Woolworths attack raises bomb preparedness questions
News & Events Two explosions have been reported at Woolworths stores in South Africa over the past week. SMART Security Solutions asked Jimmy Roodt, an experienced and accredited explosive ordnance disposal specialist from Gauntlet Security Solutions, for his insight into the events.
Read more...Growing adoption of AI at work
News & Events AI & Data Analytics AI adoption accelerates worldwide, with South Africa making gains amid uneven diffusion. Locally, South Africa ranks 46th of 147 economies measured, and its AI usage increased to 23,1% in Q1 2026.
Read more...Enterprise AI hits the wall
News & Events AI & Data Analytics Demands for AI privacy and sovereignty expose the limits of architectures built for centralised and borderless data flows. Organisations that redesign early are gaining a measurable edge in AI readiness and scale.
Read more...71% of organisations suffered an identity breach
News & Events Information Security The State of Identity Security 2026 report from Sophos finds human error and poor non-human identity management are the root causes of most attacks, as agentic AI accelerates the risk.
Read more...From the Editor's desk: Security goes mainstream Technews Publishing
News & Events Welcome to SMART Security’s SMART Mining & Industrial Security Handbook 2026. While the world is focused on cybersecurity and AI, physical security has become a board-level concern across South Africa’s ...
Read more...Global security in 2026
Editor's Choice News & Events Security Services & Risk Management Industrial (Industry) Mining (Industry) The World Security Report 2026 states: “In a world of increasing volatility, physical security has evolved. It is no longer just a defensive measure; it is a critical driver of corporate value.”
Read more...Industry perspective on industrial cybersecurity Technews Publishing
News & Events Infrastructure Industrial (Industry) The Industrial Security Harmonization Group has released a joint industry perspective highlighting a critical truth in industrial cybersecurity: secure communication is not determined by protocols alone, but by how they are deployed and managed in real-world environments.
Read more...Aerial firefighter training revolution
Fire & Safety News & Events Sophisticated new flight simulation software capable of accurately modelling the performance of firefighting helicopters could help train pilots to tackle wildfires more effectively and safely in the future.
Read more...PoPIA turns its attention to gated access
News & Events Security Services & Risk Management The Information Regulator has gazetted its proposed Code of Conduct for the processing of personal information at gated access points. At 65 pages long, the code signals a significant shift in how personal information is collected and managed at entry points.
Read more...Surge in AI-enabled cybercrime and a 389% increase in ransomware
News & Events Information Security Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns; it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents.
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