Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to theĀ Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

Half of employees use unauthorised file services to complete work

A new report from KnowBe4 Research - "Shadow IT is Real" - has revealed that shadow IT is a genuine risk for organisations, with half of all employees using unauthorised file services to complete work. The research report examines the prevalence of two common insecure...

Employee health and well-being key in 2022

As a result of Covid-19, employers need to re-look office culture, teamwork, and talent strategies to acknowledge both a shifting business landscape and changing employee expectations. According to new research, physical well-being ranks third among employees' top...

Hackers focus on victims’ emotional distress

Hackers are increasingly relying on patients' emotional distress at having their intimate and sensitive details shared to manipulate them into giving in to their demands, writes Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 networks. The recent cyberattack on a Lithuanian...

Disruption in $127bn drone market

The drone revolution is disrupting a broad spectrum of industries from agriculture, mining, transport & logistics, to filmmaking, with the addressable market value of drone-powered solutions valued at over $127-billion. According to a report recently issued by PwC...

No confidence in boards’ grip on cyber-security

Key decision makers do not have confidence in their boards' ability to manage cyber-security threats. The "Cyber-Security Landscape" survey of IT and business decision-makers by Control Risks found that almost half of respondents believe their organisation's...

SA’s junk status weighs on new car sales

The effects of South Africa's economy being downgraded to junk status continued to be felt in the new vehicle sales industry. New vehicle sales for May 2017, as reported by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), saw a...

SA households slightly better off in 2016

The percentage of South African households with inadequate or severely inadequate access to food decreased from 23,9% in 2010 to 22,3% in 2016, according to the General Household Survey, 2016 from Statistics South Africa. The percentage of households that experienced...

Number of enterprise mobile apps stagnates

More than a quarter of organisations globally have not built, customised or virtualised any mobile apps in the last 12 months, according to the latest mobile app survey by Gartner. This number is surprisingly high, say Gartner analysts, but it is still down from the...

Telcos must transform to win in IoT

Kathy Gibson reports from the MTN IoT Conference in Sandton - Telecommunications operators are going to be key players in connecting the Internet of Things (IoT) - but they will have to change their operations somewhat to address the massive market opportunity. The...

SA leads in IoT applications

Kathy Gibson reports from the MTN IoT Conference in Sandton - South African companies are well ahead of the game when it comes to Internet of Things (IoT) applications. This is the word from Mariana Kruger, GM: private sector at MTN Business, who believes unique...

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