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​" –...

The dangers of ‘shadow AI’

Employees are quietly turning to unapproved AI tools without informing their managers simply to save time – a practice now known as “shadow AI”. And new research in Ivanti’s 2025 Technology at Work Report says that roughly 33% of workers now engage in this activity,...

New WhatsApp hijacking scam involves fake voting

Kaspersky has uncovered a new phishing campaign targeting WhatsApp users through a fraudulent voting scheme. This attack lures victims with a voting page allegedly featuring young athletes - but other voting topics are being exploited as well. The method can be easily...

Seacom partners with Q-Kon to improve LEO connectivity

Seacom is partnering with satellite engineering enterprise Q-Kon to enhance the Seacom low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services, which have been offered in South Africa since early 2024. The enhanced LEO connectivity benefit from the partnership will also...

Kaspersky exposes hidden malware on GitHub

Kaspersky Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) has discovered hundreds of open source repositories with multi-staged malware targeting gamers and crypto-investors within a new campaign dubbed GitVenom by Kaspersky. The infected projects include an automation...

African Development Bank partners with Interpol

The African Development Bank Group has signed a Letter of Intent with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), the first multilateral development bank to establish such a collaboration with Interpol. The Letter of Intent, signed by African...

SolarAfrica begins SunCentral rollout

SolarAfrica has successfully reached financial close on the first 114 MW component of its SunCentral project alongside funding partners Investec and RMB. The R1,8-billion investment into SunCentral marks the start of the project’s rollout in South Africa. SunCentral...

ESA, Red Cross bring space technology to disaster management

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to harness space technology for humanitarian assistance worldwide. The partnership will combine ESA's space expertise with ICRC's...

Data centres invest in diverse energy sources

The unprecedented growth in AI has seen power demand for data centres skyrocket. Data centre hyperscalers want new grid capacity added using electricity generation methods that align with their ambitious sustainability goals, writes Eve Pope, technology analyst at...

Quantum developments raise privacy, security concerns

Microsoft's recent announcement of the Majorana 1 quantum chip marks a significant milestone in the evolution of quantum computing, bringing us closer to realising quantum computers capable of performing complex computations at unprecedented speeds. While this...

Jury is out on how banks benefit from GenAI

Despite the growing adoption of GenAI technology in the banking industry, banks and financial institutions are split when it comes to outcome-based strategies. According to NTT Data’s “Intelligent banking in the Age of AI” research report, only half of banks (50%) see...

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AI Achievers are responsible by design

There is a clear incentive to accelerate AI transformation, and rightly so. Statistics show that the proportion of a company's revenue, "AI-influenced", more than doubled between 2018 and 2021 and is expected to triple by 2024. By Hina Patel, applied intelligence lead...

The future of dispute resolution is online

The onset of Covid-19 resulted in businesses adapting responsive measures to mitigate its impact on business continuity, whether accessing documents online to conducting business remotely. By Thabile Fuhrmann, director in the dispute resolution practice at Cliffe...

Social media is not a viable PR strategy

A teenager receives a note from the back of the class. Do you like me? Tick the box: Yes or No. A sign of intent, to be sure. By Samantha Hogg-Brandjes, MD of GinjaNinja But it's fanciful to believe that a simple "like" creates a relationship of substance. Yet...

BDO partners with Terranova Security

BDO Advisory Services SA has announced its partnership with Terranova Security, which provides cybersecurity awareness training and phishing simulation. Each year companies spend millions of dollars or rands protecting their IT and network infra-structure. But,...

Pay@ partners with Stitch

Payments aggregator Pay@ has partnered with payments and data Application Programming Interface (API) fintech Stitch, allowing billers and merchants to easily accept secure payments from customers via Instant EFT. Additionally, billers and merchants will be able to...

Panda addresses male suicide crisis in SA

Suicide prevention week, which runs from 4-10 September, highlights the high suicide rate in the country. According to a World Population Review study, South Africa ranks 10th in global suicide rates, and according to the World Health Organisation, men are four times...

Liquid Networks launches DDoS Secure

Liquid Networks has announced the launch of its Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Secure offering to its customers. The solution is designed to proactively mitigate attacks by scrubbing traffic and blocking known attackers or malicious traffic. "Cyber attacks are...

Datatec signs up to United Nations Global Compact

Datatec has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative. Over the past year, Datatec's Responsible Business team has been heavily focused on developing a shared-value ESG and Responsible Business strategy...

AI Expo celebrates 5th anniversary at SCC

AI Expo Africa celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, taking place on 19 and 20 September in the Sandton Convention Centre. AI Expo Africa 2022 will feature the following elements: * 10 000 square foot expo hall * 63 vendors and two showcase pavilions *...

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My client based in Bellville (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Scum Master to join them on a permanent basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Guides the Product Owners by practicing relevant agile techniques (e.g. journey maps) and facilitates in carving out...

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