Threat actors ramp up sophistication of DDoS attacks
Sophisticated attacker collaboration, resilient botnets and compromised IoT infrastructure drove more than eight million DDoS attacks worldwide – some as large as 30 terabits per second (Tbps) – in the second half of 2025. According to NetScout Systems’ 2025...
The secret sauce, the Pentagon, and the greatest PR campaign in history
By Barry Buck - I’ve said it so many times it’s basically my catchphrase: “I don’t know how they do it, but Anthropic has the secret sauce. They’re just better than every single one of their competitors – and it’s not even close.” Turns out the Pentagon agrees with...
Applications open for 2025 Bellville Connect Level Up Series
Local SMMEs with ambitions to grow are invited to apply for the 2025 Bellville Connect Level Up Series, ahead of this year's Bellville Business Expo (BBExpo), taking place on 28 and 29 October 2025, at the Tyger Valley Centre Arena. Now in its third year, the Level Up...
Trump opens $9trn retirement market to crypto
US president Donald Trump has signed a landmark executive order that will reshape how millions of Americans build wealth by opening the doors of the country’s $9-trillion retirement market to cryptocurrencies, private equity, and other alternative assets. The order,...
Telkom FutureMakers, Aions empower tech startups
High-potential tech startups supported by Telkom FutureMakers and Aions Creative Technology are gaining the operational support, strategic insight and hands-on mentoring needed to move beyond survival mode and into scalable, investable growth. “This partnership is...
Talos exposes ReVault vulnerabilities
Cisco’s Talos has reported five vulnerabilities to Broadcom and Dell, affecting both the ControlVault3 Firmware and its associated Windows APIs. More than 100 models of Dell Laptops are affected by the vulnerability, which is being dubbed “ReVault”, if left unpatched....
Demand for AI infrastructure boosts IaaS market
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 22,5% in 2024 to $171,8-billion, according to Gartner, with Amazon retaining the number one position, followed by Microsoft, Google, Alibaba, and Huawei. "As enterprises continue to seek greater flexibility,...
You can no longer believe everything you hear …
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the business landscape in South Africa, unlocking new efficiencies and enhancing customer experiences across sectors. But while much of the focus has been on the benefits, we must not ignore the risks, writes Nic Laschinger,...
Webb finds new evidence for planet around closest solar twin
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the stellar system closest to our own Sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the Alpha Centauri triple star system has long been a...
Cybercriminals exploit social networks to target businesses
Kaspersky has detected a complex attack sequence that involved retrieving information from legitimate services such as GitHub, Microsoft Learn Challenge, Quora, and social networks. The attackers did this to avoid detection and run an execution chain to launch Cobalt...
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How to bridge the financial inclusion gap in SA
Financial inclusion remains a major challenge in South Africa, where millions of people remain outside the formal banking system and where higher-income groups have more access to a broader range of financial services. Despite recent steps being taken in the right...
The next labour frontier: a gig economy and democratisation of labour
A technology training and skills provider warns that South Africa's job creation strategy must adapt or risk leaving millions behind in the global digital transformation opportunity boom. Industries across the globe are rapidly being digitised, evolving their labour...
Inaugural Gitex Africa sells-out,
The cross-continent support of the global tech community has culminated in a sold-out Gitex Africa 2023, with an expansion phase now underway as construction ramps up of a purpose-built venue in Marrakech Morocco. The inaugural Gitex Africa will make its debut from 31...
Contactable partners to fight ID fraud in Africa
Identity fraud is on the rise in Africa. According to the survey conducted by FICO a prominent analytics software company, in 2022, every seventh person experienced an identity fraud incident in South Africa. This factor, and a growing demand for online services,...
Xbox Game Studios Game Camp comes to Africa
Microsoft, through its Africa Transformation Office (ATO), has announced its planned Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Africa, a two-day conference to recognise and celebrate all game creators across more than 50 diverse countries and regions. The conference will run from...
Nclose listed among Africa’s fastest growing companies
South African cyber security specialist Nclose has been named among the Financial Times 100 Fastest Growing Companies in Africa for 2023. Nclose was listed at number 41, among leading enterprises from across the continent. The ranking, now in its second year, is based...
Anywhere, anytime storage and backup with Dell Technologies
Digitalisation is driving a continued data explosion as organisations generate, store, and access more data than ever before. This, in turn, is leading to new challenges as they grapple with how to store that data, keep it safe, and ensure it is available when...
Businesses must keep up with sophisticated cybercriminals
It would be fair to suggest that most people are tired of hearing about cybersecurity - not because they don't see a need for it, but because they accept that cybercrime is a serious issue and a massive risk to their businesses (and personal digital lives) and they've...
Align Technology opens in SA
Align Technology, a global medical device company that designs, manufactures and sells the Invisalign system of clear aligners, iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry, has launched direct operations in...
Retailers must invest in customer satisfaction
Online retail in South Africa has hit a major milestone, eclipsing R50-billion in annual sales during 2022. Research from World Wide Worx records a 40% increase in the total number of South Africans shopping online since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. Yet many...
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