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...

Trends the channel should focus on in 2022

Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 - The work from home and hybrid working trend is here to stay, but there are a wealth of other trends that the channel needs to capitalise on. This is the word from Doug Woolley, GM and vice-president of Dell Technologies South...

New products, channel offerings from Lenovo

Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 - Lenovo has grown and prospered over the last years – and the company continues to introduce new products and channel offerings to the local market. Thibault Dousson, GM of Lenovo South Africa, explains that Lenovo doesn’t simply...

Ztorg botnet compromises 1m devices in a year

Kaspersky Lab’s researchers have discovered a large-scale network that promotes applications infected with the Ztorg Trojan through advertising campaigns. The sophisticated ad botnet has compromised hundreds of thousands of devices with malware that generates views...

Take a Girl Child to Work showcases top jobs

Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day – which will be held around South Africa on Thursday 25 May on Africa Day – celebrates its 15th anniversary this year by showcasing 15 top jobs. Since its inception, the lauded initiative has given nearly one million Grade 10 to 12...

Asher Bohbot bows out of EOH

Asher Bohbot, founder and CEO of EOH Holdings for the past 19 years, is stepping down. Zunaid Maye, previously CEO of the EOH Industrial Technologies division, has been appointed as the group CEO. Maye joined EOH eight years ago after spending many years with a global...

WannaCrypt sounds massive wake-up call

The massive WannaCrypt ransomware attack that hit the world this weekend has highlighted a number of burning issues that need to be addressed. Apart from the need for organisations and individuals to keep their systems patched, up-to-date and backed up, the more...

SA far from immune to cyber-attacks

South Africa ranks as one of the most vulnerable countries in the world for cyber-attacks, yet local businesses are largely discounting this risk and not protecting themselves adequately in this regard. Roy Wright, head: risk solutions at financial advisory group GTC,...

Vodacom buys stake in Kenya’s Safaricom

The Vodacom Group will buy a 34,94% indirect interest in Safaricom from Vodafone International Holdings, by acquiring 87,5% of the issued share capital of Vodafone Kenya, and Vodafone will subscribe for new Vodacom group shares. The purchase consideration payable by...

Cyber-crime pays, and continues to increase

The cyber-crime industry continues to grow on the back of profitable attacks, according to PandaLabs’ Q1 report. The development of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) and organisations like Vdos, an organisation specialising in DDos attacks, indicate the professionalism...

Innovation challenge reaches for the stars

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and Airbus Defence and Space have launched an open innovation challenge seeking home-grown and novel uses for earth observation data obtained by satellites. Airbus Defence and Space will offer the top submission access...

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