Security
13 October 2026Attackers took remote control of fridges and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets on the night of October 11 and warmed them, forcing stores to throw food away, several retail chains said.…
Why it matters for your businessSecurity incidents are expensive and disruptive, but most start with the same few weaknesses. An independent check shows where you stand and what to fix first.
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13 October 2026Two of 31 newly disclosed flaws in Progress Software's MarkLogic Server database could let an account given only some management privileges take administrator control of the server, the company says. Progress published…
Why it matters for your businessUnpatched systems are one of the most common ways in. A regular check of what is out of date across laptops, servers and network devices takes the guesswork out.
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13 October 2026GitLab has released patches for a maximum-severity security flaw impacting its Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) software that could result in arbitrary code execution. "GitLab has remediated an issue that,…
Why it matters for your businessUnpatched systems are one of the most common ways in. A regular check of what is out of date across laptops, servers and network devices takes the guesswork out.
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13 October 2026The Foschini Group said that many systems at its London business remained inaccessible after a cybersecurity incident identified on 11 October.
Why it matters for your businessSecurity incidents are expensive and disruptive, but most start with the same few weaknesses. An independent check shows where you stand and what to fix first.
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Microsoft 365 & Windows
8 October 2026Prepare for post-quantum authentication by testing certificate ecosystems now. Learn how Microsoft’s PQC TLS Pilot Program helps advance future readiness. The post Post-quantum authentication: Why organizations should start testing certificate ecosystems now…
Why it matters for your businessChanges like this land in your Microsoft 365 tenant whether you plan for them or not. A periodic review keeps your settings secure and your licences matched to what you use.
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1 October 2026Read highlights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report, which reflects a security environment that continues to grow more interconnected. The post Insights from the 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report appeared first…
Why it matters for your businessChanges like this land in your Microsoft 365 tenant whether you plan for them or not. A periodic review keeps your settings secure and your licences matched to what you use.
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AI at work
13 October 2026Vodacom and the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), have extended their artificial intelligence (AI) partnership through the AI for Africa Hackathon Challenge.
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13 October 2026Here are five important things happening in tech today.
Why it matters for your businessAI tools are moving quickly, and staff are often using them before there are any rules. A clear AI policy and a check of what data the tools can see lets you get the benefits without the leaks.
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12 October 2026Anthropic announced that its internal AI models undergoing "high-risk and cybersecurity evaluations" no longer have internet access following incidents involving U.S. government websites at the federal, state, and local levels. [...]
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Connectivity & infrastructure
12 October 2026Russian cloud services provider Yandex announced that drone attacks damaged three of its data centers, forcing it to shut down two facilities and partially disable a third. [...]
Why it matters for your businessOutages and price changes are a good prompt to check how resilient your setup is: what happens to email, calls and files if the internet or power goes down for a day?
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