SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Interconnected systems at risk of a digital pandemic

Are we ready for solar storms, submarine cable cuts, satellite disruptions, and extreme weather to disrupt communication networks and potentially trigger a “digital pandemic"? A new report – “When digital systems fail: The hidden risks of our digital world​" –...

AMD adds end-to-end Microsoft capabilities

At Microsoft Build, AMD showcased its latest end-to-end compute and software capabilities for Microsoft customers and developers. By using AMD solutions such as AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators, ROCm open software, Ryzen AI processors and software, and Alveo MA35D...

Nvidia expands AI collaboration with Microsoft

The latest AI models developed by Microsoft, including the Phi-3 family of small language models, are being optimized to run on Nvidia GPUs and made available as Nvidia NIM inference microservices. Other microservices developed by Nvidia, such as the cuOpt route...

MFA worth $27bn to mobile operators this year

A new study by Juniper Research has found operators will generate $27-billion from the termination of SMS messages related to multi-factor authentication in 2022; an increase from $25-billion in 2021. The research predicts this 5% growth will be driven by increased...

How to design better decisions, create change

As data alone is unlikely to drive decisions, chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) need to learn to design better decisions and make change in three ways, according to Gartner. The three ways are: improving the timing of decisions, accelerating decisions and...

One in five companies turn cybersecurity off if it impacts production

A new Kaspersky report, "Kaspersky ICS Security Survey 2022: The seven keys to improving OT security outcomes", reveals that 20% of industrial businesses across META tend to switch off their cybersecurity product if it is affecting their production processes or...

Russian players excluded from European esports

The European Esports Federation (EEF), in support of Ukraine and condemning Russia's military aggression, has stated that Russian athletes are not allowed to participate in the European Championships. On 4 May, the EEF issued an official statement from the Federation...

Search is on for sustainable plastic packaging solutions

Cheap, mouldable, and corrosion resistant; these qualities have made plastic a dependable packaging staple for the manufacture of consumer goods sold online. But in South Africa - where the total cost of plastic waste pollution exceeds R885-billion annually - the...

Shipping losses fall, but waters are still muddy

The international shipping industry is responsible for the carriage of around 90% of world trade, so vessel safety is critical. The sector continued its long-term positive safety trend over the past year but Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the growing number of costly...

Ransomware hits more than half of SA companies

Sophos's new State of Ransomware 2022 report shows that 51% of South African organisations surveyed were hit with ransomware in 2021. Forty-nine percent of the organisations that had data encrypted paid the ransom to get their data back, even if they had other means...

Spectrum key to driving digital and economic transformation

It has been more than a decade since the significant release of spectrum for mobile broadband services in South Africa - a limitation that has impacted the industry and citizens in measurable ways. It has constrained growth within the telecommunications market and...

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Internet revolutionises property market

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Vox Telecom launches Verto Supreme

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Jasco updates DataVoice Screen Recording

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Beware of online payment scams

Payment scams are once again doing the rounds and sellers are warned to be careful when trading online. Hundreds of thousands of South Africans safely buy and sell second hand goods online every day, especially cars and electronics, to supplement their income or to...

SAP helps municpalities transition to MSCOA

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SimbaPay launches access to M-Pesa PayBill

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Professional-grade camera for LG G4

The LG G4's professional-grade camera has improved visual communication. The camera features various functions and improvements, such as an F1.8 aperture on the rear camera, a Colour Spectrum Sensor, OIS 2.0, a larger image sensor, Manual Mode, and an 8MP front...

How to extract benefit from SharePoint

Using SharePoint as just another file share to store content that you have on your My Documents is surely one way of using this powerful tool – but what a waste, says Kirk Schafer, director, Dac Systems. One of the inherent strengths of SharePoint is the ability to...

Graduate: Investment Data Analyst

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Introduction The candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day 3rd level support and since this is a 24x7x365 environment, he/she will also be expected to do standby duty. As this is a very busy environment and continuous delivery is expected. The ability to work...

Software Quality Assurance Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

Quality from the start - get involved in the user story definition process and write test scenarios upfront.Bring a QA perspective to planning sessions and ensure test effort is taken into consideration.Work close with developers to ensure that quality is considered...

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Data Analyst – Gauteng Pretoria

Position: Data AnalystHire Resolves client is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Data Analyst to join their team in Pretoria, Gauteng. The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing data, generating insights, and developing data-driven strategies...

Graduate: Investment Data Analyst – Western Cape Bellville

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We have an exciting Data Specialist opportunity for one of the world's largest global independent bookmakers which provides a full portfolio of online, mobile betting and gaming with a national retail network. As the Data Specialist, you provide clean data sets to end...

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