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Discovery Bank drives super app ambition with AI, integration
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (998+ words) Discovery Bank's next growth phase is centred on evolving beyond retail banking, as the digital player repositions into a fully-integrated "super app" that sits at the centre of a broader financial and lifestyle ecosystem. Since launch in 2019, Discovery Bank's strategy…...
Rubrik data protection for Google Workspace helps enterprise customers achieve end-to-end cyber resilience
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (168+ words) As adoption for Google Workspace continues to grow, Rubrik, the security and AI operations company, announced the launch of Rubrik Data Protection for Google Workspace. More than 11 million enterprises using Google Drive and Gmail can now use Rubrik features to…...
When anyone can fake anyone: How SA is tackling the deepfake surge
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (618+ words) Deepfake-enabled scams are becoming harder to spot, especially when they imitate executives, colleagues or trusted brands. - When anyone can fake anyone: How SA is tackling the deepfake surge Deepfake-enabled scams are becoming harder to spot, especially when they imitate executives,…...
Five of the best security awareness platforms that incorporate micro-learning
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (728+ words) Effective security awareness training ensures that your organisation's employees know how to recognise and halt phishing attacks. Especially when combined with realistic simulations, micro-learning is the smartest approach, delivering a constant reinforcement in the flow of work. Here, we'll take…...
Listed firms risk 30% share plunge amid rising cyber attacks
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (847+ words) JSE-listed companies could lose as much as 30% of their share value following a crisis such as a cyber attack, in an environment where hacks are surging even as response times improve. Heino Gevers, senior director of technical support at Mimecast,…...
Finfluencers drive inclusion but expose consumers to risks
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (1020+ words) The rapid rise of financial influencers, or "finfluencers, across South Africa's social media platforms is a double-edged sword " representing both unprecedented opportunities for financial inclusion and significant risks related to misinformation. This was the sentiment shared by regulators and industry…...
Clean up your digital clutter or face the risks, firms warn
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (623+ words) South African companies are sitting on a "figurative asbestos" of digital data that is costing them millions and exposing them to significant security risks. As the world marks International Digital Cleanup Day on 21 March, cyber security firms are urging businesses…...
New financial conduct Bill to turbocharge AI, open finance
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (961+ words) This is the sentiment shared by industry leaders from the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), delivering presentations this week at the FSCA Conference 2026. The COFI Bill is a regulatory reform to create a single, comprehensive law to oversee the conduct…...
KnowBe4 Launches AIDA Orchestration as the First Fully Autonomous Agent for Human Risk Management
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (286+ words) KnowBe4, the world-renowned platform that comprehensively addresses human and agentic AI risk management, has announced the launch of AIDA Orchestration, the eighth AI-powered agent in KnowBe4s suite of AI agents for human risk management known as AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defence Agents). The…...
Combine capabilities to strengthen cyber security, says Trinexia SA
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (277+ words) Trinexia South Africa, a distributor of advanced cyber security technologies, will sponsor and participate in the'ITWeb Security Summit Johannesburg 2026'on 2 and 3 June at the Sandton Convention Centre. Trinexia South Africa is a channel-focused business that works with global vendors and…...