Countdown to dotAfrica Landrush Phase

With less than 100 hours to go until the end of the .africa Sunrise Phase, the general public will soon be able to compete for valuable and premium .africa domain names when the .africa Landrush Phase begins on 5 June 2017. Already, significant successes have been...

Boom time looms for local e-commerce

E-commerce, as a global trend in its own right, is set to increase in popularity and consumer uptake in South Africa this year. This is as a result of a number of supporting trends, from greater variety offered by e-tailers, to the evolution of tech offerings –...

Four vectors transforming security software

The security software market is undergoing a dramatic transformation due to four key developments, according to Gartner. The use of advanced analytics, expanded ecosystems, adoption of software as a service (SaaS) and managed services, and the prospect of punitive...

Password reuse a major threat to security

Digital risk management specialist, Digital Shadows, has unveiled research into some of the main techniques cybercriminals are using to target organisations using stolen credentials which have been reused across a variety of sites and online forums. The report...

Cisco, IBM tackle cybercrime

Cisco and IBM Security have announced they are working together to address the growing global threat of cybercrime. In a new agreement, Cisco and IBM Security will work closer together across products, services and threat intelligence for the benefit of customers....

Automotive touch screens to top 50m

With consumers already accustomed to using smartphones and tablet PCs in their everyday lives, touch screens are now increasingly making their way into their vehicles, too. Automotive touch panel shipments are expected to top 50-million units in 2017, up 11% from...