New phishing method drives 40 000 new attacks

An evolution in phishing attacks now leverages popular businesses and services to infiltrate people’s inboxes. Named “Phishing Scams 3.0”, this method involves attackers using actual legitimate services to execute their attack, according to Check...

SA consumers use digital-only money transfers, but want choice

Two in three (64%) consumers in South Africa prefer using digital-only platforms when transferring money internationally, according to Western Union’s inaugural Global Money Transfer Index. But looking to the future, being able to choose between digital and...

Cloud diversity adds data management complexity

IT infrastructure is increasingly diverse, with organisations challenged with integrating data management and control. This is according to Nutanix’s fifth Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research report, which measures enterprise progress with cloud...

Waning consumer confidence drives renewed rental opportunities

The national vacancy rate – the number of residential rental properties standing vacant – increased from a low of 6,92% in the third quarter of 2022 to 8,13% in the fourth quarter, according to the TPN Vacancy Survey for the fourth quarter of 2022. The...

SA researchers win gold for plastic pollution mitigation study

Two young scientists from the Cape Town Regional Expo have made an impact in the global scientific research arena, earning gold medals at the prestigious International Festival of Engineering, Science, and Technology in Tunisia (I-FEST2). The research by Joseph Gibbon...

Business travel up, but pricing still a problem

Business travel is slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to the FCM Consulting Global Q4 Trend Report. Bonnie Smith, FCTG corporate GM, comments: “The recovery period after Covid was challenging for travellers, but air travel has seen improvements...