PAM to address the ‘ghost in the machine’
With most breaches originating in identity, the explosion of non-human identities presents a serious risk to organisations, warns BeyondTrust.
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The real cloud challenge isn’t adoption – it’s doing it well
Joel Chacko, executive head of cloud services at Vodacom Business South African organisations have largely embraced cloud computing, but industry experts argue that the real challenge is no longer whether to adopt cloud technologies – it is how to manage them to deliver measurable business value. This shift is occurring as organisations increasingly adopt hybrid…
Countering cyber tool sprawl with security platforms
Allie Mellen, principal analyst at Forrester. With a growth in vendors increasing the volume of solutions on offer in the cyber security ecosystem, tool sprawl is a real challenge faced by internal teams. However, the rising trend of security platforms isn’t necessarily a silver bullet – having solid data foundations in place is best. This…
The real hurdle for South Africa’s AI voicebots isn’t the AI
In the world of AI voice technology, the difference between a satisfied customer and a frustrated hang-up is measured in milliseconds. While the global hype focuses on the brilliance of large language models, the real test for South African organisations is whether their telephony infrastructure can keep up with the natural rhythm of human speech….
‘Triad of trust’ to strengthen zero trust
Mohamed Amr, senior engineer, META at Illumio; Sean Glansbeek, CEO of IT security distributor Private Protocol Group; Ruby Khaira, VP META at FireMon; and Tony Price, regional sales director EMEA at AppGate. (Photo: Tracy Burrows) A robust zero trust ecosystem should address three critical layers of network resilience: access control, workload segmentation and policy governance….
In South Africa, the bundle is the new battleground
The most important thing Amazon launched in South Africa this week was not Prime. It was the bundle. When Amazon switched on Prime locally on Tuesday, the obvious headline was the price: R59/month, or R399/year if you pay upfront. That is less than the R79 Amazon used to charge for Prime Video on its own….
Rethinking digital sovereignty in the AI era
Didier Ongena, VP for global government and EMEA public sector. Today, businesses are being asked to navigate profound disruption on two fronts. On the one end, there is artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI), which have already had an intense impact on industries, economies and society at large. On the other, widespread geopolitical uncertainty…
Bash powers TFG online sales as group profit tumbles
The Foschini Group’s online business was one of the few bright spots in a bruising financial year, with its Bash platform driving a 49.2% surge in e-commerce sales across its South African operation even as group profit slumped and the retailer took R1-billion in write-downs against its offshore brands. TFG, the JSE-listed owner of brands…
Team Doria wins #SSHACK26 | ITWeb
Team Doria, winners of the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 Hackathon. Team Doria was named the overall winner of the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 Hackathon, taking home R20 000. Doria is an AI-powered supply chain security platform that helps developers identify and block malicious software dependencies before they reach developer environments. More than 850 applicants and…
Cabinet hands the Post Office a board, but not a bailout
Cabinet has approved a new board for the South African Post Office, removing a key procedural hurdle to the troubled entity applying to exit business rescue – but handing the incoming directors an organisation that the national treasury still refuses to fund and that its rescue practitioners were, just months ago, contemplating liquidation. Communications minister…