AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Africa’s young people want jobs, clean government

Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic - but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of democracy...

Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

Evolving usage and tight budgets hinder thin clients

Faced with an ongoing transition towards alternative devices and challenged budgets, global shipments of thin client devices declined 24% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker. Full year shipment...

Dogecoin doesn’t dodge the crypto bullet

Despite being criticised as risky and speculative investments - and often created as a joke - meme coins continue gaining traction fuelled by their growing online communities. Having said that, though, the original meme coin - Dogecoin - is still underperforming in...

Digital ecosystems are not created equal …

Online connectivity is heralded as the great leveler, but the online experience is not equal for different people in different societies. Privacy company Surfshark, in its Digital Quality of Life (DQL) study, highlights gaps between people's online experiences in...

Smartphone users have more diverse networks

Smartphone users - especially those who use social media - say they are more regularly exposed to people who have different backgrounds. They are also more connected with friends they don't see in person, a Pew Research Centre survey of adults in 11 emerging economies...

13 years on, and number portability not complete

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) is concerned about the lack of transparency and ongoing delays in the introduction of full number portability. The group points out that consumers have received no word from ICASA (the Independent...

Half of cybersecurity incidents are man-made

Despite automation, the human factor can still put industrial processes at risk: employee errors or unintentional actions were behind 52% of incidents affecting operational technology and industrial control system (OT/ICS) networks last year. According to a new...

Cell C responds to S&P downgrade

Standard and Poor's (S&P) Global has released a report downgrading Cell C to D (Default), while its rating of Cell C's senior secured bonds are now rated at Default (D). Cell C has issued the following statement: "The suspension of interest payments in July is...

AhMyth malware pops up on app stores

ESET researchers have discovered instances of spyware based on the open-source espionage tool called AhMyth. This particular spyware was posing as an internet radio app playing very specific Balochi music; however, the spying capabilities may be easily attached to any...

Prizes up for grabs in fintech competition

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has launched the 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa competition. The Global Fintech Hackcelerator, powered by KPMG Matchi, is a fintech acceleration programme that creates a platform for fintech firms to...

Calls to protect women from fraud

With the number of female fraud victims on the rise in South Africa, it's time to give the issue attention. This is the word from Manie van Schalkwyk, executive director of the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS), who points out that the country's...

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