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​" –...

New wave of fraud targets banking customers

Fraud continues to pose the risk of serious financial losses for banking customers and all indications are that there are new scams and an increasing number of the victims. This is the warning from Reana Steyn, ombudsman for banking services, who says the basic modus...

Deep learning robot turns the tide on coral reef decline

Researchers are taking deep learning for a deep dive. Literally. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Autonomous Robotics and Perception Laboratory (WARPLab) and MIT are developing a robot for studying coral reefs and their ecosystems. The WARPLab...

Nompumelelo Mokou is DiData’s new MD for southern Africa

Dimension Data has announced the appointment of Nompumelelo Mokou as MD for its southern Africa business, effective 1 April 2021. Mokou joined Dimension Data in 2016 and has most recently headed up its intelligent customer experience business for Middle East and...

Digital capabilities key to SME survival

The majority of small and medium-sized businesses across five countries in the developing world, viewed digital capabilities as the most important survival factor in the current business environment and beyond. This is a key finding of a study recently conducted by...

Huge growth for co.za domains

South Africa's flagship co.za Internet domain has from March 2020 to February 2021 experienced net growth of about 73 000 domain names, while renewals were 6,5% higher than the previous 12 months. The solid performance by co.za takes its current tally to over 1 300...

Almost half of SA employees look to change jobs

In view of the global Covid-19 pandemic, 44% of employees in South Africa are thinking of shifting to a new job in the next 12-months. According to Kaspersky's "Securing the Future of Work" report, the two biggest drivers that people stated for this career change are...

Massive growth in cyberattacks during pandemic

There's been a 48% surge in cyberattack volumes globally, since March 2020, with sudden increases in cyberattack volumes corresponding to spikes in Covid-19 infection rates in April and October. In sub-Saharan Africa there was a 41% increase in cyberattacks from 2019...

Covid-19 drives mobile money uptake

The GSMA's annual "State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money" reveals a dramatic acceleration in mobile transactions during the Covid-19 pandemic as lockdown restrictions limited access to cash and financial institutions. The report found that the number of...

Inflation declines in February

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on 24 March that consumer price inflation declined from 3,2% y-o-y in January 2021 to 2,9% y-o-y in February. The latest reading was slightly below expectations (3% y-o-y) and the lowest reading in eight months, according to...

Zoom anxiety and how to deal with it

During the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, working from home has taken off, with remote communications taking the place of physical meetings - and this has given rise to a condition that has come to be knows as Zoom anxiety. The widespread adoption of video calling...

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Analyst names CA Technologies cloud leader

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Altech, Huawei partnership pays dividends

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Fontera named a Sweet Tooth partner

Fontera Digital Works, one of South Africa’s only independent development houses with an international footprint, has signed a local partnership agreement with Sweet Tooth, the software company that offers tailor-made loyalty programme e-commerce solutions.  The...

Epson releases L355 printer

The Epson L355 is a wireless all-in-one with integrated ink system, ideal for home offices and small offices. This printer, scanner and copier features WiFi connectivity and two extra bottles of black ink. Featuring Micro Piezo printhead technology and Epson genuine...

Optimising the office environment

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Home IT threatens corporate network security

As South African IT managers and network administrators grapple with increasing threats against their organisations from hackers, phishing, malware and naive insiders, there is another dark threat looming on the horizon. These risks involve the use of corporate...

Risk-based internal auditing best practices

In designing risk-based auditing and monitoring activities, it is important that the internal auditor works closely with the organisation’s senior leadership and the board, or committee of the board, to gain a clear understanding of auditing and monitoring...

Vodacom empowers youth with skills training

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Q-KON and partners connect Malawian school

Q-KON, a Pan-African distributor of Alvarion solutions, has provided Alvarion WiFi technology to Malawi’s Bishop Mackenzie International School (BMIS), enhancing the academic institution’s existing network and equipping it with valuable wireless connectivity.  As a...

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