IT spend slowed in 2020, but pickup forecast for 2021

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,8-trillion in 2021, an increase of 4% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. IT spending in 2020 is expected to total $3,6-trillion, down 5,4% from 2019. “In the 25 years that Gartner has been...

Fraudsters exploit employees’ social networks

There are several web services that employees of small and medium businesses most frequently access while working, including YouTube, Facebook, Google services and WhatsApp, with some of these applications being the most exploited by cybercriminals as a springboard...

EOH reports sustained improvement

EOH Holdings has reported an improvement of between 70% and 76% to the previously reported total headline loss per share in a trading statement for the 12 months ended 31 July 2020. The group generated both positive EBITDA, before normalisation adjustments, and...

Electoral Commission warns of a job scam

The Electoral Commission of South Africa has issued a warning to the public about fraudsters using an online job advertisement in the name of the organisation to obtain personal information from unsuspecting job-seekers. The Commission warns that the advertisement...

Cyber crime costs industry up to $8trn a year

Cyber crime is costing businesses worldwide between $4-trillion and $8-trillion annually and has the potential to grow 20-fold over the next few years. This is the message from cyber protection company Acronis CEO and founder Serguei Beloussov speaking at the Acronis...

IDC outlines roadmap to recovery

Kathy Gibson reports from the virtual IDC CIO Summit – The world has largely weathered the Covid-19 storm and is ready to start feeling its way to the new normal. That’s the word from Crawford Del Prete, president of IDC, who believes that organisations...