Cyber-crime wave hits Africa

Cyber-crime wave hits Africa

Cyber-crime has become a global epidemic from which Africa has not been spared, leaving companies counting losses which range from money to credibility. Corporates across the continent need to take urgent action to prevent these outcomes, but too few are yet making...

Targeted attacks hit SA organisations

Literally millions of South African organisations victim to cyber-attacks, but few of these are reported. Amin Hasbini, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, points out that banks, government and businesses are all being impacted by security attacks. “In...

Business interruption is top cyber risk

The costs of business interruption due to a breach is the top cyber risk concern for businesses across all industries. This is according to Aon’s 2016 Captive Cyber Survey, aimed at offering a better understanding of organisations’ current attitude towards...

CSIR switches on Africa’s fastest supercomputer

The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has unveiled the fastest computer on the continent, a petaflops (PFLOPs) machine. The supercomputer has a processing speed capable of a thousand-trillion...

Telkom inks deal with organised labour

Telkom has successfully concluded a new two-year collaborative partnership agreement (CPA) with organised labour that allows the company to introduce widespread performance-based remuneration for both individuals and teams. The agreement has been signed between Telkom...

Workstations set for flat growth in 2016

Workstation shipments in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region contracted by 1,5% year on year in 2015. International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts a flat 2016, with year-on-year growth of 0,9%, on the back of a moderate recovery in the economy, but...