SA’s listed firms not using Twitter well

Nov 12, 2015

JSE-listed companies are not taking advantage of the potential for Twitter to publicise and explain their financial results, or to help the financial community to better understand their businesses.

Smart home has more impact than wearables

Nov 12, 2015

New GfK research shows that half of people internationally believe smart home technology will make an impact on their lives in the next few years, compared to just a third who say the same for wearables. The study, which covered seven countries, asked consumers to...

IoT to reach 6,4bn ‘things’ soon

Nov 12, 2015

Gartner forecasts that 6,4-billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30% from 2015, and will reach 20,8-billion by 2020. In 2016, 5,5-million new things will get connected every day. Gartner estimates that the Internet of Things (IoT) will support...

Protect your business this festive season

Nov 12, 2015

The end-of-year festive season fast approaching, a traditionally busier and riskier period for most businesses. To start the New Year without incurring unnecessary financial losses – often the result of being inadequately insured or failing to guard against...

Check Point IDs Iranian espionage attackers

Nov 12, 2015

Check Point has published a 38-page report identifying specific details and broad analysis on cyber-espionage activity conducted by the group “Rocket Kitten”, with possible ties to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The new report also reveals details of...

The issue of youth unemployment in SA

Nov 12, 2015

Although youth unemployment is a global problem, it is inordinately high in South Africa, where 49,9% of young people are unemployed. “This equates to 3,4-million South Africans between the ages of 18 and 28 that are unemployed, of which 43% have a matric...