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​" –...

How to manage agent sprawl

Gartner has identified six steps to help organizations reduce the risks of AI agent sprawl. The researcher predicts that, by 2028, an average global Fortune 500 enterprise will have over 150 000 agents in use, up from less than 15 in 2025 – which will generate...

With VECT ransomware, paying is not an option

If newbie to the ransomware scene VECT comes knocking at your organisation's door - do not pay the ransom. That's the call from researchers at Check Point, which has been monitoring the emerging ransomware-as-a-service group. Together with partners BreachForums and...

Nvidia’s Ising AI model could hasten quantum computing

Nvidia has announced what it believes to be the world’s first family of open source quantum AI models, Nvidia Ising, designed to help researchers and enterprises build quantum processors capable of running useful applications. To achieve useful quantum applications at...

Intel launches Core Series 3 processors

Intel has unveiled its new Intel Core™ Series 3 mobile processors, bringing advanced performance, exceptional battery life and AI-ready to value buyers, commercial and essential edge devices. Purpose-engineered for value, the new processors are designed to transform...

Be prepared to tackle AI risks highlighted by Mythos

Anthropic caused a massive stir in the industry last week, announcing that its Claude Mythos model was “too powerful” to be released to the general public. The company said the model had already found significant security flaws in much of the world’s most popular...

Smartphone shipments decline as memory constraints bite

Global smartphone shipments decreased 4,1% YoY to 289,7-million units in the first quarter of 2026 (1Q26), according to preliminary data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This broke the 10 consecutive quarters growth streak that the market had seen...

ISPA turns 30, celebrates at 21st iWeek

The 21st ZANOG@iWeek2026 will take place next week, from Tuesday 21 April to Thursday 23 April at the Irene Country Lodge in Pretoria. As well as bringing together Internet organisations, techies, movers, shakers and influencers, as well as anyone with an interest in...

IBM adds cybersecurity measures against agentic attacks

IBM has announced new cybersecurity measures designed to help organisations counter a new generation of cyber threats as attackers begin weaponising frontier AI models. Attackers are already using frontier AI models to accelerate every phase of the attack lifecycle....

Smoking kills … illicit cigarettes kill more

Illicit cigarettes constitute more than half of the South African market, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Cape Town’s Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP). The research, published in Tobacco Control, warns that this...

Investors embrace AI for investment information

AI adoption has passed a definitive tipping point in the investment sector, according to BridgeWise’s inaugural State of AI for Wealth in 2026 report. The report – surveying 2 100 respondents across 19 countries – says 78,3% are already using AI tools for...

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The golden age of software developers, again

By Barry Buck - Remember when everyone was going to be replaced by AI? When LinkedIn influencers declared that learning to code was a waste of time because ChatGPT could do it all? Yeah. About that. Software engineering hiring is climbing again. Not despite AI –...

Why cybersecurity awareness is failing, and what to fix first

South African businesses are investing heavily in cybersecurity technology. Detection tools are becoming more sophisticated, monitoring is more advanced, and response capabilities are faster. Yet most breaches still begin with a human error, writes Charmé van der...

AI adoption succeeds or fails on skills, not software

When organisations talk about “deploying AI”, they often mean very different things. Calwyn Baldwin, team lead: automation at Obsidian Systems For some, it is hosting a model on-premises. For others, it is enabling tools like Claude or Gemini across the workforce. In...

AI highlights where graduates are struggling in the workplace

South African companies are investing heavily in automation. Even though the software is working and reporting is faster, execution still stalls. For instance, a client escalates a query, and nobody wants to take the call. Or a hiring decision drags on for weeks. Even...

Mentoring won’t stop women from leaving tech

International Women’s Day 2026 asked us to ‘Give to Gain’, but tech leaders are often giving the wrong thing. While the industry is obsessed with 1-to-1 mentoring, over 50% of women still quit by mid-career. They aren't leaving because they lack skills – far from it....

Africa can build sovereign AI without slowing innovation

AI is forcing tough decisions across Africa. Conversations about the technology are becoming more concrete and more consequential as ambition meets the realities of data control and national capability. By President Ntuli, MD of HPE South Africa What was once framed...

Yazi raises first institutional round from 3 Capital Ventures

Yazi, an AI-native research platform built on WhatsApp, has closed its first institutional funding round led by 3 Capital Ventures (3CV), the South African early-stage venture firm that spun out of Allan Gray. The investment will be used to accelerate product...

Tracker appoints Silvia Schollenberger as chief commercial officer

Tracker has appointed Silvia Schollenberger as its new chief commercial officer, effective from 3 March 2026. Schollenberger will lead the new Tracker commercial business area, overseeing the product, sales, marketing and customer operations. This brings Tracker’s...

Vertiv shares insights on the infrastructure evolution for the AI age

Vertiv will showcase its advanced AI-ready portfolio as a Gold Sponsor at the upcoming 45th edition of the Digital Transformation Summit. The event is set to take place on 11 March 2026 at the Indaba Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. A...

NjiaPay closes $2,1m seed investment

Payment performance partner NjiaPay has closed a $2,1-million seed funding round led by European B2B SaaS investor Newion. This follows a year of strong commercial traction, with NjiaPay strengthening its client base across high-growth startups and global franchises...

AI Specialist – Gauteng Centurion

Telecoms are preferred.Architect and implement scalable data and AI solutions aligned with Telco-specific challenges and opportunities.Provide technical direction and mentorship in building out the DMA (Data Management & Analytics) team.Lead the evaluation and...

Senior Solutions Architect

Our client, a fast-growing enterprise technology and AI software company, is currently seeking a highly technical Senior Solutions Architect to join their team based in Hazelwood, Pretoria. The successful candidate will serve as the senior technical authority for...

Senior Solutions Architect – Gauteng Hazelwood

Our client, a fast-growing enterprise technology and AI software company, is currently seeking a highly technical Senior Solutions Architect to join their team based in Hazelwood, Pretoria. The successful candidate will serve as the senior technical authority for...

Data Analyst at Famous Brands

IntroductionThe purpose of this position is to collate data through various platforms and provide analytics to drive allocated Brand strategy. Duties & ResponsibilitiesDATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING: Explore and organise data into meaningful business insights Data...

Data Analyst at Famous Brands – Gauteng Midrand

IntroductionThe purpose of this position is to collate data through various platforms and provide analytics to drive allocated Brand strategy. Duties & ResponsibilitiesDATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING: Explore and organise data into meaningful business insights Data...

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