Anomaly detection the first layer in data management and protection

Cybercrime incidents have surged in the last year, as malicious actors take advantage of the current global situation, including the work from home (WFH) trend. By Kate Mollett, regional director at Commvault Africa As IT has evolved, so too has ransomware, and...

Top tips for SMEs this tax season

We’re approaching tax filing season here in South Africa, so it’s time for small business owners to get their information in order and ready to file. Everybody knows that filing taxes can be extremely time consuming. By Colin Timmis, country manager and...

An enterprise guide to not being phished

Phishing mitigation is everything. It’s the end point, the touchpoint, the ultimate moment at which you’re training and security strategies have prevented an employee from making that terrible mistake of clicking on that link, of exposing the business to...

Why defining the problem is important in life and business

Charles Kettering, the legendary American inventor and head of research for GM, liked to say: ‘A problem well-stated is a problem half-solved’. By Minnaar Fourie, commercial director at King Price Insurance In fact, I’d go so far as to say that all...

The PABX is dead: now what?

Although it is no surprise that companies that make PABX systems, like Panasonic and Samsung, are stopping their switchboard manufacturing activities, this may leave some companies asking whether their telephone systems are now useless. Samsung discontinued its phone...

Hyperpersonalisation (and increased customisation) reinvigorates ERP

The accelerated digitisation of 2020 has seen a rapidĀ  increase in the adoption of digital products and services, creating a surge in customer touchpoints that has caused anĀ  exponential data explosion. By 2025 the volumes of data that human and machine interactions...