Anna Collard, SVP of content strategy and evangelist for KnowBe4 Africa. People are significantly more vulnerable to cyber crime when they are in weakened psychological states, such as hungry, angry, lonely or tired, as well as during shopping frenzies like Black Friday, when they are less likely to be vigilant. Making matters worse, becoming a…
ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi The Electronic Communications Act must be amended to accelerate connectivity in South Africa through better infrastructure investment, an industry lobby group has said. Nomvuyiso Batyi, a former director-general in the department of communications and now CEO of the Association of Comms and Technology (ACT), has said that despite progress, there are…
As AI and other digital developments transform workplaces, the Bizmod Talent Report 2025 has revealed the emergence of new roles and criticial skills companies should be preparing to fill. Supplied image “While developers, architects, and project managers remain in high demand, our research shows that businesses are increasingly asking for skills that barely existed a…
Three provincial departments have issued advertisements that will be of interest to the ICT industry. Last week’s celebration of Heritage Day saw activity on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal slowing and turning to less substantial requirements. However, three of the country’s provincial departments came to the party with advertisements that will pique the ICT industry’s interest….
Artificial intelligence has long lurked in the shadows of cybersecurity. It has filtered abnormal logons, flagged odd traffic and traced malware signatures. Recently though, with OpenAI, Google and others pushing out large language models, its claws have sharpened. Now AI fights on two fronts. It defends us and attacks through us. In South Africa, we’re…
The Milky Way above the SKA-Mid telescope. (Photograph by SKAO) The first five Square Kilometre Array (SKA)-Mid telescope dishes have been assembled and brought into operation on site in South Africa. This emerged at last week’s G20 research and innovation ministerial meeting in Pretoria, where the SKA Observatory (SKAO) briefed representatives on the construction progress…
There’s more to business innovation than breakthrough apps, technology or pivots that disrupt industries. For SMEs, innovation can be found in smaller, practical improvements that bring real value to both customers and the business itself. At its core, innovation asks business owners to think differently and look beyond the obvious to find creative ways to…
Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Artificial intelligence (AI)represents one of the most revolutionary technologies ofour time. As AI, with the help oflargelanguage modelsand machine learning, continues tochangecloud-based technologies and redefine how businesses operate, it’s clear that the role of the corporate network, as a provider of basic utility services, is rapidly evolving. The network is…
Smartphone buyers eyeing this year’s upgrades may want to pause. A quiet but profound shift is looming in chip manufacturing: the move to 2-nanometre process technology. And next year’s flagship devices from Apple, Samsung and Honor could be the first to showcase it. For users, that could mean real gains in performance. More importantly, we…
How can businesses modernise their technologies while navigating the benefits and limitations of legacy systems? Business leaders know that technology is the engine that drives resilience, scalability and growth in their organisations. But technology also comes with limitations and challenges. Many organisations remain tethered to legacy platforms – COBOL, Natural, Adabas, mainframes – that underpin…
