait

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AI readiness lags ambitions

When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), there is a significant gap between ambition and execution. While 89% of organisations have revamped data strategies to embrace generative AI (GenAI), only 26% have deployed solutions at scale. This underscores the urgent...

Unmanaged digital sovereign risk to take a toll on multinationals

A significant 30% of multinational organisations will experience revenue loss, brand damage or legal action due to unmanaged digital sovereign risk by 2025, according to Gartner. Brian Prentice, vice-president analyst at Gartner, comments: "For the last 30 years,...

Semiconductor memory market on an upward trajectory

The global semiconductor memory market size is expected to reach $240,66-billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 11,6% from 2023 to 2030,according to a new report by Grand View Research. The DRAM (Dynamic Random-Access Memory) chip holds a prominent position in...

Steady growth as EV shipments hit 15m

Nearly 15-million electric cars (battery electric and plug-in hybrid) are expected to be shipped worldwide in 2023, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Shipments of electric cars are estimated to increase 19% in 2024, to total 17,9-million units. Gartner...

Africans are willing to act against climate change

A significant sense of agency is evident across Africa when it comes to combating the impact of climate change. The 2023 Climate Awareness Report, based on research by Australian research outfit Stickbeak and released by bird story agency, showcases considerable...

Customer experience an increasingly decisive factor in travel booking

When booking a flight, experience at the airport is an increasingly important consideration for passengers beyond just cost and availability of destinations. This is according to SITA's 2023 Passenger IT Insights report, which finds customers are looking to technology...

Enjoy Threads while maintaining privacy and security

Threads has released a new Web version that allows users to finally search for content and use other features from any of their desktop devices. There are over 43-million visits to Threads per month from desktop and mobile. Kaspersky experts have compiled a list of...

Cybersecurity predictions for the rest of the year

In response to the constantly growing number of global cybersecurity breaches - and the heightened awareness of them within organisations - SecurityHQ has released its latest white paper to highlight analyst predications for threats and vulnerabilities in H2 2023,...

Strong growth forecast for Ethernet switches

The worldwide Ethernet switch market grew revenues 38,4% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23) to $11,8-billion. The total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market recorded $4,6-billion in revenue in 2Q23, a 9,4% year-over-year...

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Combating the seven swords of cybercrime

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Meet the hackers …

Over the past year, every company in the world has experienced a mobile malware attack, according to a trends article from Check Point Software Technologies. Mobile malware has become a major concern for both consumers and organisations worldwide. Although much has...

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By Faith Ngwenya, technical executive at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) "We need to recreate the traditional risk management process entirely if we are to sufficiently break down silos and become truly fluid," our institute's western...

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