Phones, smart TVs at risk, says WikiLeaks

Phones, smart TVs at risk, says WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks has revealed a batch of documents, codenamed “Vault 7”, that appears to implicate the CIA’s Centre for Cyber Intelligence (CCI) in hacking iPhones, Android phones and Smart TVs. According to WikiLeaks, the documents indicate that CIA...

How to win the fight for female talent

To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) on Wednesday 8th March 2017, PwC has released a new report – Winning the fight for female talent: How to gain the diversity edge through inclusive recruitment – which looks at what employers can do to attract...

Technology key in closing gender pay gap

Women graduating from university in developed markets in 2020 could be the first generation to close the gender pay gap in their professional lifetimes, according to new research from Accenture that covers South Africa and other countries. The report, “Getting...

AI still in its infancy, says Forrester

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to capture the imagination of the tech and mainstream media, Forrester’s new AI TechRadar report for customer intelligence professionals (CI) takes a pragmatic view of what AI can do for business in the near future....

African telcos prioritise emerging opportunities

Telcos across Africa are focusing on effectively maximising the return on investment from data and monetising emerging opportunities such as the Internet of Things (IoT) to remain competitive and afloat. This is due to increasing levels of competition and is forcing...

SA consumers worry about data security and privacy

Results of an international study from Verint Systems have shown that concerns around data privacy and security remain at the top of the consumer agenda. Nearly all (98%) of the 2 000 South Africans that took part in the study think it is important to know how secure...