Cryptomining, cloud malware doubles

Cyber-criminals are aggressively targeting organisations using cryptomining malware to develop illegal revenue streams, while cloud infrastructures appear to be the growing target among threat actors. These are among the findings from Check Point Software...

Global funding for SA agritech startup

Cape Town agritech startup Aerobotics has successfully closed its Series A funding round with a raise of approximately $2-million. Major investors in the round include the Nedbank Group, US Ag-Tech Venture Capital Fund AgFunder, US-based AngelList and South...

Inflation increases in June

Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) reported on 18 July that consumer price inflation increased from 4,4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in May to 4,6% y-o-y in June. The latest y-o-y number is the highest reading since November last year, but in line with the median forecast...

Think beyond traditional insurance, says Lloyd’s

With nearly 680-million people using assets or services purchased through sharing economy platforms globally, new research from Lloyd’s and Deloitte analyses how insurance can support growth against key risks in this booming sector. The study focuses on the...

Supply chain management software revenue up 13,9%

The latest market share data from Gartner shows that adoption of supply chain management (SCM) software accelerated significantly in 2017, with total worldwide market revenue growing 13,9% to reach a total of $12,2-billion in 2017. “The SCM market’s...

Cryptocurrency funds rural solar power

Sun Exchange, a global solar micro-leasing marketplace, is partnering with rural mini-grid solutions provider, Powerhive, which will utilise the crypto-economy to accelerate global progress towards universal energy access. More than 1-billion people today still live...