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Crypto crime surges in 2025
The 2024 crypto bull run fueled a surge in crypto-related crimes, a trend that has carried into 2025. Over the course of last year, cybercriminals stole $1,73-billion worth of digital assets, making 2024 the fourth-worst year for crypto crime on record. But that...
More disruption pushes cost of a data breach to new highs
The global average cost of a data breach reached $4,88-million in 2024, as breaches grow more disruptive and further expand demands on cyber teams, according to IBM's new Cost of a Data Breach Report. Breach costs increased 10% from the prior year, the largest yearly...
Zuckerberg, Huang agree on the future of AI
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Scam campaign hits industrial organisations
Kaspersky experts detected intensified scam activity this European summer, when cybercriminals tried to steal corporate email credentials by mimicking messages from a well-known logistics company. Attackers targeted organisations in various countries, including...
Anton Jacobsz steps down as Exclusive Networks Africa MD
Anton Jacobsz has stepped down as MD of Exclusive Networks Africa. Jacobsz, who has headed the distributor for over 10 years, will remain a shareholder with the organisation as well as serving in an advisory capacity moving forward. In early 2022, Exclusive Networks...
AI platform could spot the next Olympic hopeful
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New cohort named for Google Startups Accelerator
Google has announced the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program, featuring 10 startups from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa that were selected from nearly 1 000 applications. Since its inception in 2018, the Google for Startups...
Engineering solutions dominate Eskom Expo regional event
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Parktown Boys claims JSE Investment Challenge top spot
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TransUnion starts servicing US market
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Huawei concludes its Women4Tech digital skills training programme
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ERP meets a need in business sustainability
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AI-enabled speech analytics transform the contact centre
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Kubernetes and containers power tomorrow’s applications
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