Jun 23, 2016
Strong GDP growth in Africa has masked disappointing productivity. This is according to ICAEW’s latest Economic Insight: Africa Q2 report, which finds that, over the last 15 years, trade and investment have buffered the continent against the global financial...
Jun 22, 2016
The average cost of a data breach for companies surveyed has grown to $4-million, representing a 29% increase since 2013. This is one of the results from a Ponemon Institute study, sponsored by IBM, analysing the financial impact of data breaches to a company’s...
Jun 21, 2016
Blockchain and distributed ledgers technology (DLT) are gaining momentum and attention in financial services, and could be the next big disrupter in this industry. IDC Financial Insights has unveiled two new reports to explore the specific impact on financial services...
Jun 20, 2016
With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.” Pictured is an artist’s...
Jun 17, 2016
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the first woman in space. On 18 June 1983, space shuttle Challenger and the STS-7 crew launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center – and mission specialist Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space. The...
Jun 15, 2016
South African companies could be inadvertently sharing their servers with cyber-criminals. Local organisations are among the top victims of a global forum where cyber-criminals buy and sell access to compromised servers for as little as $6 each. Kaspersky Lab...
