How to ensure IT financial survival through Covid-19

How to ensure IT financial survival through Covid-19

Many of the financial business implications of Covid-19 will be felt in the IT department, according to Gartner. CIOs should take eight actions to protect or quarantine their IT organisations’ cash flow during the coronavirus pandemic. “Survival, not...
Mobile PCs in demand, but supply issues stymie sales

Mobile PCs in demand, but supply issues stymie sales

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) declined YoY in 20202Q1(-3,1% YoY) and totaled 16,4-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Amid the problematic macroeconomic scenario...
Virus exacerbates existing business risks

Virus exacerbates existing business risks

The risks that organisations were facing before the global Covid-19 pandemic struck are still there – and most probably are even more relevant by the current situation. “Strategic assumptions” remained the top concern for senior executives in first...
Sextortion bribes used to fund criminal activity

Sextortion bribes used to fund criminal activity

Sophos has traced the money extracted from sextortion victims, exposing how they were used to fund an underbelly of cybercriminal activity. A SophosLabs article, “Following the Money in a Massive ‘Sextortion’ Spam Scheme”, details how researchers traced the origin of...
Structural reforms on the cards as economy reopens

Structural reforms on the cards as economy reopens

The economic recovery strategy announced last night by President Cyril Ramaphosa aims to stimulate demand and supply through interventions including a substantial infrastructure build programme, the speedy implementation of economic reforms, the transformation of our...