Rwanda aims for a cashless society

Oct 30, 2014

The Government of Rwanda has moved to accelerate its plans to transform Rwanda into a cashless economy and achieve 80% financial inclusion by 2017. Rwanda’s commitment to using information and communications technology (ICT) for financial services was made as it...

SA users feel vulnerable online

Oct 30, 2014

A survey by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International shows that 64% of Internet users in South Africa felt vulnerable while shopping online or making online transactions, and 63% of users would utilise online payment systems more often if they felt they were protected from...

New CIO for Airports Company SA

Oct 30, 2014

Airports Company South Africa has appointed Sello Mmakau as its new CIO. The CIO position is a newly created role for Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) following the company’s leadership realignment earlier this year. ACSA’s CEO Bongani Maseko says: “Mmakau’s...
BYOD threatens company security

BYOD threatens company security

Oct 29, 2014

A new report reveals that 95% of organisations face challenges with securing and supporting BYOD – highlighting the need for more robust security solutions for personal devices tied to the corporate network.

SA firms complacent about attacks

Oct 29, 2014

Mobile security breaches have affected 58% of South African organisations in the last 12 months. Despite this, they are still not taking sufficient security measures to protect themselves against mobile threats, such as lost or stolen devices and malware infections....

CT boosts SA consumer confidence

Oct 29, 2014

South African consumer confidence has improved for the second half of 2014 – largely due to Cape Town’s positive outlook.  This is according to the latest MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence released today. With a score of 58.7, a slight improvement of 2.4 points...