Cell C in Black Friday data windfall

Cell C is offering an early festive treat. Starting this Black Friday, users can buy a prepaid data SIM loaded with 50GB of data for only R500 (R10 per Gigabyte) while stocks last. “This is the perfect option for those going on holiday this festive season....

Are SA businesses ready for the 5G disruption?

Another day, another tech-buzzword – but is 5G really all it’s cracked up to be? And more importantly, what does it mean for South Africa’s digital future, asks Jarryd Chatz, CEO at BitCo telecoms Mobile technology has come a long way in recent...

Online shopping safety tips for Black Friday

South African retailers are gearing up for another major round of Black Friday shopping later this week. Nearly two-thirds of organisations, including online retailers, saw severe exploits targeting their networks during the past quarter. And the number of compromised...

Are you screening your temporary employees?

With the festive season and summer holidays around the corner in South Africa, this time of year is a peak business period for several industries – from retail to travel, hospitality and entertainment, etc – and these businesses will often hire additional...

Black Friday guide for safe shopping

With Black Friday fast approaching and Black Friday mania already in full swing, shoppers looking for a bargain are reminded to be mindful of the old adage, “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is”. While there will be great bargains available,...

Cofense, RSA NetWitness unify phishing defences

The dark art of phishing operates on a very simple premise: send an innocent-looking email to a planned victim to have the victim click on the link; thereby send the victim unwittingly to a site where they should not go; and have the site steal information from the...