Sep 18, 2020
Only 12% of chief information security officers (CISOs) excel in all four categories of the Gartner CISO Effectiveness Index. “Today’s CISOs must demonstrate a higher level of effectiveness than ever before,” says Sam Olyaei, research director at...
Sep 18, 2020
Economic uncertainties have increased the downward pressure on smartphone prices globally, with 73% of shipments in 2020 expected to be priced below $400, according to a new price band forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile...
Sep 18, 2020
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a facial recognition technology that uses conventional cameras to successfully identify efforts to spoof authentication systems. This includes impersonation attempts in which a person presents a printed photograph or an image from...
Sep 18, 2020
In 2010, there were no Chinese manufacturers in the top 10 supercapacitor manufacturers – but in 2020, 40% of them are Chinese. This is one of the findings in the IDTechEx Research report, “Supercapacitor Markets, Technology Roadmap, Opportunities...
Sep 18, 2020
A massive 15-million pound fine has been levied on Deloitte for its audit of software firm Autonomy prior to Autonomy’s acquisition by HP in 2011. A UK court found that the audit contained “serious and serial failures” before levying the record fine....
Sep 17, 2020
Deliveries and collections have been halted at Mustek’s Midrand premises as strike action and picketing continues today (17 September). The strike, by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), began peacefully yesterday but escalated when vehicles...
