Are South African businesses ready for the next wave of AI-powered attacks?
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is underway, and South African organisations face a hard truth: AI has made cyberattacks cheaper, faster, and more convincing. No defence can stop all of them....
Future of HR Conference 2026 returns to help HR Leaders solve the problems they can’t ignore
HR leaders are being asked to solve some of the toughest challenges facing organisations today: skills shortages, retention, AI disruption, leadership gaps and shifting workplace culture. But meaningful change...
Majority of transport & logistics operators face compound human, technical and regulatory challenges
Kaspersky warns that in transport & logistics, a sector built on interdependence, the blast radius of a cyberattack extends across supply chains, borders and economies, making cybersecurity a matter...
Сybercrime for the price of a streaming subscription: Kaspersky finds darknet DDoS offers starting at $30, with DDoS-as-a-Service available for $1
Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence reports that brokered DDoS attacks are priced on a case-by-case basis, ranging from $30 to $2,000. Pricing varies depending on factors such as the target,...
HCLTech scales South Africa operations with new headquarters featuring an AI Center of Excellence
Doubles down on upskilling of local talent with graduation ceremony of fresh batch of learners from HCLTech’s skills development
HCLTech, a leading global technology company, is scaling its South Africa...
Why teachers matter more in the age of AI
Across classrooms in the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa, and beyond, teachers help students understandcomplex ideas, ask better questions, and build confidence. As technology and AI reshape how students learn,...
Are South Africa’s cyber defenders ready for AI?
South Africa’s cybersecurity challenges are growing more complex as the country struggles to fill the roles needed to address them. A 2024 CSIR national survey found that 63% of...
ChatGPT Computer History feature creates a diary of your Mac activity – Kaspersky advises how to configure it
A new feature in the ChatGPT app for macOS is designed to give the AI assistant more context about how someone uses their computer. It reflects a wider shift...
AI can rebuild African banking, but only once it learns to be African
An AI trained on the world's software still arrives at an African bank knowing nothing that matters there. For banking boards, the real task is teaching it what does.
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From two doors to a dozen: The exponential expansion of the enterprise attack surface
The risk to the business has grown significantly thanks to the widening footprint of the enterprise attack surface, says Richard Frost, Head of Technology Solutions and Consulting at Armata...
South African businesses are building with AI faster than they can secure it
AI is making it possible for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to build customer-facing software without a traditional development team. As more business owners use the technology to create...
South African workers are embracing AI faster than their employers can keep up, new Oliver Wyman research finds
Nearly two-thirds say AI has made them more productive, but only one in ten non-managers believes their employer has explained its AI strategy
South African employees are rapidly integrating AI...
