Supply chain the weak link in cybersecurity

Supply chain the weak link in cybersecurity

2017 saw a worrying increase in ransomware and other cyberattacks targeting the supply chain, with the business and professional services sector receiving a significant increase of attacks, particularly in the EMEA region, which saw 20% of all attacks targeting this...

Zero-touch heralds future of CX

Consumers expect telecom service providers to match leading digital consumer experiences, according to a new report from Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab on the zero-touch customer experience that explores the future of customer interactions with mobile service...

Harvesting icebergs mooted for water crisis

Harvesting icebergs and learning from forests on how to run a city were offered as solutions to Cape Town’s water woes on Wednesday at a power and water utility conference underway in Cape Town. Salvage expert Nick Sloane addressed delegates at the African...

Comsol, Verizon, Samsung to launch 5G trials in SA

Comsol Networks has announced a collaboration with Verizon and Samsung to launch 5G fixed wireless trials in South Africa. “In early trials in the US, Verizon has shown the potential of the 28GHz millimetre spectrum, which has been identified for 5G services by...

Quantum-inspired computing service from Fujitsu

Fujitsu has launched the Fujitsu Quantum-inspired Computing Digital Annealer Cloud Service. The new service leverages the Fujitsu Digital Annealer, a next-generation architecture inspired by quantum phenomena, for the high-speed resolution of combinatorial...

Trend Micro key to Scan4You conviction

Trend Micro has disclosed details of its close co-operation with the FBI to identify, arrest and bring to trial the individuals linked to the infamous Counter Antivirus (CAV) service Scan4You. Ruslans Bondars was found guilty as a result of the trial, while Jurijs...