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​" –...

Job-seekers want flexibility, balance and money

At least half (50%) of job-seekers accepted a job offer over a 12-month period but backed out prior to starting. According to a Gartner survey of nearly 3 500 candidates in May 2023, more than one-third (35%) of candidates reported they received four or more offers...

Consumers reveal varied reading preferences

In the blended world of paper and digital media, consumers have varied preferences for what they receive electronically or in "hard copy". This was brought to light in the Two Sides Trend Tracker survey, a biennial survey into consumer preferences and perceptions of...

JSE Investment Challenge winners announced

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge has announced the 2020 winners. In the 2020 edition of the Investment Challenge, thousands of high school leaners and university students showed resilience and delivered outstanding performance. The teams...

Two South Africans awarded IFIP Fellowship status

South African Professors Judith Bishop and Paula Kotzé have been awarded the prestigious International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Fellow Award. IFIP is an international body in the field of IT, and the Institute for Information Technology...

Strategic predictions for the year ahead

Gartner has revealed its top strategic predictions for 2021 and beyond, exploring the role of technology in resetting, restarting, and responding to a world of uncertainty. "Technologies are being stressed to their limits, and conventional computing is hitting a...

Smooth digital transactions key to business survival

The key to whether or not companies go out of business hinges on providing consumers friction-right digital transactions. Nearly nine in 10 (88%) of South African, and 85% of global executives, surveyed as part of a new global and South African study by the Economist...

Top businesses are making digital a priority

Top performing enterprises are accelerating digital innovation and leveraging emerging technologies to come out stronger on the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has arguably been the most significant "turn" in 2020, according to Gartner's annual global...

Consumer PC demand continues to boom

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) posted strong growth in 2020Q3 (11,7% YoY) and totaled 21-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Consumer demand mirrored the...

Be aware of remote working risks

Most corporate employees are still using remote working tools to help beat Covid-19, according to a recent survey by human resources consultant 21st Century. However, South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) cautions work from home employees that...

IT spend slowed in 2020, but pickup forecast for 2021

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,8-trillion in 2021, an increase of 4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. IT spending in 2020 is expected to total $3,6-trillion, down 5,4% from 2019. "In the 25 years that Gartner has been forecasting...

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