SA’s hybrid workers nonchalant over cybersecurity protocols

Even though 53% of employees believe that securing their work devices are important and simple to do, there is still a significant portion of the workforce that must become comfortable with cybersecurity practices if hybrid working in SA is to be safe and effective....
SA tech industry looks forward to continued growth

SA tech industry looks forward to continued growth

Kathy Gibson is at IDC Directions – South Africa’s economic growth is still low, while unemployment has hit historic highs, driving negative sentiment in the local market. But there is good news, according to Mark Walker, associate vice-president: data and...

‘Splinternet’ makes safeguarding the Internet more difficult

The traditional Internet is increasingly under threat from the “Splinternet”, which is a term used to describe the fragmentation of the Internet into competing technospheres. Nation-states are imposing restrictions, increasing the pressure on the Internet...

Bank ombud secures millions for wronged customers

Over the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the traditional banking model, testing it to its limit, and banks are still battling to address this. Reana Steyn, the Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS) points out that 2021 brought with it some...

Congratulations SA taxpayers … you’ve paid government

Before you earn a cent, government takes a chunk out of your pay packet in taxes. Today, 12 May, marks Tax Freedom Day (TFD) 2022 which is a measure of how much time you spend working for someone else’s benefit – government GDP – rather than your...

Digital transformation goes beyond the tech

Kathy Gibson is at the IDC CIO Summit 2022 – There can be no doubt about the need for digital transformation as business needs undergo rapid and often disruptive change. An AWS survey demonstrates that 94% of business leaders say the pandemic forced accelerated...