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AI has put every team on the cybersecurity front line

AI is making attacks more convincing, putting finance, HR, customer service and other non-technical teams increasingly at risk. AI was linked to more than half of the cybercrime cases recorded...

Windhoek summit to tackle the cyber gaps AI is exposing

Namibian business and technology leaders will come together in Windhoek on 13 October for the 2026 Namibian Cyber Security Summit, hosted by The Cloud Crew and DigitalShield, as organisations...

SMB study: Small banks lead in AI – but scale lags

As AI use proliferates in the SMB sector, small banks, credit unions and lenders have put banking on the AI leaderboard – ahead of similarly sized firms in insurance,...

Cybersecurity is everyone’s problem. Here’s how to build a security culture that lasts

Cybersecurity training remains one of the most persistent challenges in corporate South Africa, not because organisations don’t invest in it, but because too many still treat it as a...

Data maturity is what stalls most AI roadmaps

Businesses are spending months choosing models, copilots and platforms. Dariel's Sasha Slankamenac says the bigger risk sits in the data underneath, which was never built to be read by...

How community-led AI-powered X-Rays are helping find TB among those without symptoms

Some of the people diagnosed with TB in a couple of important community-based screening initiatives in Delhi did not come to the health facility complaining of a cough, fever...

Lots of red tape to get money out of SA – AI tax tool helps navigate the maze

As exchange control rules grow more complex, Clara AI helps people understand what SARS requires before their funds get stuck For non-residents with money or income in South Africa, and...

Kaspersky warns about websites designed to scam users planning trips to European countries

Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a scam targeting tourists who are applying for a Schengen visa. They receive phishing emails allegedly sent on behalf of...

From digital classrooms to AI tutors: Gen Z expects the next transformation of education

Ahead of World Teachers’ Day, commemorated annually on 05 October, Kaspersky reveals that Gen Z is particularly aware of emerging AI trends in education and sees the sector as...

Brandtech+ stopped meetings for a week so 1200 people could experiment with AI

The global AI Culture Week initiative offers a different approach to closing the AI skills gap by giving people the time and permission to learn by doing. As businesses grapple...

Almost one-fifth of retailers suffer permanent data loss from cyber attacks, Kaspersky survey

87% of retailers faced cyber incidents over the past 12 months. Kaspersky’s global survey among retail and wholesale experts unveils insights into risks and challenges the industry faces and...

Ozow announces Its evolution Into an end-to-end payments and Infrastructure partner.

The South African payments technology company sets out how real-time payments, AI-led risk intelligence and agentic commerce are reshaping what merchants need from a payments partner. At its inaugural Evolve...
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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...

Your employees are using AI. Have you given them a safe way to do it?

An employee is preparing for a customer meeting and wants an AI assistant to summarise a lengthy proposal. They paste the document into a...

South Africa’s insurers enter the age of agentic AI as CX becomes the new battleground

Despite South African insurers investing significantly in digital transformation over the past decade, many customers still experience fragmented and slow journeys that rely heavily...
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