Jul 27, 2016
The average cost of a data breach in South Africa is R1 548.00, with a total organisational cost of R28,6-million This is according to a report that analysed the financial impact of data breaches on a company’s bottom line. Sponsored by IBM and conducted by the...
Jul 26, 2016
Cyberbullying is a far more dangerous threat to children than many parents think. The consequences for the majority of young victims of online harassment include serious problems with health and socialisation. According to the “Growing Up Online –...
Jul 25, 2016
The Weather Company will leverage one of the largest Internet of Things (IoT) platforms in the world to provide critical weather data to millions of people in currently underserved areas. With severe weather statistically occurring more frequently, governments and...
Jul 22, 2016
Facebook’s Connectivity Lab has made its first full-scale test flight of Aquila, an unmanned solar-powered airplane that can be used to bring affordable Internet to hundreds of millions of people in the hardest-to-reach places. Internet access can offer...
Jul 21, 2016
Two key climate change indicators — global surface temperatures and Arctic sea ice extent — have broken numerous records through the first half of 2016, according to NASA analyses of ground-based observations and satellite data. Each of the first six...
Jul 20, 2016
Huawei has invested R72-million ($5-million) in its first Innovation and Experience Centre in Africa, bringing the number of such facilities worldwide to seven. Li Peng, president of Huawei East and Southern Africa region, says this is the beginning of more investment...
