Mobile banking Trojans reach all-time high

Mobile banking Trojans hit the list of cyber-headaches in Q2 2018, with the number of installation packages for mobile banking – modifications which help attackers avoid detection by security solutions and to expand their arsenal – peaking at over 61 000....

3D printing spend to reach $23bn

A new update to the Worldwide Semiannual 3D Printing Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows global spending on 3D printing (including hardware, materials, software, and services) growing to $23-billion in 2022 with a five-year compound annual...

Millennials go digital for life insurance

FNB Life has seen a significant increase in the number of millennials between the ages of 31 and 33 taking out life policies exclusively on digital channels. Lee Bromfield, CEO of FNB Life, says: “Our omni-channel strategy which enables us to service customers...

SqwidNet aims to drive IoT entrepreneurship

There is no doubt that entrepreneurial activity in South Africa is growing: according to the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s (GEM) report, total early-stage entrepreneurial activity is up 4.1 percentage points from 2016. With unemployment in the country...

SA moves to fourth industrial revolution

Kathy Gibson reports – Small innovation can have a dramatic impact on industries. This is the word from Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, who cites the example of the US supermarket Piggly Wiggly, which pioneered self-service, shopping bags with handles...

Syspro 8 positions manufacturing for the future

Syspro has launched its new ERP system addressing the challenges in manufacturing and distribution operation and positioning them for the fourth industrial revolution. “Consider the diversity that exists in the manufacturing sector, the vast differences between...