POPIA breach reporting exposes gaps in incident response
Cyber incidents are not new, but the way organisations are expected to respond to them is changing. Under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), breach reporting has increased...
View ArticleTechnical debt is becoming a cybersecurity threat
For many organisations, digital transformation occurred quickly and under pressure. Systems were rapidly deployed to support remote work, customer demands changed overnight, and businesses adopted...
View ArticleSet boundaries in a hyperconnected world
The 2026 Global Digital Overview Report recently ranked South Africans among the world’s highest users of online media, with almost 53 hours a week, compared with the global average of 33 hours and 27...
View ArticleHow has enterprise IT management changed in 20 years?
Twenty years ago, managing enterprise IT in South Africa was a considerably more contained job. By David C Howell, regional sales director at ManageEngine South Africa Most employees worked from an...
View ArticleYour SOC cannot outrun AI
Cybersecurity has acquired a speed problem. Attackers are increasingly using AI to automate work that once required specialist skills, while security teams are still trying to make sense of thousands...
View ArticleWhat scammers still can’t fake in isiZulu
The next scam message to reach your phone will be spelled correctly, carry your bank’s real logo, your name, and possibly the correct suburb a parcel for you might need to reach. Nothing about it will...
View ArticleAI is accelerating the next generation of leaders
AI is changing not only how people work, but how quickly the best people can develop. Experience still matters. But the way people build that experience is changing fast. By Christian Schmitz, CEO of...
View ArticleMaintenance, not technology, will decide if SA’s solar boom pays off
South Africa has installed solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) faster than almost anywhere else on the continent over the past three years. But according to Rhino Energy Solutions (RES),...
View ArticleDaft Technologist
By Barry Buck, with Claude Opus 4.8 – Every second video on my feed this month is someone whose life is now run by the agent of the week. It reads their email, books their travel, ships their code and,...
View ArticleWhen your IT provider is hacked, your balance sheet could be next
For many South African businesses, critical operations and customer data now rely on outsourced IT service providers (OSPs), including cloud hosts, software platforms, managed service providers and...
View ArticleIntelligent monitoring enables smarter investment and operational decisions
The role of monitoring in the data centre has changed dramatically. What was once a reactive operational function, checking whether systems were online and responding to alarms, has become a critical...
View ArticleCybersecurity is now part of managed IT, not a separate conversation
I still see businesses drawing a neat line between IT operations and cybersecurity, writes Brian Pinnock, go-to-market executive of The Cloud Crew. One team looks after Microsoft 365, user access,...
View ArticleHow much office talk is absorbed by technology?
Voice assistants, phones, AI notetakers and devices have turned the average office and meeting room into a space that records everything, writes Richard Frost, head of consulting at Armata Cyber...
View ArticleYour network probably became flat one device at a time
Few businesses deliberately build a network where every user, device, and application can reach everything else. By Tobie van Schallkwyk, business unit executive at Duxbury Networking It usually...
View ArticleSARS versus taxpayers, Who holds the power?
Complaints that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is becoming increasingly aggressive and overstepping its mandate have grown louder over the years. According to Nico Theron, founder of Unicus...
View ArticleInvisible networks that power SA’s intelligent future
Connectivity in today’s age of intelligence may increasingly be invisible to the user, but it is indispensable to the experience. Dr. Sunil Piyarlall, executive for network architecture and modelling...
View ArticlePIC debacle shines a spotlight on patronage in SA
The prompt appointment of the Deputy Minister for Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation, Seiso Mohai, as chair of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has raised concerns about ongoing patronage at...
View ArticleBinance launches on Huawei AppGallery
Binance has partnered with Huawei to make the Binance app available on Huawei AppGallery in South Africa. Huawei smartphone users can now download the Binance app directly from the Huawei AppGallery,...
View ArticleSOC is evolving to autonomous defense
AI is accelerating attacks faster than human-led security operations can keep pace with and closing that gap requires a SOC that can act at the same speed, without losing the governance leaders...
View ArticleVirtual card spend grows as digital payments gain momentum
FNB customers are increasingly embracing secure, digital-first payment solutions, driving a 47% increase in virtual card transaction values over the past financial year. The growth reflects changing...
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