Resellers challenge SITA client devices tender

Resellers challenge SITA client devices tender

By Kathy Gibson – Disgruntled ICT resellers excluded from the latest transversal contract won a qualified victory during an informal protest at the State IT Agency (SITA) this morning. A group of resellers converged on the agency’s Erasmuskloof offices to...
Treated right, Born Digital workers can deliver big profits

Treated right, Born Digital workers can deliver big profits

Today’s young employees are the engines of the knowledge economy and tomorrow’s business leaders – and according Citrix Systems’ “The Born Digital Effect” research, they’re primed to deliver an extra $1,9-trillion in corporate...
Video games an easy gateway for cybercriminals

Video games an easy gateway for cybercriminals

Lockdown has led to a huge upsurge in the use of games consoles to help people stay entertained throughout the long hours of being cooped up indoors – but they are also an easy way for cybercriminals to access people’s systems and networks. Indeed, video...
Rover to blaze a trail for new exploration on the Moon

Rover to blaze a trail for new exploration on the Moon

As part of the Artemis program, NASA is planning to send its first mobile robot to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface. Data from the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (Viper) would help the agency...
Ransomware attack takes Irish health system offline

Ransomware attack takes Irish health system offline

Ireland’s healthcare system is coming under pressure, with systems still offline after a massive ransomware attack. Ransomware group Conti is demanding $20-million to restore systems, but authorities have vowed not to pay the ransom. The cyber-attack took place...
Digital transformation, resilience key to business survival

Digital transformation, resilience key to business survival

Kathy Gibson reports from the IDC CIO Summit – With all the changes that Covid-19 has brought about over the past year, a massive 62% of South African CIOs have accelerated their digital transformation initiatives. “This is a positive indicator that...