Financial firms focus on digital

Financial firms focus on digital

Banking and investment services CIOs are increasingly convinced that their old business models and existing value propositions will not be sustainable in the future. This is among the findings from Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda Survey, which gathered data from 3 160...

In cyberspace, no one can hear you scream …

The top security threats freaking users out this Halloween are highlighted by Martin Walshaw, senior systems engineer for F5 Networks. Global business leaders are breaking out in cold sweats at the many and mutating cyber-threats creeping into view. Everywhere you...

Check Point, LG secure smart home devices

Check Point Software Technologies’ security researchers have discovered HomeHack — a vulnerability that exposed millions of users of LG SmartThinQ smart home devices to the risk of unauthorised remote control of their SmartThinkQ home appliances. The...

Leading cloud service providers grow 43%

The worldwide cloud infrastructure services market performed strongly in Q3 2017, growing 43% year on year to reach $14,4-billion. The four largest cloud service providers all maintained their momentum and expanded their combined share to 57% of the total market....

SA-developed payment app launches

The Slide app, founded by three young South Africans who recently returned from living in the US, has been developed to change the way South Africans pay each other. The app is a version of Venmo, one of the US’s most successful payment platforms owned by PayPal...

Intel debuts Optane SSD

Intel has launched its Intel Optane SSD 900P Series, the first solid state device for desktop PC and workstation users built on Intel Optane technology. The Intel Optane SSD 900P Series delivers low latency and best-in-class random read and write performance at low...