MeerKAT and Webb measure farthest fast radio burst

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Now, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space...

Ampath confirms hack, but disputes theft of 80m patient records

Ampath, one of the country’s biggest pathology labs, has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack, but has issued a statement clarifying the claim by hackers that “80-million patient records” have been stolen. The company says it has contained the...

How will your career withstand the impact of AI?

New research from The TEFL Academy’s South African Career Resilience Report 2026 reveals that 57% of local respondents have questioned whether their chosen career or qualification will still be valuable because of artificial intelligence - while 84% say AI has already...

Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

Bank customers under fire from digital, online threats

Covid-19, in conjunction with the implementation of regulations of the Disaster Management Act had a notable influence on financial crime trends in 2020. It triggered changes in human behaviour, human movement, and policing, creating new opportunities for criminals...

SA faces post-Covid skills gap

South African ICT employers and practitioners appear to have adapted well to the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns, with little to no negative impacts on working conditions or ICT skills demand and supply. However, significant digital skills gaps remain. This...

Fix stops Pokemon Go from accessing your mail

Pokemon Go, the smartphone game that has taken the world by storm, has already been updated - to fix a vulnerability that potentially allowed the developers access to all a user's emails. The new version 1.0.1 includes an emergency fix for the iPhone version of the...

Anonymous accesses Armscor suppliers’ info

The Anonymous attack on Armscor's settlement system earlier this week is believed to have compromised data about Armscor suppliers, including their IDs, names and passwords. According to an interview with Anonymous published in HackRead, the passwords would allow...

Absa aims to pioneer blockchain in Africa

Among the local front-runners who are experimenting with blockchain on a significant scale is Absa Bank, which has become the first African banking group to join the global R3 blockchain consortium. The consortium is a financial innovation firm that has partnered with...

BDO Cyber Lab recovers data in ransomware attack

A prominent South African law firm was able to recover most of its data after its entire IT system was recently shut down by the Cryptolock Legion virus. Once it's infected the system, the Cryprolock Legion virus begins a systematic process of infecting the files on...

The growing threat to industrial systems

To minimise the possibility of a cyber-attack, industrial control systems (ICS) are supposed to be run in a physically isolated environment - but this is not always the case. In its report on the ICS threats landscape, Kaspersky Lab experts revealed 13 698 ICS hosts...

Seacom sets the pace for African-Swedish peering

Pan-African telecom enabler and network provider Seacom has become the first African carrier to peer at the Netnod Internet exchange point in Stockholm, Sweden. This will ensure that African Internet users on the international SEACOM backbone are able to enjoy better...

PC shipments decline – but beat forecasts

Worldwide PC shipments totalled 62,4-million units in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16), a year-on-year decline of 4,5%, beating the forecast of -7,4% by roughly 3%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The US market...

Digital auction room streamlines vehicle sales

With increasing vehicle prices and a decline in sales in South Africa, driven by poor macroeconomic conditions, the vehicle purchasing process is starting to go digital in response to market concerns and to stimulate sales. This is according to Kriben Reddy, director...

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