TrendAI ranks first on CyberGym Agentic AI Security Benchmark
The TrendAI agentic exploit-remediation engine, codename AESIR, achieved the top position on CyberGym, an independent evaluation benchmark for AI-driven security tooling. The 97% success rate from TrendAI is nearly 4 percentage points higher than the former leader....
Red Hat Hardened Images supported in AWS InspectorScan API and ECR Basic Scanning
Software security teams can face an overwhelming influx of vulnerability alerts, often stemming from non-essential packages bundled inside traditional container base images. When developers inherit base images packed with unneeded tools, shells, and package managers,...
Meta settles lawsuit alleging child harm
Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed to settle a court case alleging that its platforms harm children for up to $18-billion, and will implement daily time limits, overnight lockouts and stronger parental controls. Meta will pay $12-billion over 10 years, with...
July sees lift in real net salaries
South African salary earners saw a further modest improvement in nominal net salaries in July 2026, although ongoing economic pressures continue to constrain salary growth and household purchasing power. This is according to the latest PayInc Net Salary Index, which...
Women urged to seize the AI opportunity
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is more than an exciting new technology – it has the potential to be a game-changer for women entrepreneurs. Christina Naidoo, chief operating officer of Huawei SA, tells delegates at the Huawei Women in Tech...
Why a few SA banks are winning the loyalty battle
South Africa's banking sector has long been recognised for its resilience and innovation, but the competitive landscape is shifting in ways that go beyond products, pricing or branch networks. By Nitesh Singh, financial services and communications, media and...
Cybersecurity is becoming a 24/7 visibility challenge
Enterprise security has become significantly more complex than it was even a few years ago, writes Nemanja Krstic, head of operations (AME & EU) at Galix. Organisations are running a mixture of on-premises systems, multiple cloud environments, remote endpoints and...
Gen Z knows AI better than other generations — and increasingly treats it as a friend
Gen Z uses artificial intelligence (AI) more actively than other generations. Almost half use AI every day or almost every day, while more than a quarter already interact with it as they would with a friend, according to new research* conducted by Kaspersky’s internal...
Telecoms uptime is as much a function of finance as it is engineering
Connectivity has become the lifeblood of modern businesses. When they’re connected, they can operate, and when they are down, they lose money. This means that for telecoms providers, uptime has become critical. By Elzette Cronje Jordaan, head of finance at Backspace...
How to avoid burnout when you’re looking for your next job
Looking for a new job is hard work that can take an enormous toll on your mental and physical health. Whether you are searching because you feel stuck or undervalued in your current role or because you are unemployed, job seeking can be stressful, exhausting and...
Sovereign cloud: real control, or just the appearance of it?
As South African organisations weigh up sovereign cloud offerings, many are still equating sovereignty with a single decision: choosing a local data centre region. According to Nicolas Blank, chief technology officer of NBConsult, that assumption doesn't hold up to...
The foundation every AI strategy needs
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping business priorities across South Africa. Organisations are accelerating digital transformation, modernising applications and exploring new AI use cases, all while facing increasing pressure to do more with existing budgets and...