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 the 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...

Mobile drives Africa’s booming digital economy

Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - Africa's digital economy, driven by mobile commerce, could be worth as much as $180-billion by 2025. This is one of the conclusions from a new white paper, "Towards a Flourishing Digital Economy for all - a Spotlight on...

CPR flags new malware targeting gaming

Check Point Research (CPR) has spotted new malware that is actively being distributed through Microsoft's official store. With over 5 000 machines already affected, the malware continually executes attacker commands, such as controlling social media accounts on...

In SA salaries keep up with inflation

South African workers are treading water in terms of income and growth.Standard Bank’s Consumer Trends Report: 2016 shows that total personal income is estimated at R3-trillion in 2016, up from R2,8-trillion in 2015, a nominal growth of 6,5% year on year . With...

Cybercrime is up, but risk readiness down

The recent WannaCry ransomware attack highlights cyber-crime's inherent risk to business, with its dramatic rise in the top ten risk to business from number nine to number five in Aon's 2017 Global Risk Management Survey. The 2017 findings from the web-based survey...

Salaries show real growth

Real disposable salaries in April showed the strongest increase in 19 months, according to BankservAfrica's Disposable Salary Index (BDSI), which showed the median take-home salary rose by 2,2% from a year ago. Salaries also rose for the second consecutive month in...

Get ready for the future of apps

Organisations need to quickly adapt and deliver models for proactive collaboration and transparency. This is crucial in the context of new data legislation - which will continue to trail digital economy developments - as well as the impact of IoT, AI and machine...

SA users love a second-hand deal

South Africa's second-hand economy is thriving, with 95% of respondents claiming that have used or will opt for second hand goods and vehicles in 2017. A survey by Gumtree reveals marked differences between genders and age groups when it comes to second hand shopping....

Chip cards taking over in the payments space

More than 2,15-billion payment chip cards were shipped globally in 2016, an increase of 4% on 2015 figures. This is according to the Smart Payment Association (SPA), the trade body of the smart payments industry, which has revealed top level findings from its 2016...

Lenovo moves forward on new strategy

Lenovo has made good progress in implementing and executing its new "three-wave strategy," designed to meet the critical business challenges of today, while positioning itself for continued long-term profitable growth. As part of Lenovo's transformation, the company...

Guard your digital ID or risk getting fired

Safeguarding our digital identities will become a crucial task in our near futures as the digital and cyber worlds increasingly merge. Passwords and two-factor security rule the online world for most of us but in the near future biometrics will play a leading role,...

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