Keeping up with compliance changes

The level of demand on today’s compliance officer is higher and more pressurised than ever before. With new laws and frequent changes to existing legislation and regulations, it can be extremely overwhelming for companies to ensure compliance in South...

Intelligence essential to defeating global cyber scourge

The world is engaged in an invisible war, with honest businesses at one end and fiercely determined cybercriminals at the other, writes Nithen Naidoo, CIO of Snode. Cybersecurity is no longer just a pressing concern for the IT industry, it is a very real issue that...

Siemens IoT gateway exclusively from RS Components

RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), is extending its portfolio of industrial IoT (Internet of Things) devices with exclusive supply of the innovative SIMATIC IOT2020 open and flexible IoT gateway. Market analyst predictions are that...

The value of big data in fraud mitigation

Fintech company MyBucks has invested in technology that is specifically aimed at exploiting big data to mitigate fraud and identity theft. With its own in-house artificial intelligence (AI) team, Dave van Niekerk, CEO of MyBucks, explains that by using classification...

Vox upgrades Nerve Centre technology

Integrated ICT and connectivity provider, Vox has upgraded its software platform of choice in its Nerve Centre (remote monitoring facility) in an effort to unlock additional capabilities for its customers. “The upgraded platform combines the existing monitoring...

Drones, collection points to boost e-commerce

The unique demands of the South African online shopping context require innovative thinking around delivery and returns, which is why the eCommerce team at The Foschini Group (TFG) has introduced third party collection points and is considering the use of drones, in...