Customer details compromised in Air France breach
Air France has been the victim of a cyberattack, and some customer details have been compromised. The airline has alerted its loyalty programme members that a fraudster gained limited access to a third-party system that is used by Air France, and some personal data...
Kaspersky partners with rugby players
Kaspersky has kicked off an ambassador campaign in South Africa by teaming up with rugby players Pieter-Steph Du Toit and RG Snyman. Titled Safer Together, the six-month exclusive partnership between Kaspersky and these South African rugby players aims to increase...
AI comes of age as hype clears
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Hardware supply chains under siege from hackers
HP Inc has released the findings of a global survey highlighting the growing concern over nation-state threat actors targeting physical supply chains and tampering with device hardware and firmware integrity. The study of 800 IT and security decision-makers (ITSDMs)...
Investment in enterprise business pays off for Pinnacle
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - The South African IT market is a dynamic and constantly-changing environment - and distributors have to be agile to ensure they stay relevant. A case in point is how Pinnacle Enterprise has grown over the last few...
Fragility of international economic system under scrutiny
The US economy is facing a recession - and while the Federal Reserve's missteps with interest rates are under scrutiny - a surprising factor may be driving the downturn, warns the CEO of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory and asset management...
Pace of change drives new tech adoption
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - The pace of business today has accelerated beyond most people's expectations - and the right technology is vital for businesses and individuals to keep up. Claudio Polla, senior country manager: Africa at Nvidia,...
Significant leap forward in the fight against TB
From 15 days to just 23 hours - that's the median turnaround time for full tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis that includes resistance testing to the most important TB drugs, according to a groundbreaking study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases journal, and which...
DIY ransomware: Novice cybercriminals becoming a bigger threat
A new report from Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has shed some light on the tools and methods utilised by both organised ransomware groups and individual attackers involved in ransomware attacks. With a vast array of tools and samples at their...
Top 7 SA start-ups selected for Irish Tech Challenge
Seven local tech start-ups have been selected for the prestigious Irish Tech Challenge South Afrrica 2024. Now in its third successive year, the collaboration aims to forge mutually beneficial partnerships between South African entrepreneurs and Irish technology...
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Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Debuts on AWS
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During pandemic, Lenovo shows strong growth
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Sea Monster secures $1m Vumela funding
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Gijima earns Microsoft’s Advanced Specialization Certification
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SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud to feature on HPE GreenLake Cloud Services
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced plans to partner with SAP to deliver the customer edition of SAP HANA(r) Enterprise Cloud with HPE GreenLake, as a fully managed service at the edge, in the customer's data center or colocation facility of their choice....
Mastercard helps SMEs tap into the digital economy
Mastercard has launched a new low-cost payments solution that enables small business owners to move their businesses online and accept a range of digital payments from their customers. The "SME-in-a-Box" solution is powered by Mastercard's payment technology and that...
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