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Young South Africans design the future – one AI-Powered sneaker at a time

Recently more than 30 schools gathered at the Amazon Think Big Space in Cape Town for the Amazon Think Big Community Challenge - a global initiative, in partnership with...

AI is compressing cyberattack timelines and targeting ungoverned AI identities, Sophos AI Security report finds

Sophos today released its AI Security 2026 Report, finding that attackers are operationalizing artificial intelligence (AI) to collapse attack workflows from weeks to days. The report finds that AI’s most immediate...

Connectivity as infrastructure: Building networks for technology and revenue growth

Connectivity is becoming more than just a utility priced purely on data volume. In 2026, its story is changing, moving away from the concept of network access as a...

Corruption may just get more expensive: What the PRECCA Amendment Bill means for you

South Africa has been fighting corruption with legislation that, frankly, lacked teeth. The Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004 (PRECCA) has long been the cornerstone...

Kaspersky warns of a phishing campaign abusing Microsoft authentication mechanism

Kaspersky has released a report about a phishing campaign where attackers abuse Microsoft’s authentication mechanism. The campaign spanned from early April to mid-May 2026 and was styled as a notice from a...

Your transformation dashboard is green. So why has nothing changed?

It is Monday morning, and the programme steering committee is reviewing another transformation update. The milestones are on track, training has been completed, communications have gone out, system performance...

The business case for GenAI is no longer theoretical

A few years ago, many boardroom discussions about Generative AI (GenAI) centred on possibility. Today, those conversations are becoming far more practical. Business leaders are asking tougher questions: Where...

Nutanix to demonstrate enterprise AI innovations for the agentic AI era at AMD Advancing AI 2026

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, will showcase its vision for enterprise Agentic AI at AMD Advancing AI 2026, demonstrating how organisations can build scalable AI infrastructure while improving...

AI can’t replace humans in mental health treatment

As more people turn to artificial intelligence (AI) agents for answers to everyday questions, mental health professionals warn that “helpful” advice from chatbots on issues such as stress, anxiety...

From IDs and personal photos to work emails: Kaspersky survey highlights the need for smartphone security

Kaspersky’s latest global survey shows that 48% of survey participants from South Africa now claim their smartphone is the main device they use to access the Internet. But as...

Can AI help solve South Africa’s logistics crisis?

South Africa's logistics challenges have become one of the country's biggest constraints on economic growth. Congested ports, rail bottlenecks, infrastructure limitations and supply chain disruptions continue to affect exporters,...

Missed incidents and threat response gaps: Insights from Kaspersky compromise assessment report

A new report from the Kaspersky Compromise Assessment division highlights that many organisations are missing cybersecurity incidents due to reactive approaches, insufficient monitoring, and operational deficiencies. The report reveals that...
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80% of IT leaders say the digital workplace Is critical to AI success, yet only 10% have fundamentally redesigned It, Lenovo research finds

Global study of 1,200 IT leaders identifies five connected dimensions of workplace readiness and shows where organisations can focus to turn AI ambition into...

Kaspersky boosts embedded systems protection against BadUSB and offline meddling attacks

The latest update to Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security brings Full Disk Encryption management for Windows and introduces BadUSB protection for Linux-based platforms. In the world...

AI is changing the rules of trust and identity

For years, we have relied on familiar signals to establish trust online. A recognisable face on a video call, a familiar voice on the...

The next challenge for AI-built businesses is getting paid

AI is changing who can build digital products and how quickly they can bring their ideas to life. The latest Africa MSME Pulse survey,...

SAS predictions: 2027 is the year of AI consequences

For years, AI has shown enterprises what’s possible. In 2027, they’ll demand proof that it delivers. As AI moves deeper into business operations and gains...
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