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.

Mobile messaging has a role to play in digital commerce

Brands that personalise both their digital and in-person commerce experiences can generate more meaningful and lasting customer relationships, according to research on customer service trends and preferences for travel and retail by Clickatell. In 2023, mobile...

Teens talk about cyberbulling

According to a new Pew Research Center report, nearly half of US teens ages 13 to 17 (46%) report ever experiencing at least one of six cyberbullying behaviours: offensive name-calling, spreading of false rumors about them, receiving explicit images they didn’t ask...

Russian Doll-style malware hunts Pirate Bay torrent tracker users

Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected a new malware spreading through the Pirate Bay - one of the most popular torrent trackers. The malware aims to infect users' PCs with adware and tools for additional malware installation. It has multilayered structure and due to...

Servers, networks the best place to catch cybercriminals

IT managers are more likely to catch cybercriminals on their organisation's servers and networks than anywhere else. In fact, according to Sophos's "7 Uncomfortable Truths of Endpoint Security" report, IT managers discovered 37% of their most significant cyberattacks...

Businesses need to rethink security priorities

The threat landscape that has evolved heavily through both approach and tactics and businesses should be aware the rapid growth of cryptocurrency mining, which increased 237% in 2018. Overall, attacks that capitalise on the human desire to respond to urgent requests...

Taxify rebrands to Bolt

Ride-hailing platform Taxify has changed its name to Bolt and introduced a new logo. The update brings the brand identity in line with the company's broader vision of transportation that has already expanded from ride-hailing with cars to motorbikes and scooter...

Huawei takes on US government

Huawei has filed a complaint in a US federal court that challenges the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and seeks a declaratory judgment that the restrictions targeting Huawei are unconstitutional, with a permanent...

Microsoft launches SA cloud data centres

Microsoft South Africa has officially opened its local data centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, aimed at driving public cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and edge implementations across the African continent. The software giant has also announced a new...

Opportunity for resellers with local Microsoft Datacentres

Microsoft has officially launched two Azure cloud data centres in South Africa, in Cape Town and Johannesburg, which is a gamechanger for Azure resellers, who can now offer enterprise-grade reliability and performance with local data residency. First Distribution,...

Massive growth forecast for public cloud

Worldwide spending on public cloud services and infrastructure is forecast to reach $210-billion in 2019, an increase of 23,8% over 2018. According to the latest update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Spending...

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