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.

Apple disables AI feature

Apple has announced that it is disabling an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that aggregates and summarises news headlines. This follows complaints by some media outlets, including the BBC, that the software misrepresented news reports. At the same time, Apple is...

Telkom is again an SA Top Employer

Telkom has been recognised as a Top Employer for 2025 by the Top Employers Institute for the third consecutive year. Melody Lekota, group chief human resources officer at Telkom, comments: “Being named a Top Employer for the third year in a row is a proud moment for...

More cyberattacks now target employees

More than 90% of business leaders believe that increased employee cybersecurity awareness would help decrease the occurrence of cyberattacks. The most recent Global Threat Landscape Report from Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs found that ransomware threats remain at peak...

Insider actions cause data leaks

A vast majority (91%) of companies experience data leaks due to insiders' actions. According to SearchInform analysts, who studied security incidents in more than 100 companies, malicious actors are generally interested in technical information (blueprints and...

African nations under online attack

Nigeria, currently ranked 50th worldwide for online threats, South Africa at 82nd, and Kenya at 35th, have increasingly become focal points for cyber threats. This is according to Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), which presented the reality of cyber threats in Africa...

Meta, Apple show different strategies for immersive technology

Meta and Apple this week unveiled their VR and AR headsets Quest 3 and Vision Pro, respectively, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023. Kiran Raj, practice head of Disruptive Tech at GlobalData, comments: "The technology landscape witnessed a pivotal...

Nvidia an early winner in the AI boom

While the current AI boom is only just getting started, an early winner is Nvidia, which on Tuesday 30 May saw its market capitalisation exceed $1-trillion for the first time. For a chip designer with no fabrication capabilities of its own, this is a significant...

Data analytics to reach $302bn by 2030

The global data analytics market size is expected to reach $302,01-billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 26,7% from 2023 to 2030. The data analytics industry is essential for improving...

With PowerVia, Intel claims a chipmaking breakthrough

Intel has introduced PowerVia, a new approach to delivering power that rethinks how chips are made and how they are tested. Traditionally computer chips have been built like pizzas - from the bottom up, in layers. In the case of chips, you start with the tiniest...

Employee wellbeing stressful for small business owners

A global small-business owner wellness survey finds that managing employees' mental health is a significant cause of stress among owners. Xero's "The Global State of Small Business Owner Wellbeing" report, which details the results of a survey of 4 600 small-business...

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Obsidian Systems goes open with Free Beer Session

Open source technology, services and solutions specialist Obsidian Systems has announced the next Free Beer technology networking and review session on 31 August. The session will feature senior principal consultant and data scientist at ATBM Advisory, GIBS, Manoj...

DDoS and the ostrich syndrome

The so-called ostrich syndrome is a term used to describe people who prefer to "stick their heads in the sand", much as an ostrich does, rather than accept some uncomfortable facts. However, when it comes to indisputable threats like Distributed Denial of Service...

Scrums create continuous learning culture

As a technology company, we're passionate about using the agile development framework of Scrums to quickly deliver value and innovate ahead of the competition, writes Mpumi Nhlapo, head of marketing and portfolio sales at T-Systems South Africa. We're living in an era...

PoPI will enable better information management

Mike Rees, territory account manager for South Africa at Commvault, talks about the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, how it is a fast-encroaching reality and how organisations are now facing the mammoth task of ensuring they comply with it. PoPI...

Kaspersky is a trail blazer in APT defence

A competitive analysis of the market for advanced persistent threats (APT) by the Radicati Group has awarded Kaspersky Lab's Anti Targeted Attack platform "Trail Blazer" quadrant status, one of its top market leadership positions. The result means that the product has...

Citrix and the future of SD-WAN

Brendan McAravey, country manager at Citrix South Africa, examines what the Cisco acquisition of Viptela means for the direction of SD-WAN. For those that haven't been following the rapidly growing SD-WAN market, Cisco's acquisition of Viptela may seem to have come...

Preparing for Jobs that don’t exist yet

With the development of IT technologies, the job market is being transformed, across all industry sectors. Automation of manual tasks is the most obvious change, but big data, blockchains and crowd funding may be the real game changers, enabling established and new...

Steady focus needed for turbulent times

Last month, Trading Economics reported that South African manufacturing production had declined 0.8 percent year-on-year, following an upwardly revised 4,2% drop in April, which was the highest since July of 2014. According to the report, "production of petroleum,...

SA’s unemployment an opportunity for stability

The quarterly employment survey recently released by Statistics South Africa announced a net quarterly decrease of 48 000 (-0,5%) jobs between December 2016 and March 2017 - this while South Africa's unemployment rate already sits at an all-time high of 26,5%. For...

Nology introduces Yealink’s CP960 IP conference phone

The local availability of Yealink's CP960 IP conference phone for medium to large meeting rooms promises to enhance business audio conference call experiences and allow call participants to concentrate on the business at hand, rather than fretting about audio quality...

Junior IT Technician

We are looking for a few remote Junior IT Support Technicians who is passionate about technology, thrives in problem-solving, and has a strong growth mindset. This role is ideal for individuals with basic tech support skills who are eager to learn and grow....

Systems Implementation Project Manager

Our client is urgently seeking a Systems Implementation Project Manager to join their team, based in East London.Successful candidate will be responsible for managing the implementation of new systems and technologies; and will work closely with clients and internal...

C# Developer – Remote Remote

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a C# Developer to join our financial services client based in Johannesburg for a 6-months contract role.What you will be doing:...

Junior IT Technician – Gauteng Bryanston

We are looking for a few remote Junior IT Support Technicians who is passionate about technology, thrives in problem-solving, and has a strong growth mindset. This role is ideal for individuals with basic tech support skills who are eager to learn and grow....

Systems Implementation Project Manager – Eastern Cape East London

Our client is urgently seeking a Systems Implementation Project Manager to join their team, based in East London.Successful candidate will be responsible for managing the implementation of new systems and technologies; and will work closely with clients and internal...

Java Developer

Make an impact across multiple business domains! We're seeking an experienced developer to join our client's innovative team. Requirements: 3+ years of software development expertiseTertiary qualificationStrong Java proficiencyReact knowledge a plusBenefit from...

Master Data Administrator (Temp Role)

We are looking for an immediately available individual with Syspro experience, above-average Excel skills, outstanding attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced FMCG environment, to fill a Temporary Role of MASTER DATA ADMINISTRATOR (based in...

Java Developer – Gauteng Centurion

Make an impact across multiple business domains! We're seeking an experienced developer to join our client's innovative team. Requirements: 3+ years of software development expertiseTertiary qualificationStrong Java proficiencyReact knowledge a plusBenefit from...

Master Data Administrator (Temp Role) – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal

We are looking for an immediately available individual with Syspro experience, above-average Excel skills, outstanding attention to detail, and the ability to work in a fast-paced FMCG environment, to fill a Temporary Role of MASTER DATA ADMINISTRATOR (based in...

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