Cable theft, vandalism, load shedding add to connectivity woes

Poor Internet connectivity could be due to a number of ongoing issues, including cable theft, vandalism and load shedding, according to Openserve. Many small businesses have become heavily reliant on the internet to be able to conduct their business operations due to...

Covid impacted key customers’ B2B spend

A significant 41% of key customers (or key accounts) indicated that the economic implications of Covid-19 significantly impacted their spend with business-to-business (B2B) sales organisations. A Gartner survey of 618 B2B key customers, conducted from November through...
6G myths exploded

6G myths exploded

6G communications, expected to be widely deployed by 2030, is set to become one of the largest technology investments ever. A new IDTechEx report, “6G Communications Market, Devices, Materials 2021-2041”, predicts 6G communications may be more...

Desperate job seekers turn to the Darknet

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy has been dramatic and unemployment rates have increased. Check Point Research has noticed a growing trend that began towards the end of 2020 and continues to develop in 2021 – people are turning to the...

PPS hit by malicious cyber attack

Insurance and medical ais group PPS has become the latest South African financial services provider to fall victim to a cyber attack. The organisation has assured customers that their personal data is most likely safe. “PPS’s security experts have...

Data protection issues put digitalisation at risk

Data protection challenges are undermining organisations’ abilities to execute digital transformation (DX) initiatives around the world. This is according to the Veeam Data Protection Report 2021, which found that 58% of backups fail, leaving data unprotected....