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Did you know that your chances of surviving a heart attack are higher in Copenhagen, Denmark? That’s because emergency dispatchers in Copenhagen now use a virtual agent to them help identify cardiac arrests. Although human dispatchers alone recognise cardiac...

SamSam ransomware can target anyone

Extensive research by Sophos has uncovered a trove of new information on the notorious SamSam ransomware, revealing that it has affected far more victims than previously thought, and raised vastly more in ransom demands – almost $6-million. Through extensive...

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...