These are the top cybersecurity trends for 2026

The chaotic rise of AI, geopolitical tensions, regulatory volatility and an accelerating threat landscape are the driving forces behind the top cybersecurity trends for 2026, according to Gartner. “Cybersecurity leaders are navigating uncharted territory this year as...

AI to the fore as cyberattackers focus on Africa

Kathy Gibson reports - As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more accessible and sophisticated, we are going to see it playing a bigger role in cyberattacks. Tony Anscombe, chief security evangelist at ESET, describes how AI malware has made an appearance and will...

Global IT spending set to grow 10,8%, hitting $6,15trn

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $6,15-trillion in 2026, up 10,8% from 2025, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “AI infrastructure growth remains rapid despite concerns about an AI bubble, with spending rising across AI‑related hardware and...

At 140 years old, Mercedes-Benz unveils Nvidia-powered S-Class

Mercedes-Benz is marking 140 years of automotive innovation with a new S-Class built for the AI era, bringing together automotive safety and Nvidia’s advanced autonomous driving platform to enable a level 4-ready architecture designed for trust. The new S-Class with...

Nvidia has an outsize impact on S&P index

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SAWEA welcomes new Ministry of Electricity and Energy

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) supports the separation of Mineral Resources and Energy into two separate ministries, saying it enables the country to prioritise energy security with a special focus on electricity. Through a concerted effort in...

Lateral protection the new security frontier

Kathy Gibson is at VMware Explore in Barcelona - Arguably the biggest challenge for CIOs and CEOs today is the mounting security threat. "And now there is a new battleground in security," says Raghu Raghuran, CEO of VMware. "We call it lateral security. "Customers...

Facing cloud chaos, CIOs aim to achieve cloud smart

Kathy Gibson is at VMware Explore in Barcelona - Companies around the world lived through a difficult two years with the pandemic - and for many of them things are getting worse. "Over the last few months the macro environments that customers work in have...

Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has echoed African leaders' calls at COP27 for countries to rapidly scale-up finance for climate adaptation, and pledged to invest $1,4-billion to help smallholder farmers address the immediate and long-term impacts of climate...

All-time highs for electronic payments in October

BankservAfrica has set a new record on EFT payments by processing over 100-million EFT credit payments in October. EFT credit payments are lower-value credit payments made by consumers, businesses and government. "The total of 101-million transactions - six million...

Record amount of crypto stolen in October

The rate of crypto being hacked and stolen has been rising at an alarming rate and, according to analysis byStockApps.com, more than $1-billion was plundered in October this year - the most in any one month in 2022. "Crypto frauds are becoming more popular day after...

A third of Americans think cryptos are Ponzi schemes

According to BanklessTimes.com, a third of the US population believe digital assets are Ponzi Schemes. Ponzi schemes have been around for a long time and usually involve someone promising high returns on investment, but using money from new investors to pay off old...

Gauteng harnessing technology to fight crime

Gauteng premier, Panyaza Lusufi, has refocused the Gauteng Department of e-Government (e-Gov) mandate by including fighting crime through the use of technology and will host an ICT Research and Development Indaba today (8 November) to unlock innovation of the...

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