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​" –...

Salt Typhoon exposes millions of users’ details

It’s believed that information on every US citizen, and millions of others around the world, have been exposed in a long-standing nation-state attack. The National Security Agency (NSA) and other US and foreign organisations have released a joint Cybersecurity...

Draft tax bill hides a ‘stealth tax’ in unit trust investments

For millions of South Africans, a unit trust or a portfolio of a Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) is one of the pillars of their financial future, serving as a vehicle for retirement savings, children's education funds, and long-term wealth creation. By Joon Chong,...

Intel accelerates software-defined whole-vehicle approach

At CES 2025, Intel unveiled an expanded product portfolio and new partnerships designed to accelerate automakers’ transitions to electric and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Intel now offers a whole-vehicle platform, including high-performance compute, discrete...

Banshee Stealer targets macOS users 

As macOS continues to gain popularity, with over 100-million users globally, it’s becoming an increasingly attractive target for cyber criminals. Despite its reputation as a secure operating system, the rise of sophisticated threats like the Banshee MacOS Stealer...

Nvidia launches Cosmos World Foundation Model Platform

At CES 2025, Nvidia announced Nvidia Cosmos, a platform comprising state-of-the-art generative world foundation models, advanced tokenisers, guardrails and an accelerated video processing pipeline built to advance the development of physical AI systems such...

2024 vehicle sales decline, despite late-year recovery

December vehicle sales in South Africa rose for the third consecutive month, increasing by 2,5% compared to December 2023. This growth was primarily driven by an 8,2% rise in passenger car sales, with the rental industry continuing to play a significant role in the...

December sees manufacturing decline, but optimism for the future

The seasonally adjusted Absa PMI declined by 1.9 points to 46.2 in December, remaining in contractionary territory. This places the 2024 Q4 average PMI at 49 points, only slightly below 2024 Q3 (49.8 points) but above Q1 (47.8) and Q2 (48.1). While the manufacturing...

Upskilling will be needed to fill 78m new job opportunities

Job disruption will equate to 22% of jobs by 2030, with 170-million new roles set to be created and 92-million displaced, resulting in a net increase of 78-million jobs, according to the Future of Jobs Report 2025 published by the World Economic Forum. Technological...

Meta cans third-party fact checking

Meta plans to end its third-party fact-checking programme, replacing it with Community Notes by contributing platform users. This is the word from Joel Kaplan, chief global affairs officer at Meta, who says the systems to manage or gatekeep content have become...

Blockchain set for meteoric growth

Few industries can match the explosive growth of the tech market. From artificial intelligence and semiconductors to robotics, cloud computing, and IoT, these sectors are all poised for impressive expansion in the coming years. However, none can rival blockchain, the...

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Adopting a multi-channel contact centre strategy is key for MNOs

Most customer facing businesses today have recognised the need to digitally transform and adopt customer engagement solutions that will enhance customer experiences well as market competitiveness, and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are no different in this sense. By...

Digital banking key to reaching previously unbanked markets

Traditional bricks and mortar banks have been heavily disrupted by the emergence of digital banking in South Africa. By Sumit Kumar Sharma, enterprise architect and head of advisory services at In2IT Technologies These new entrants into the market have the advantage...

Face value: the ethics of facial recognition biometrics

The average person has a whopping 100 passwords that they use to access their various online accounts, a study by NordPass reveals. With the key to keeping all these accounts secure, being passwords that are long, complicated and hard to guess, the result is that they...

redPanda Software partners with Flooid

RedPanda Software has been appointed by Flooid, which provides a cloud-based unified commerce platform, to be its go-to-market and distribution partner in South Africa and other markets. Findings from the Online Retail in South Africa 2021 study, which was released in...

Global recognition for Decision Inc at SAP hackathon

Decision Inc was the second runner up at the recent global SAP Hack2Build rapid prototyping initiative. The annual hackathon, held over eight days in March, is designed to drive early stage inspiration, use case exploration, and technology adoption for SAP partners....

Sophos acquires SOC.OS

Sophos has acquired SOC.OS, which provides a cloud-based security alert investigation and triage automation solution. The solution consolidates and prioritises high volumes of security alerts from multiple products and platforms across an organisation's estate,...

Unicorn Group launches pan-African incubation program

Unicorn Group has launched its fourth incubation program for entrepreneurs on the African continent. This incubation program, described as the first 'truly' pan-African program, will run concurrently across six African countries - Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya,...

Ransomware reaches new, dangerous levels of sophistication

Once a niche criminal enterprise, ransomware has become big business, complete with R&D departments and sales and marketing divisions. The deeply layered onion that is today's ransomware attack landscape has been wreaking havoc in large enterprises in South Africa...

The Great Resignation lands on SA shores

The Great Resignation, a term coined by psychologist Anthony Klotz, is a post-pandemic movement that saw a wave of resignations take hold across the United States (US) and other parts of the world. In 2021 alone, more than a quarter of America's total workforce...

Service bots help you do more with your WhatsApp channel

Digital customer service channels have evolved rapidly over the past two years, prompted by work from home and lockdown requirements. Part of this evolution has been the much stronger emergence of WhatsApp as a customer service channel. Ryan Falkenberg, co-CEO of...

Data Scientist at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

About our client:With a focus on Africa, China, the UK and the US, this global investment firm offers you an opportunity to be involved with a unique approach to responsible investing whilst driving performance and innovation. This client is guided by a philosophy of...

Junior & Intermediate Java Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Our client is seeking a passionate Intermediate/Junior Java Developer for a fully on-site role based in Pretoria. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow their skills in a stable environment with exciting projects. Key Requirements 2-3 years'...

TypeScript Software Developer

Hire Resolve's client is seeking a talented individual to join their international team and play a key role in developing modern cloud solutions that empower clients worldwide in the retail sector.Responsibilities: Designing, developing, and maintaining applications...

Senior .NET Developer

Join a dynamic team building innovative solutions in the FinTech and SaaS space! We're looking for skilled Senior .NET Developers with strong Azure DevOps experience and a passion for modern architecture and engineering practices. ? Key Skills: C# / .NET Web APIsReact...

Software Developer (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a highly successful SAAS development company focused on delivering innovative, bespoke solutions across a wide range of industries including logistics, supply chain and manufacturing. With a strong emphasis on customer satisfaction, they...

Solutions Architect (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client, headquartered in the USA, offers a great work opportunity. Embrace work-from-home flexibility and long-term prospects, including overseas opportunities. Benefit from learning from the best in the field at a company with amazing perks and...

Project Manager at Parvana Recruitment

About the Role:As a Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in steering the successful execution of software development projects through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). You will be responsible for meticulous project planning, resource...

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