These are the top cybersecurity trends for 2026
The chaotic rise of AI, geopolitical tensions, regulatory volatility and an accelerating threat landscape are the driving forces behind the top cybersecurity trends for 2026, according to Gartner. “Cybersecurity leaders are navigating uncharted territory this year as...
Huang predicts an era of everything as a virtual twin
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang and Dassault Systèmes CEO Pascal Daloz have laid out a blueprint for industrial AI rooted in physics-based “world models” — systems designed to simulate products, factories and even biological systems before they’re built....
AI, quantum, neurotechnology could unlock brain-machine interface
IBM has entered a joint study agreement with Inclusive Brains, which specialises in non-invasive neurotechnologies and multimodal artificial intelligence, to experiment with advanced AI and quantum machine learning techniques. The aim of the joint study is to boost...
Targeted attacks mimic executives to steal funds
With cyberthreats to business executives on the rise, Kaspersky has detected a series of sophisticated attack attempts aimed at deceiving an organisation’s finance team into paying fraudulent invoices. Emails mimicking correspondence between the organisation’s CEO and...
AI pushes tech sector emissions, energy use up
Technology sector carbon emissions continued their rise in recent years, fueled by rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure, according to Greening Digital Companies 2025. The report, produced by the International Telecommunication Union...
AI PC cuts eye lesion detection to seconds
A comprehensive eye exam in a crowded doctor’s office can often take the better part of two hours, with much of that time spent waiting for dilation-related eye drops to take effect before tests even begin. While an initial diagnosis using fundus photography can be...
Venture capital set for measured rebound
Venture capital across South Africa and the broader African continent is entering a period of cautious recovery and renewed opportunity, after two years of contraction and recalibration. This is according to Alison Collier, MD of Endeavor South Africa, who shares...
SA must act on AI skills now
Generative AI is no longer a future concept or a speculative technology. It is here now, rapidly reshaping industries and rewriting the rules of competitiveness. By Ntsako Baloyi, senior manager in the technology business at Accenture, Africa In South Africa, the...
Turkcell opposes MTN’s ConCourt appeal in bribery case
Turkcell’s wholly owned subsidiary, East Asian Consortium, has filed its opposition to MTN’s application to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal the recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment. The SCA’s judgment affirms the jurisdiction of South African...
Sony opens photography competition
The 19th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards is open for submissions, and free to enter. The Sony World Photography Awards, organised by Creo, is a definitive platform for the celebration and discovery of contemporary photography. Photographers worldwide are...
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#SafeSigns chatbot helps women lower exposure to intimate partner violence
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Huawei SA recognised for public sector innovation
Huawei South Africa has won the Digital Innovator Award at The State IT Agency's (SITA) Digital Public Service Awards ceremony, which took place this week in Durban. The event was attended by Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and Deputy Minister Philly Mapulane of South...
Sage picks 4Sight for Microsoft Azure migration
Sage has appointed 4Sight Holdings as official Strategic Hosting Provider under their Sage Partner Cloud program, both for South Africa and MEA to assist customers across Africa with their migration to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. 4Sight received the...
Identity proofing allows easy virtual ID checks, but exercise caution
The Covid pandemic saw virtual identity checks become the norm. But not all identity proofing methods are created equal - some of the mainstream options fall far short of best practice guidelines. By choosing the right methodology and technology, CIOs and security and...
Predictive modelling for business optimisation adds value in uncertain times
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The mobile malware landscape in 2022
Cyberattacks are increasing in number all the time, writes Pankaj Bhula, EMEA regional director: Africa at Check Point. Indeed, our 2022 Mid-Year Report revealed a 42% global year-on-year increase in attacks and according to the World Economic Forum's 2022 Global Risk...
Digital and tech skills needs to be included at all levels of education
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Foster business resiliency success for the next normal
Organisations must modernise cybersecurity and skills development to meet the demands of a dynamic environment, writes Bradley Pulford, vice-president and MD of HP Inc Africa As the saying goes, 'Change before you have to.' While we eagerly await more stability...
State’s developmental role puts procurement at centre of economy
Following years of economic hardship caused largely by the pandemic and exacerbated by the ripple effects of a constrained global supply chain, the South African government's role in driving economic growth and job creation has been put back into the spotlight. By...
How cloud payroll could change your business
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