European development banks invest in African infrastructure fund

Development finance institutions from the UK and the Netherlands – British International Investment (BII) and FMO – have announced a joint commitment of $116-million to African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 (AIIF4) aimed at taking the fund to its...
Consumers pay up as data breach costs reach all-time high

Consumers pay up as data breach costs reach all-time high

Data breaches are costlier and higher-impact than ever before, with the global average cost of a data breach reaching an all-time high of $4,35-million. This is one of the findings of IBM Security’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report. With breach costs increasing...

Microsoft, SITA open new innovation centre

Kathy Gibson reports – The State IT Agency (SITA) today launched the Microsoft SITA Ndivho Innovation Centre that, combined with an SMME development programme, aims to unlock efficiencies in service delivery and create opportunities for new services. Lucas Mogashoa,...

These are the phishing emails employees fall for

Half of the most frequently clicked phishing mails had subject lines related to human resources, including vacation policy updates, dress code changes, and upcoming performance reviews. The other top category was IT requests, including password verifications needed...

Young scientists shine at Johannesburg regional expo  

The Johannesburg regional finals of the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists saw a number of promising researchers from the region display their science and innovation research projects. A total of 152 learners from the region gathered at the Wits University Flower Hall on...
Digital infrastructure must scale up to cope with complexity

Digital infrastructure must scale up to cope with complexity

Enterprise agility and operational effectiveness are largely dependent on the responsiveness, scalability, and resiliency of the digital infrastructure used to enable mission-critical applications, data operations, and connectivity demanded by customers, partners, and...