Nithen Naidoo dropped by the ITWeb studio for a conversation beyond beyond the potential of AI, how Snode uses AI in a way that helps organisations reduce complexity, focus on the risks that matter most and strengthen resilience across their digital environments. #snode Snode Technologies was using AI long before it became the industry’s favourite…
Caesar Tonkin, Managing Director, Armata Cyber Security. Phiwakahle Zulu: You’ve spent 17 years in the cyber security industry, both in South Africa and across Africa and the UK. This was as a CISO, then building and running cyber security businesses, before being brought in to lead Armata Cyber Security. Why does that matter to how…
Emmanuel Tzingakis, technical manager for Africa and venture markets at TrendAI. (Photo: Supplied) Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the economics of cyber crime, lowering the technical barrier to sophisticated attacks while creating new security and governance challenges for companies. This was a central message from speakers at TrendAI’s Spark 2026 event in Sun City last…
NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced it has acquired JetStream Software, a leader in VMware disaster recovery and migration. Enterprise customers continue to rely on VMware for many of their most critical applications. As organizations evaluate cloud adoption, they often seek ways to transition workloads while minimizing cost, complexity, and operational…
Cyber security experts engaged with ITWeb TV at the ITWeb Security Summit 2026, discussing Africa’s evolving threats, innovations, resilience and the future. (Image source: 123RF) The cyber security ecosystem is remarkably diverse. At the 2026 ITWeb Security Summit, ITWeb TV interviewed a range of experts – including a cyber security comedian – to shed light…
Ali Yilmaz, Senior Manager of Solution Architects for Turkey and MEA at Picus Security. Modern cyber security has to move at machine speed to outperform automated attacks, which can exploit vulnerabilities at scale in a matter of minutes. This is according to Ali Yilmaz, Senior Manager of Solution Architects for Turkey and MEA at Picus…
Rectron has confirmed it has become a victim of a cyber attack. ICT distributor Rectron has informed stakeholders that it has become the latest victim of a cyber attack. In a statement, the company says the incident, identified on 15 July, “has affected certain information technology systems and operations”. According to Rectron, investigations are ongoing…
Cyber security leaders have to tackle AI-driven skills shortages and explore practical solutions to bridge talent gaps, empower youth, and strengthen South Africa’s digital future. Cyber security industry leaders share concern over the availability of relevant, in-demand skills – an issue that’s becoming increasingly pertinent due to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Filmed at…
It’s proven that today’s encryption is vulnerable to attack by a sufficiently mature quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm – a catastrophic event commonly known as Q-Day. Even before such a cryptographically relevant quantum computer emerges it is known that adversaries are stealing encrypted data now, which can be decrypted later – also known as Harvest…
Peter Clarke, CEO of LanDynamix. So, when it comes to cyber security, you set protection in place and now you can forget about it, correct? The truth is that this approach could not be more flawed and is the result of a specific mindset, especially where it means added expenditure. Budget and the lack of…
