Worldwide IT spending to exceed $4trn in 2022

Worldwide IT spending to exceed $4trn in 2022

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,5-trillion in 2022, an increase of 5,5% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Enterprises will increasingly build new technologies and software, rather than buy and implement them, leading to...

How CIOs can drive value

To accelerate value creation, CIOs and IT executives should focus on three key areas – leading from anywhere, nurturing connections and reaching beyond, according to Gartner. Mbula Schoen, senior research director at Gartner, says that as organisations continue...

Child sexual exploitation and abuse online is increasing

The scale of child sexual exploitation and abuse online is increasing at such a rapid rate that a step change is urgently required in the global response to create safe online environments for children. This is among the findings from the 2021 Global Threat Assessment...

SA users plagued by password stealers

Cybercriminals are constantly coming up with new methods for online fraud, and there has been an increase in such activity in recent months. Kaspersky experts noticed increased activity from fraudsters stealing passwords by using special malware called Trojan-PSW...

Global mobile app revenues to hit $613bn by 2025

With roughly 5,3-billion mobile phone users worldwide, or 57% of the world’s population, the mobile app industry continues surging with no signs of stopping any time soon. In 2021, the entire market is expected to hit over $400-billion value, growing by 25% YoY....