SA’s local Web turns 28

Today (12 November 2019) marks the 28th birthday of the South African Internet. The year 1988 saw Mike Lawrie lead the Rhodes University team that established the very first South African Internet networking system. While SA’s first Internet Protocol (IP)...

New CIO for Altron

Altron has appointed Collin Govender, to the position of group Chief Information Officer (CIO) with immediate effect. In his new role Govender, who was formerly the company’s group executive for shared services, will provide functional guidance to the CIOs in...

Cybercriminals buck seasonal phishing trends

F5 Labs has launched its third annual Phishing and Fraud Report, providing the latest industry snapshot on cybercriminals’ most common data breach tactics. The research draws on data from F5’s threat intelligence partner Webroot, as well as its own global...

Get cyberbully savvy during Anti-Bullying Week

Based on research in 28 countries, South Africa showed the highest prevalence of cyberbullying, according to a recent report by Ipsos Global. The report showed that more than 80% of South Africans said they were aware of cyberbullying and almost three-quarters of...
Top 10 data analytics trends

Top 10 data analytics trends

Traditionally, banks targeted older customers for wealth management services, assuming that this age group would be the most interested. Using augmented analytics, though, banks found that younger clients (aged 20 to 35) are actually more likely to transition into...

Parliament passes PAIA Bill

The National Assembly on Friday passed the Promotion of Access to Information Amendment Bill and also approved the economic partnership agreement between the Southern African Customs Union Member States and Mozambique, as well as the United Kingdom of Great Britain...