Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

Cybersecurity skills shortage is biggest risk to MSPs

The biggest day-to-day challenge facing Managed Service Providers (MSP) is keeping up with the latest cybersecurity solutions/technologies, according to Sophos' inaugural MSP Perspectives 2024 report, with 39% of respondents citing it. Alongside this, MSPs indicated...

High levels of loadshedding are costly for SA’s labour market

Recent research conducted under the South Africa Towards Inclusive Development (SA-TIED) programme has found that loadshedding in South Africa has negative labour market effects on both the extensive margin (employment) as well as the intensive margin (working hours...

One third of phishing pages live for just a day

Kaspersky researchers analysed the lifecycle of phishing pages and discovered that one third of phishing pages cease to exist within a single day, making the first hours of a page's life the most dangerous for users. This is the moment when a vast range of phishing...

Symbiotic edge and core to workload relationship vital for edge success

To compete in a digital-first world, organisations are prioritising investments in digital tools to augment physical spaces and assets and enable seamless and secure data gathering and analysis. These investments empower organizations to provision enterprise workloads...

Passport freedom gap is at its widest

Results from the Henley Passport Index show record-breaking levels of travel freedom for top-ranking nations Japan and Singapore - but also the widest recorded global mobility gap since the index's inception 17 years ago. Without taking evolving and temporary...

Professionally monitored alarm systems set for growth

Berg Insight research predicts that the number of professionally monitored alarm systems in Europe will grow from 16,8-million in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4% to reach 20,4-million in 2025. In North America, the number of monitored alarm systems...

New class of entrepreneurs make their mark in science and innovation

The Innovation Hub's Business Incubation Programmes have graduated 17 entrepreneus with innovative start-up businesses. With creative solutions to address local needs and challenges, these companies are set to become leaders in diverse fields ranging from ICT and...

SKA makes strides in construction

Just six months after the SKA Observatory Council approved the start of construction of the SKA telescopes, 27 contracts have been signed. Worth approximately €90-million in total, the contracts have been awarded to all seven current SKAO members, namely Australia,...

Many SA healthcare providers use medical equipment with a legacy OS

During the pandemic, the healthcare industry was forced to significantly speed up the implementation of new developments. Indeed, this pace of change and urgent digitalisation within medical organisations was noted by 81% of executives in a recent Accenture report. To...

Which countries have the most digital freedom?

Digital freedom is something that much of society takes for granted, However, online liberty doesn't exist for everyone - an individual's ability to use a VPN, access social media, or even read freely and fairly reported news in the media is entirely dependent on the...

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Truteq makes inroads into farming community

As house break-ins continue to rise - especially on farms and small holdings - TruTeq Devices continues to build a client base among the farming community, predominantly for its recently-launched wireless security system. Says Derick Roberts, CEO of TruTeq Devices,...

The wearable tech investment frenzy

Many giant electronics manufacturers, computer services companies and conglomerates have tens of-billions of dollars in the bank that is instantly available for investment to counter their saturating sales in mature markets, says Dr Peter Harrop. Samsung, General...

Turning data into revenue

Data monetisation – the art of turning information into actions that generate business revenue – is generating a lot of interest among enterprises around the world. The possibility that information can be collated and analysed, to deliver the silver bullets that...

The real business value of SOA and cloud

The promise of both cloud and service-oriented architecture (SOA) is about delivering services to businesses, within and beyond the enterprise, with increased agility, speed and cost effectiveness, leading to greater innovation, improved collaboration, customer...

Wipro, AxiomSL form partnership

Wipro has announced that it has signed a partnership with Axiom Software Laboratories. The partnership between Wipro and AxiomSL seeks to address challenges faced by financial institutions with solutions that offer increased transparency, improved data integrity and a...

Kaseya refreshes channel programme

Kaseya has announced a newly enhanced Kaseya Partner Programme with powerful new tools and resources for technology solutions providers to grow their businesses. As members of the Kaseya Partner Program, authorised partners are equipped with the incentives, training,...

Infor CloudSuite for hospitality industry

Infor, a leading provider of business application software, has announced Infor CloudSuite Hospitality, offering industry customers access to applications within the cloud environment. Infor Hospitality builds upon Infor’s offerings available on Amazon Web Services...

Kaspersky scores in independent testing

In April, the respected AV-Comparatives independent testing laboratory published the results of the File Detection Test of Malicious Software conducted in March 2014. Kaspersky Lab’s protection solution for home users, Kaspersky Internet Security 2014, led the way for...

EMC acquires DSSD, extends Flash portfolio

EMC Corporation has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held DSSD. Menlo Park-based DSSD is the developer of innovative new rack-scale flash storage architecture for I/O-intensive in-memory databases and Big Data workloads like...

Obscuring your digital footprints

These days, most people have several online accounts. Anyone with a smartphone or who uses a PC regularly probably has multiple accounts – from social media, blogs, Web sites or special offer sites. Unfortunately, this means that our most personal information is...

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