Rules to help SMEs succeed in SA

In tough economic times and a changing world, South Africa’s small businesses need to take a new approach to getting ahead. That’s the word from experts who spoke at the Small Business Expo networking event in Melrose Arch last week. The traditional...

How advanced targeted attacks have evolved

The second quarter of 2017 saw sophisticated threat actors unleash a wealth of new and enhanced malicious tools, including three zero-day exploits and two unprecedented attacks: WannaCry and ExPetr. Expert analysis of the last two suggests the code may have escaped...

Decision Inc buys ABM Systems

Management and technology consulting organisation Decision Inc has begun its international expansion strategy with the acquisition of ABM Systems, a business intelligence and performance management company in Australia. “Part of our five-year strategy was the...

UCT team wins GirlCode Hackathon

Four UCT IS Honours students have won the fourth annual GirlCode Hackathon – a 48-hour non-stop programming challenge – and will soon leave for am all-expenses-paid trip to Silicon Valley in the US. During the 48-hour challenge, they created an innovative...

Calling digital startups for DEMO Africa

Digital startups from South Africa and the continent are being called on to enter the 2017 edition of the African continent’s premier launch pad for emerging technologies, DEMO Africa, before 31 August 2017.  DEMO Africa is a platform that gives technology...

Installation begins on Angola-to-Brazil cable

Angola Cables has taken a step closer to completion of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) with the official launch in Sangano, Angola. SACS, a subsea cable with 40Tbps capacity that will extend more than 6 500 km to Fortaleza in Brazil, is the first direct link...