Formal defences key for application security

Organisations have continued to shore up their application security defences over the last year, according to the 2024 State of Code Security survey, sponsored by OpenText and produced by Dark Reading. “This trend is in essence a response to rising concerns over...

HPE to acquire Morpheus Data

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) yesterday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Morpheus Data, a pioneer in software for hybrid cloud management and platform operations. Morpheus will enhance HPE GreenLake by providing multi-vendor,...

Cisco to cut 7% of staff, integrate products

Cisco Systems aims to cut about 6 000 employees, about 7% of its total workforce. This is the second round of cuts that the tech company will make this year, after 4 000 workers lost their jobs in February. The company yesterday reported fourth quarter and fiscal year...

Data centre storage set for rebound

Data centre (DC) storage revenue – including external storage from both arrays and server expansions – will climb to $103-billion by 2028, according to new research from Omdia. The DC storage market in 2023 experienced a downturn, primarily due to economic...

Finalists for 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge announced

The 12 finalists in the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge have been whittled down from an initial 1 550 applications – and 40 other fintech semifinalists – to compete for the top prize of $50 000. “The finalists in this year’s Ecobank Fintech...

Applications open for Huawei’s 2024 Women in Tech

Tech-savvy women entrepreneurs are invited to apply for Huawei’s Women in Tech, Digital Skills Training Programme. The 2024 edition of this annual event offers women free training in the rapidly developing fields of Cloud Computing, 5G, AI as well as Leadership...