External enterprise storage grows 2,1%
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, the external OEM enterprise storage systems (ESS) market grew 2,1% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter of 2025 reaching $8-billion in vendor revenue....
Scammers are phishing for Stranger Things fans
As the anticipated final season of Stranger Things begins streaming, Kaspersky cybersecurity experts are alerting fans to a wave of scams designed to exploit their excitement. Fraudsters are offering downloads of the new episodes or posing as if they can provide free...
Business travel’s hot list for 2026
Business travel in 2025 was characterised by disruption: regional conflict, extreme weather, strikes and - most recently - an unexpected Airbus software update which grounded more than 6 000 flights worldwide. On a positive note, business travel is showing strong...
Meta’s acquisition of Manus signals shift for AI models
Meta Platforms has acquired Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Manus. Murthy Grandhi, company profiles analyst at GlobalData, believes Meta is making one of its clearest wagers yet on autonomous AI. “Agreeing to acquire Manus is a move that...
Seasonal attacks define trends for Q1
Each year, South Africa experiences a rise in cybercrime during the festive season. By Ameera Cassoojee, cybersecurity sales specialist at Cisco South Africa Although most public warnings focus on consumers, the underlying tactics are the same ones that drive many of...
Private equity focuses on cybersecurity, AI risks
Venture capital and mid-market private equity firms are focusing on the growing regulatory challenges from cybersecurity and AI, according to new research for global asset service provider Ocorian. Around three out of four (75%) believe cybersecurity compliance issues...
Critical infrastructure cyber lessons from 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, South Africa’s industrial operators are reflecting on a year of profound change – and concerns. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director: southern Africa at Fortinet A significant and oh-so-welcome development was the end of systemic...
Trends shaping the future of intelligent communication
Communication technology continues to evolve, and South African businesses are facing a transformative shift in how they connect with customers and collaborate internally. By Filip Filković, sales director: Africa at Infobip This is largely driven by rapid...
Cyber-insurance claim rejections on the rise
South African businesses are facing growing risk of cyber-insurance claim rejections due to misrepresented security controls, poor governance practices and outdated approaches to cybersecurity assurance. This mirrors a disturbing global trend. The Cyber Insurance and...
Navigating cybersecurity in 2026
For years, the cybersecurity industry has warned that threats are becoming ‘more sophisticated’. By Beth Miller, field CISO at Mimecast In reality, attackers aren’t getting smarter, they’re simply leveraging new tech to exploit the same long-standing vulnerabilities...
Endpoint security still anchors cyber resilience in Africa
Africa’s endpoint security market is growing rapidly – and for good reason. Statista projects revenue in this segment to reach $183,29-million in 2025, rising to $318,02-million by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11,65%. While this figure is modest...
2026 trends for AI and its open source foundations
In 2026, the EMEA market is set to move decisively beyond AI experimentation and into a phase of structured industrialisation. By Pauline Truong, AI specialist solution architect at Red Hat Recent survey data shows only 7% of organisations are “driving customer value”...