How much is your stolen card worth on the dark web?
According to recent research from NordVPN, prices for stolen payment cards on dark-web marketplaces have risen in most countries. While the global average remains around $8, some markets have jumped by as much as 444%. In South Africa, the average price climbed from...
More than half of retailers pay the ransom when they are hit
Sophos has released its fifth annual Sophos State of Ransomware in Retail report, a vendor-agnostic survey of IT and cybersecurity leaders across 16 countries. This year’s report reveals that nearly half (46%) of retail ransomware incidents were traced to an unknown...
Majority of Bill Gates’ $200bn pledge heading to Africa
Following his pledge to give away his $200-billion fortune over the next 20 years, Bill Gates has said that the majority of this spend will go to Africa – with a focus on partnering with governments that prioritise the health and well-being of their people. “I...
UCT at forefront of landmark discovery on early human genetics
In a scientific first, a team led by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Copenhagen has used ancient proteins to uncover biological sex and hidden genetic variation in Paranthropus robustus - a close, extinct cousin of modern...
PMI contracts for seventh consecutive month
The seasonally adjusted ABSA Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined by 1.6 points to 43.1 in May, marking a seventh consecutive month in contractionary territory and suggesting ongoing weakness in the manufacturing sector, despite some tentative signs of recovery...
Growing consumer confidence boosts new vehicle sales
New vehicle sales in May experienced a buoyant 22% surge to more than 45 000 units, according to the latest sales data from naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. “It was most satisfying to see customer confidence, boosted by a further interest cut and positive...
Airline profitability to strengthen despite headwinds
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced updates to its 2025 airline industry financial outlook, showing improved profitability over 2024 and resilience in the face of global economic and political shifts. Key highlights from the expected 2025...
Lenovo delivers on its ‘pocket to cloud’ promise
AI is no longer coming – it is here. This is the word from Yugen Naidoo, GM: Lenovo Southern Africa, who says IT must be about innovation with a purpose. “In southern Africa, Lenovo has made real progress, bring smarter technology to customers, supporting the channel,...
How City of Joburg innovated to keep the lights on
Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila Transcend in Sun City – When it started on its digital transformation journey, the City of Johannesburg had to not only update obsolete technology, but convince business users to adopt better processes. Having partnered with SAP since...
Supercomputer aims to accelerate Nobel-worthy science
Doudna is a new supercomputer being built at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. “It will advance scientific discovery from chemistry to physics to biology and all powered by — unleashing this power — of artificial intelligence,” says US...
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SA solution recognised by Gartner
Specialist software engineering company MIP Holdings, which focuses on creating and delivering bespoke solutions for financial services organisations, has been featured in Gartner's latest Market Guide for Life Policy Admin Systems, EMEA. The company's locally-built...
Reverse Engineering the most complicated cybersecurity task, Kaspersky contest finds
The latest Codebreakers competition organised by Kaspersky among cybersecurity specialists from more than 35 countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and South Africa has revealed that reverse engineering is the most complex task performed by InfoSec...
Datacentrix is first local Rubrik Elite level partner
Datacentrix has achieved Elite level partner status with Zero Trust Data Security company Rubrik - becoming the first and only partner to reach this category in South Africa. According to Shawn Marx, business unit manager: converged solutions at Datacentrix, the...
NoPBX enables app-based switchboard creation
The latest version of the South African-developed NoPBX app now enables a 100% smartphone app-based PBX sign-up experience. "For the first time, corporates and SMEs alike can create their own cellular-based hosted switchboard using just a smartphone app. No web-based...
Handling a crisis must be part of a modern leader’s skillset
Modern leaders face unprecedented challenges. In an environment of widespread global political instability, with a backdrop of new ways of working, changing customer expectations and broad economic uncertainty, leaders today are being tested on many fronts. By Peter...
Embedded finance in the age of e-commerce
The African online e-commerce market has grown rapidly in recent years and is estimated to be worth approximately $40-billion - a figure that will likely increase by 66% by 2027. Consumers value the convenience, time savings, and discounts online shopping can provide,...
What is needed for lasting organisational change
If organisations want to compete and thrive in today's fast-paced and ever-evolving business landscape - change is not only inevitable but essential. Change strategies are crucial in various scenarios, including when an organisation suffers from market disruptions,...
Personalised, proficient customer service will safeguard jobs
No matter where you look, someone, somewhere is discussing artificial intelligence right now. As exciting as the technology is, it is understandable that workers around the world are worried. AI presents a very real threat to jobs, with PwC forecasting that 44% of...
Loadshedding drives convergence of IT and facilities
IT and facilities have typically worked in isolation in the past, each managing their own areas with little overlap or interaction. By Tamara Wittstock and Stephen Richards from Silver Moon IT However, as technology has evolved, the lines between the two have begun to...
SA doesn’t need faster internet
When Ray Kurzweil coined the phrase 'the second half of the chessboard', I don't think he foresaw it being used to describe the technology quandary we find ourselves in today. By Paul Colmer, exco member at Wireless Access Provider's Association (WAPA) If you're not...
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