Mar 28, 2017
South Africans can expect to see at least one big public ransomware attack in 2017. This is one of the predictions being made by IDC Sub-Saharan Africa, says research manager Jon Tullett. The attack is expected to be against a public sector organisation, but could...
Mar 28, 2017
A shortage of money and skills is preventing South African CIOs from properly securing their digital transformation systems. “Security is front of mind, but unfortunately it is not front of spend,” says Jon Tullett, research manager at IDC Sub-Saharan...
Mar 28, 2017
In our always-on, hyper-connected world of social media, Internet searches and instant messaging, the smartphone is king. Which is why consumers choose their contracts primarily on the device offered. “Upwardly mobile consumers, especially those in the emerging...
Mar 28, 2017
The Minister of Labour has increased UIF benefits with effect from 1 April 2017 – but companies shouldn’t adjust their payroll UIF contribution calculations this month. They should rather wait for the Minister of Finance to gazette the new contribution...
Mar 28, 2017
South Africa’s higher educational institutions reduced unoriginal writing by 43,8% between 2010 and 2014. This follows a move by 20 of the country’s 26 public universities to grade online with Turnitin. Electronic paper submissions increased by 3012% from...
Mar 28, 2017
CIOs in China are investing their fast-growing IT budgets in digitalisation. Gartner’s annual global survey of CIOs found that the great success of digital-born companies in China, such as Alibaba and Tencent, is encouraging more Chinese enterprises to build or...
