Caesar Tonkin, managing director of Armata. (Image: Supplied) Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating the cyber threat landscape, enabling attackers to automate attacks, exploit vulnerabilities and impersonate trusted individuals, while organisations struggle to keep pace with the security and governance risks associated with the technology. The growing threat posed by AI, coupled with the need for…
Cybersecurity is entering a new phase. The biggest threat to organisations is no longer necessarily a suspicious e-mail or an obviously malicious file. Increasingly, cybercriminals are exploiting the digital experiences, platforms and workflows that employees already trust. Gen Digital’s H1 2026 Threat Report highlights a clear shift in the threat landscape. Attackers are moving closer…
Craig Rosewarne, Managing Director, Wolfpack Information Risk. Not long ago, I sat in a boardroom after a successful audit. The organisation had achieved the outcome it wanted, the evidence had been submitted and everyone around the table looked relieved. Then one of the directors asked a question that changed the tone of the conversation. “That’s…
A subtle anomaly. An unpopular call to isolate critical systems. Resistance from every direction. That decision, made years ago with a key stakeholder during a live cybersecurity incident I was managing as a consultant, looked excessive at the time. It turned out to be the difference between a contained event and a ransomware attack that…
Take five minutes to share your perspective, receive early access to the findings and stand a chance to win. How confident are you that your organisation’s data is ready to support AI initiatives, withstand cyber threats and meet growing governance demands? ITWeb Africa and Veeam are conducting the 2026 Data Trust and AI Readiness Survey….
Young people working on promoting peace in some of the world’s most fragile and polarized places say financial support remains essential, but money alone will not sustain their efforts to organize youth to participate in peacebuilding. As conflicts around the world continue to proliferate, a group of young UN peacebuilders met at UN Headquarters on…
The Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL) is advancing the modernization of Costa Rica’s Mobile Prepaid Registration System through the implementation of a new technological platform provided by Tecnotree designed to strengthen user identification processes, enhance regulatory compliance, and improve the overall customer experience. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260625307287/en/ This initiative…
Global trust in news falls to lowest level since 2015, Reuters Institute 2026 report warns In 45 countries, online video now surpasses broadcast television as a source of news. By TECH CORRESPONDENT Trust in news has fallen to its lowest level globally since records began in 2015, according to the latest Reuters Institute for the…
Despite technological shifts, AI-enabled payment is still low when it comes to checkout for South African consumers. (Image source: 123RF) While there has been considerable adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in local shoppers’ decision-making, allowing AI agents to conclude the transaction is still limited. This is one of the findings in the 2026 Stay…
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….
