SA stands out as a global air pollution hotspot
Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa's most polluted countries in terms of air pollution disease burden, with profound health consequences for Africa's people and exacerbated impacts on climate change, a report prepared by Greenpeace Africa and...
SIU concludes Treasury’s Oracle contract was irregular
Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has given National Treasury three weeks to come up with a way forward after the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) concluded that an almost R1-billion contract with Oracle was irregular. The integrated financial...
SA consumers lax when it comes to online security
Cisco's recent Consumer Security Survey has gathered insight into how secure (or insecure) South Africans feel online - and, it turns out, they have good reason to be worried. The survey involved 1 006 South African consumers aged 16 and older and revealed that 74% of...
Regional IT spend could break the $100bn barrier
Overall spending on information and communications technology (ICT) across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) will top $233,8-billion this year, an increase of 3,9% over 2022. That's according to the latest predictions presented today by International Data...
Healthy growth forecast for WLAN market
The Wireless LAN (WLAN) market is expected to grow another 12% year-over-year in 2023 after hitting a record high of $9-billion in 2022, according to Dell'Oro Group. The industry was plagued by supply constraints in 2022 and manufacturers' backlogs ballooned to record...
Customer service reps avoid new technologies
Forty-five percent of customer service reps (CSRs) avoid adopting new technologies by relying on legacy systems and tools, according to Gartner. A Gartner online survey of 888 CSRs and support specialists from August 2022 revealed access to legacy systems is the main...
Check Point identifies two malicious code packages
Check Point Research (CPR) says it has prevented two recent code package attacks - Python-drgn and Bloxflip - in third-party repositories like PyPi. Code package supply chain attacks involve publishing malicious packages or injecting malicious code into legitimate...
UK regulation plans indicate crypto is becoming mainstream
The UK'S plans to "robustly" regulate the cryptocurrency industry must be championed and highlights that "digital is the future of finance", according to the CEO of deVere Group, Nigel Green. This comes as the UK government plans to bring the cryptocurrency sector...
China’s stricter clean heating policies may have saved thousands
A new study has revealed that China's stricter clean heating policies have improved air quality in northern China - particularly in Beijing and surrounding cities - potentially resulting in over 23 000 fewer premature deaths in 2021 than in 2015. From 2015 to 2021,...
Boost for eGates as travel normalises
A new study from Juniper Research has found that eGate hardware revenue will grow 137% and exceed $490-million by 2027 - up from $207-million in 2023. The report, Border Security Technologies: Emerging Trends, Key Opportunities & Market Forecasts 2022 2027,...
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Better city, better life
Cities already account for approximately 70% to 80% of the world's economic growth, and this will only increase as cities continue to grow. In the next 35 years, the population in cities is estimated to expand by an additional 2,5-billion people, almost double the...
Encrypted traffic: making what’s vulnerable more visible
Dealing with encrypted traffic can be complex, costly, and disruptive. The problem escalates immeasurably if you are operating blind to cyber threats, which is basically what businesses are doing without a comprehensive SSL/TLS strategy in place. By Simon McCollough,...
Securing the smart energy revolution in Africa
The potential of the Internet of Things (IOT) to make consumers' lives more convenient is well-documented. By Sherry Zameer, senior vice-president: Internet of Things (IOT) for CISMEA region at Gemalto One area in which it can deliver immediate benefits and...
How SMEs can harness Shadow IT
For many of us, the term 'Shadow IT' instantly evokes images of nasty ghouls lurking suspiciously behind servers and computer screens - waiting for the moment to cause mass cyber destruction. by Brian Timperley, joint-MD of Turrito Networks and Dial a Nerd The true...
Hyland in Content Services Platform magic quadrant
Hyland has been named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Services Platforms. Now in its second year, the report is an evolution of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content Management, which had consecutively named Hyland as a leader for seven...
The growing imperative for data science governance
There have been few days this year in which some aspect of client data protection has not featured in international news. By Dr Mark Nasila, chief analytics officer: consumer banking and chief risk officer at First National Bank The size and potentially devastating...
J2 Software launches Home Secure
J2 Software has announced the launch of J2 Home Secure, aimed at protecting home/personal users from online fraud and cyber threats. John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2 Software, says there is a growing trend in online fraud targeting consumers which includes: invoice fraud,...
DDoS attacks demand different defence strategies
Despite the fact that firewalls, IPS and load balancers are some of the least effective mitigation measures against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, they remain at the top of the list of security measures that organisations have said they plan to employ...
Exergy joins Microsoft co-sell initiative
SilverBridge Holdings has announced that its policy administration solution, Exergy, is now part of the exclusive Microsoft co-selling programme. This sees the two companies working together to take Exergy to market as a packaged solution. Exergy, its flagship...
GIS can improve supply chain and logistics
The world of supply chain logistics has been living in the past. Other industries have been enhancing and streamlining their operations on functional and profitable levels with the use of technology while the supply chain drifts behind. By James Kopke, implementation...
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