Mark Palmer, board director for the Cloud Security Alliance South Africa Chapter and security go-to-market lead for Microsoft SA. The explosive enterprise rush to deploy autonomous AI agents has triggered an identity and governance crisis, rendering traditional corporate defence models “completely insufficient” to handle machine-to-machine risk, according to Mark Palmer, board director for the Cloud Security…
Joe Tidy, dedicated cyber correspondent at BBC (Photo: Strike a Pose Studios) Teenage hackers pose an increasingly serious threat to organisations around the world, as they cross traditional lines in their behaviour, and they are motivated by chaos and a desire for infamy as much as they are driven by money. This is according to…
Check Point chief technology officer Jonathan Zanger Check Point Software Technologies, a pioneer and global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today launched its Agentic Network Security Orchestration Platform, a purpose-built autonomous agent architecture that executes network security operations across enterprise environments, without requiring constant human intervention. The launch continues the company’s mission to transform the way…
A US federal jury in Oakland, California, has ruled against Elon Musk in his high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI. The unanimous verdict found the artificial intelligence organization not liable for allegations that it strayed from its founding mission to develop safe AI for the benefit of humanity. The jury deliberated for less than two hours before…
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber has gazetted draft regulations that pave the way for a smartphone-based digital identity system in South Africa, with banks and other private-sector “trusted entities” potentially able to operate enrolment points and receive automatic updates from the national population register. The draft amendments (PDF) to the identification regulations of 1998, gazetted…
In African countries, there’s a gap between the financing available for renewable energy and the projects its meant to reach. Funds are not reaching the right places and even as more funding is announced for clean energy, many projects don’t get off the ground because the financial tools available don’t fit their needs. For example,…
A judge ruled on Friday that a civil case against actor Alec Baldwin over alleged negligence on the “Rust” set in 2021 can proceed to trial this fall. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The actor was rehearsing a scene at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in…
African countries face many trade barriers today. Wealthier countries subsidise their farmers, making African agricultural exports less competitive. Global trade rules promise extra support but are rarely implemented. Many African countries also lack the infrastructure, funding or political will to build industries. This leaves them stuck exporting raw materials instead of higher-value finished goods. They…
The leadership behind enterprise software start-up Ageiro argues that AI is now firmly entrenched within the software development and application space.
PwC South Africa’s Mark Allderman AI is reshaping the consulting industry globally, altering business models, project life cycles and how engagements are priced. Some of these changes are reflected in the local market, with the shift away from analysis-heavy engagements towards the delivery of tangible outcomes the most significant among them. “Patience has run out…
