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​" –...

CEOs are reshaping C-suite roles for the AI era

The accelerating pace of artificial intelligence (AI) is pushing CEOs to redesign how C-suite roles are structured to drive greater business impact across the enterprise. In the foreword of a new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, IBM...

Microsoft SA and GIZ launch Ikamva Digital skills initiative

Microsoft South Africa, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has launched Ikamva Digital, a transformative digital learning platform designed to empower South African youth and educators with the skills needed to...

AI deployments drive significant productivity gains

A new study from IBM reveals that enterprises across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are already reporting significant productivity gains from using AI, with many expecting returns on their investments (ROI) within the next year. However, the findings...

Increased demand for air cargo in March

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for March 2025 global air cargo markets showing strong growth – but doubt lingers whether this growth was fuelled by the Trump Administration’s tariff announcements, and whether it is sustainable in...

Momentum warns of deepfakes used for investment scams

Financial services company Momentum Group has warned that scammers are increasingly using deepfake content - seemingly personal WhatsApps and pages on social media platforms like Facebook which fraudulently misrepresent association with the company - impersonating the...

New Lazarus-led cyberattacks targeting supply chains

Kaspersky’s GReAT (Global Research and Analysis Team) team has uncovered a sophisticated new Lazarus campaign, combining a watering hole attack with the exploitation of vulnerabilities in third-party software to target organisations in South Korea. During the...

YouTube to celebrate 20 years with South Africa

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, YouTube has grown from a simple 19-second video into a platform that allowed over 20-billion videos to be uploaded and now features myriads of videos, music clips, shorts, and podcasts giving voice to diverse content creators and...

Juno mission peeks under the surface of Jupiter and Io

NASA’s Juno mission has gathered new findings after peering below Jupiter’s cloud-covered atmosphere and the surface of its fiery moon, Io. Not only has the data helped develop a new model to better understand the fast-moving jet stream that encircles Jupiter’s...

Cape Town home to Africa’s first dedicated creative-tech hub

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa has partnered with UVU Accelerate to lead the ecosystem development for Africa’s first dedicated creative-tech hub. The Timbuktoo Creative Hub project will be launched in Cape Town, marking a significant...

Staggering number of leaked accounts in SA

Surfshark’s global data breach analysis ranks South Africa as the 27th most breached country in Q1 2025, with a substantial 205 900 leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 68,3-million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first and amounting to 25% of all...

Bitcoin mining profits sink by $900m

The crypto market slowdown hit miners hard, with plunging Bitcoin prices, lowering network activity, and cutting transaction fees erasing hundreds of millions of dollars from their rewards. According to data from CryptoPresales.com, Bitcoin miners earned $3,86-billion...

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Frogfoot Networks appoints new CEO

Licensed open-access fibre network provider Frogfoot Networks has appointed Shane Chorley as its new CEO, from 1 April 2023. Chorley is taking over from company founder Abraham van der Merwe, who has led it since inception. Van der Merwe now takes up the position of...

Move beyond generative AI hype to gain competitive advantage

Generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, can massively improve an enterprises' productivity and competitiveness but only if we have a realistic view of the technology's risks and limitations. By Michael Langeveld, chief technology officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)...

Medical Diagnostech develops Covid-19 antigen self-test with app

Medical Diagnostech has launched what it believes to be South Africa's first Covid-19 antigen self-test with companion mobile phone application, HealthPulse TestNow. The company developed the rapid diagnostic test, while the application was developed by the...

The people-centric workplace in an increasingly connected world

While tempting to envision, the law firm of the future will not be populated by highly intelligent, unemotional, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots that render automated legal output based on massive databases of knowledge and repositories of precedent. To me, the...

API standardisation will help leapfrog innovation across all sectors

The growth of application programming interfaces (APIs) continues unabated. However, as new regulations like PSD3 gather momentum, the call for API standardisation could be the next catalyst for an innovation leapfrog. And South African businesses who place designing...

Yes, there’s a difference between subscription and consumption

When talking about a move to the cloud, the words subscription and consumption are used as key differentiators, but they are also used as interchangeable verbs that seemingly describe the same thing when in fact, they are, by their nature, completely different...

Technology lets businesses integrate siloed building systems

Smart BACS investments offer organisations a single view to proactively run and manage entire building portfolios, campuses and individual buildings, writes Warren Miller, solutions architect at Altron Managed Solutions. Organisations seldom need convincing about the...

Contact centre integration key to meeting Millennial expectations

Contact centres have evolved significantly over the years because of changes in technology, business needs and customer expectations. By Navinder Singh, GM of In2IT Technologies While voice remains a critical component, many customers now prefer to interact via email,...

Tips for reward professionals in the age of AI

The launch of ChatGPT late in 2022, and the tremendous interest it provoked, inaugurated what one will one day see as the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI will make it easier to generate outputs in virtually every industry, creating a challenge for reward...

Intermediate .NET Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Our client is looking for an Intermediate .NET Developer for a fully in Office role based in Pretoria. Key Requirements 3+/- years' experience.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed].NETC#Blazor/BlazoriseEntity FrameworkMSSQLShould you meet the requirements for this position,...

Functional Analyst

Responsibilities? • Requirements Elicitation Analysis: Conduct workshops, interviews, surveys, and analyse existing documenta-tion, diagrams, and architecture to gather detailed technical requirements. Translate these requirements into software epics, user stories,...

CNC Programmer

CNC Programmer Join a global leader in precision engineering and advanced manufacturing Manufacturing | Full-time | Location: Cape Town | Salary: R45 000 About Our Client Our client is a highly respected player in the defense and manufacturing sector, specializing in...

Functional Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Responsibilities? • Requirements Elicitation Analysis: Conduct workshops, interviews, surveys, and analyse existing documenta-tion, diagrams, and architecture to gather detailed technical requirements. Translate these requirements into software epics, user stories,...

CNC Programmer – Western Cape Cape Town Region

CNC Programmer Join a global leader in precision engineering and advanced manufacturing Manufacturing | Full-time | Location: Cape Town | Salary: R45 000 About Our Client Our client is a highly respected player in the defense and manufacturing sector, specializing in...

Software Engineering – Full Stack Engineer

Role SummaryThe Mid Developer will work closely with the Senior Developer to manage both front-end and back-end development processes, implementing solutions from conception to final product according to business needs. The mid developer is required to implement and...

Software Engineering – Full Stack Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Role SummaryThe Mid Developer will work closely with the Senior Developer to manage both front-end and back-end development processes, implementing solutions from conception to final product according to business needs. The mid developer is required to implement and...

Scrum Master at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Scrum Master Superstar – Lead Africa's Tech Revolution!Ready to steer the ship of innovation and transform Africa's digital future? Join our trailblazing Pan-African telecommunications powerhouse as we launch our Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE) in the...

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