Another day, another rogue AI attack. This time from Meta
Meta has confirmed that its Muse Spark 1.1 AI model breached an external company's internal systems during cybersecurity testing. According to the company, independent testing company Irregular caused a misconfiguration that gave one of its AI models Internet access...
Vast majority of SA children are functionally illiterate
Nearly a million (914 000) South African Grade 4 pupils cannot read for meaning in any of the country's 11 official languages. With 81% of the cohort functionally illiterate, the country places last among the 57 countries and regions assessed in the most recent...
70% of South Africans have been hit by data breaches
South Africa was the 42nd most breached country in the world during the first half of the year, with 359 600 leaked accounts, according to the latest data from cybersecurity firm Surfshark. Globally, a total of 313,4-million accounts were breached, with the US ranking...
The Open Web is now the ‘Controlled Web’
Only 18,5% of the world's most-visited landing pages are operating without any technical barrier to automated access, according to a new study by Web data extraction specialist Zyte. This means that less than one in five of all the most-visited sites are fully open...
Cyberespionage a growing threat in META
While most cyberthreat categories declined over the past year in the META region, cyberespionage continues to intensify - with spyware attacks increasing by 40% in Africa and password stealer attacks growing by 31%, according to cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky. The...
Crypto shifts indicate ‘a legislature trying to keep up with financial times’
It’s no secret that crypto adoption and crypto regulation have not been keeping pace in South Africa, resulting in a complicated legal environment when it comes to how the digital asset is treated from a payment perspective and exchange control perspective. On 1 June,...
King Committee clarifies 9-year ‘rule’ for director independence
The King Committee has issued new guidance clarifying one of the most frequently misunderstood aspects of corporate governance in South Africa – the role of a director's length of service when assessing independence. The guidance addresses the widespread misconception...
Netcare seeks SAHPRA approval for AI clinical risk predictor
A scientific algorithm designed to predict early warning signs of life-threatening deterioration in hospital patients is being submitted to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) for licensing approval following a successful clinical study in...
Discarded SpaceX craft crash-lands on the Moon
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage has crash-landed on the Moon. The 4-metric-ton craft was travelling about 8 690 KM per hour when it collided with the lunar surface today (5 August). The unintentional impact happened near the Einstein Crater. Using...
As AI adoption grows, more security alerts are ignored
Security operations centres are facing mounting pressure from growing alert volumes, increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks, and persistent staffing constraints. According to Prophet Security's Second Annual State of AI in Security Operations Report, presented...
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From connected mines to intelligent mines: South Africa’s next mining transformation
Huawei South Africa’s Mining roundtable brought miners, technology partners, and academia together to examine how connectivity, trusted data, AI, and digital twins can translate into safer, more productive, and more sustainable operations. Huawei South Africa brought...
Your IT asset register is probably lying to you
Most CIOs believe they have a technology cost problem but many actually have a visibility problem, writes Marcelle Steyn, strategic sales lead at InnoVent. The uncomfortable reality is that a surprising amount of technology inside organisations today is either...
AI oversight and governance will shape the future of SA’s financial services
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become deeply woven into every aspect of financial services, from customer onboarding and fraud detection to transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and risk assessment. By Chanal Subramoney, group senior compliance manager (MLCO)...
The silent R30m drain: How IT disruptions undermine businesses
Behind the scenes, a silent drain is eroding the profits of some of South Africa’s most ambitious companies. Most leadership teams don’t see it on any line item, but its impact is real. Recent industry research reveals that tech-related disruptions and friction cost...
The rise of AI-native government
Across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (CEEMETA), the public-sector AI conversation has changed dramatically, writes Mohammed Amin, senior vice-president: CEEMETA at Dell Technologies. Just two years ago, the government was focused on...
Is AI lying to us?
AI has shifted from “People trying AI” to “People depending on AI regularly”. It is commonplace now that emails and documents are drafted by AI, without adequate human oversight – leading to embarrassing real-life consequences. ChatGPT grew from 100-million active...
Confidence is not evidence: why backup strategy needs a reality check
Backup, disaster recovery and operational resilience are often used interchangeably in boardroom conversations, but they are three distinct disciplines that each carry their own risk if left unaddressed. This is according to Nicolas Blank, chief technology officer at...
AI and how the next moon race is right here on Earth
In 1969, the world watched in awe as Neil Armstrong took “one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind”, a defining moment that represented how far we had come as a species. By Steven Santini, vice-president for secure power, SSA at Schneider Electric It...
Cyber, fraud, AI risks converge to create new challenges
Companies in South Africa are facing an increasingly complex risk environment as cyber threats, fraud, governance failures, business interruption and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) become more interconnected, according to forensic...
Growing AI adoption raises new wellbeing considerations
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in everyday work, Lyra Southern Africa is observing growing concern among employees about keeping pace with changing workplace demands, evolving skills requirements and the increasing complexity of modern...
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