Cultural norms key to online regulation

Differences in cultural values have led some countries to tackle the spectre of cyber-attacks with increased Internet regulation, while others have taken a “hands-off” approach to online security. A new study shows that Internet users gravitate towards one...

African startups to compete on the world stage

South African startups swept the boards in this year’s Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAWARDS), winning 11 of the 19 awards on offer. Award winners will go through to the Global Startup Awards. Mckevin Ayaba, CEO of Setup A Startup, comments: “The...

ISPA protects users’ interests in LTE switch-off

News that a leading network operator is discontinuing its fixed-LTE wholesale service offering has alarmed many Internet consumers concerned about no longer being able to access the web though their chosen Internet Service Provider (ISP). Fortunately, over 190 local...

Western Cape, Gauteng worst for personal safety scores

While Gauteng and Western Cape are considered as two of South Africa’s top provinces in terms of living standards, it seems the opposite is true when considering human rights. These provinces were the poorest performers on the Personal Rights component, which is...

The new norm: Trend Micro security predictions for 2020

The threat experts at global security leader Trend Micro all agree as the cloud and popularity of DevOps environments grow, companies will increasingly fall prey to outside threats. This risk will be one of the primary challenges facing businesses in 2020 as they are...
Massive growth expected for AR/VR

Massive growth expected for AR/VR

Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to be $18,8-billion in 2020, an increase of 78,5% over the $10,5-billion International Data Corporation (IDC) expects will be spent in 2019. The latest update to IDC’s Worldwide...