SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Interconnected systems at risk of a digital pandemic

Are we ready for solar storms, submarine cable cuts, satellite disruptions, and extreme weather to disrupt communication networks and potentially trigger a “digital pandemic"? A new report – “When digital systems fail: The hidden risks of our digital world​" –...

Axiz inks deal to distribute Broadcom’s product suite

Axiz has partnered with MBCOM Technologies – Broadcom’s sole distributor in the region - to distribute the full Broadcom software portfolio. The agreement brings together MBCOM’s structured regional channel programme and Axiz’s established distribution network in...

SA innovation at the heart of global health transformation

Vitality and Google have announced a global partnership to launch Vitality AI – a new platform which will integrate Google Cloud's advanced AI and data analytics with Vitality’s vast health datasets and behaviour-change expertise - to transform how millions worldwide...

Africa braces for tariff shocks

As the US imposes higher tariffs with global ramifications, African Development Bank Group president Dr Akinwumi Adesina has warned that these measures could trigger significant economic disruptions across Africa, affecting numerous nations and accelerating a...

Machine learning is top fraud priority in 2025

Businesses need to adopt Machine Learning (ML)-based, orchestrated fraud decisioning to combat escalating fraud losses and increasingly sophisticated attacks, according to Experian’s latest research report. "Machine Learning (ML) is the top fraud priority for...

Breaking the stigma of phishing simulations

Phishing simulations are often viewed as a negative practice used to “trick” employees, but a new survey by KnowBe4 Africa has found that 90,1% of users find simulated fishing tests relevant – and 90,7% agree that they improve their awareness of real phishing attacks....

Dero crypto miner spreads using exposed container environments

Kaspersky Security Services experts have identified a sophisticated cyberattack campaign targeting containerised environments to deploy a miner for the Dero cryptocurrency. The attackers abuse exposed Docker APIs - parts of Docker, an open-source container development...

Cyber breach costs M&S millions

UK retailer Marks & Spencer has suffered a cyberattack that has been adversely affecting for at least a month, with effects expected to continue for another two months. The breach is expected to cost the company about 300-million pounds in lost profits this year....

Logistics execs increasingly embracing strategic goals

With an increasing number of logistics leaders reporting directly to the C-suite, priorities are being elevated to impact customer experience, increase digitalisation, and automate physical tasks, according to a new survey by Gartner. Attendees at this year’s Gartner...

Autonomous mobile robots on an upward trend

The global autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) market is expected to reach $9,56-billion by 2030 with a CAGR of 15,1% from 2025 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. AMRs have triggered a paradigm shift in the way tasks such as material picking,...

Record registrations for FNB App Academy

More than 217 000 learners have signed up for the 2025 FNB App Academy - a 12-fold increase from 17 000 participants in 2023, making it Africa’s largest free digital skills initiative of its kind. Now in its third year, the FNB App Academy is a nine-week, fully online...

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Digitalise borders to unlock Africa’s potential

Africa's immense potential to become a global powerhouse is undeniable. It has all of the ingredients including a market of 1,2-billion consumers (rising to 1,7-billion by 2030) and a combined GDP worth $2,5-trillion. So what is holding it back? By Jeremy Springall,...

Power blackouts leave mobile network operators vulnerable

In recent years, South Africa has been grappling with frequent power cuts, leading to network vulnerabilities and inefficiencies for MNOs. These disruptions are not only causing inconvenience to users but also hindering MNOs' ability to monetise the surging data usage...

Companies and governments should not let their guards down

The Western Cape Provincial parliament (WCPP) in South Africa revealed last week that they had experienced a cyber security breach, rendering its ICT services inaccessible. In an announcement, it was shared that the process of recovering its systems would be done...

Trellix expands AWS integrations

Trellix has announced expanded support for Amazon Security Lake from Amazon Web Services (AWS), a service automatically centralising security data from the cloud, on-premises, and custom sources into a purpose-built data lake. The offering is designed to enable...

DVT launches new AI and blockchain practice

Global software and solutions company DVT has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain practice under the leadership of current innovation centre head Roberto Ferro. The new practice will primarily focus on guiding and enabling business customers to...

How Google is working with AI in Africa

Google's first AI research centre in Africa aims to push the boundaries of AI while solving pressing problems affecting millions of people both locally and globally, like mapping buildings in remote locations to provide better electricity. The centre was opened in...

Kodak Alaris signs CoCre8 as enterprise distributor

Kodak Alaris, a global technology company focused on providing solutions to digitise and manage business information, has signed a distribution agreement with CoCre8 Technology Solutions. The agreement enables CoCre8 to distribute the Kodak Alaris portfolio of...

Financial services cybersecurity vital in digital transformation

User experience remains the main differentiator for successful financial services organisations and digital transformation provides the only scalable answer. By Ricardo Ferreira and Michael Brown of Fortinet The digitisation of products, services, and operations is...

How the supply chain can reduce emissions

Following a difficult and tumultuous few years for the warehousing and logistics industry, there is hope on the horizon. By Randeep Somel, vice-president: global head of communications and sustainability at Iron Mountain Global supply chain pressures have gradually...

Stay safe on WhatsApp

With more than 2-billion users globally and 23-million users in South Africa, WhatsApp continues to dominate as one of the world's most popular social messaging platforms. It's also a popular platform for scammers looking to cash in quickly by using social engineering...

Junior Technical System Analyst – Remote Remote

Job Summary:Provide high quality application and systems support, understand the nature and business impact of requests and perform the required analysis. Provide second line support for technical and functional solutions Responsibilities:Provide high quality...

Front End Developer React/ React Native (KG)

About the Role:• Design and develop robust, testable, and maintainable software solutions.• Document software, in particular business rules and key technical decisions.• Research and make suggestions on how to improve our existing systems.• Analyse, diagnose and...

Junior Data Scientist

Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop & Innovate: Create statistical models and algorithms using various libraries and abstractions.Analyze & Discover: Conduct exploratory data analysis, wrangle data, and discover new insights from diverse datasets.Collaborate &...

Front End Developer React/ React Native (KG) – Gauteng Pretoria

About the Role:• Design and develop robust, testable, and maintainable software solutions.• Document software, in particular business rules and key technical decisions.• Research and make suggestions on how to improve our existing systems.• Analyse, diagnose and...

Junior Data Scientist – Gauteng Edenburg

Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop & Innovate: Create statistical models and algorithms using various libraries and abstractions.Analyze & Discover: Conduct exploratory data analysis, wrangle data, and discover new insights from diverse datasets.Collaborate &...

Support Engineer – Technical Support (On the road) (JHB)

ENVIRONMENT:A tech-savvy Support Engineer who enjoys solving tech problems is wanted by a dynamic provider of comprehensive IT solutions to join its hands-on team at its Joburg division. You will play a key role in delivering exceptional IT support to clients. You'll...

Middleware Software Engineer

To design, code, verify, test, document, amend and refactor programs/scripts. Apply agreed standards and tools to achieve well-engineered results. Monitor and report on progress, identify issues in software development, propose solutions, and collaborate in reviews as...

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