Bitcoin plunges on strategic reserve news
Bitcoin’s drop on Monday, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve for the US, might have been misinterpreted. This is according to Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory deVere Group. Prices slipped as...
Are MNOs perpetuating the digital divide?
Paul Colmer, exco member at Wireless Access Provider’s Association (WAPA), voices his opinion on mobile network operators and the digital divide. Much ink has been spilled over the so-called digital divide”, “connecting the unconnected”, and “digital exclusion." But...
Crypto exchanges to massively outperform 2023
Cryptocurrencies have had a fantastic year, driven by Bitcoin`s price rally and a huge interest in digital assets from mainstream investors. All major digital coins have seen double and triple-digit price growth, while the stocks of crypto companies jumped high above...
Widening disparities, growing threats cloud cybersecurity outlook
While increased geopolitical tensions and economic instability continue to concern cybersecurity experts, a new report from the World Economic Forum spotlights widening cyber inequity and emerging technologies - such as AI - as key rising risks for the year ahead in...
There’s an AI trust gap in the workplace
There's a growing trust gap emerging in the workplace regarding AI. According to a new survey from Workday, while business leaders and employees agree that AI holds great opportunities for business transformation, there is a lack of trust that it will be deployed...
SA employees struggle to identify deepfakes
While just under half of employees surveyed in South Africa (42%) said they could tell a deepfake from a real image, only 21% could actually distinguish a real image from an AI-generated one in a test, says Kaspersky. This means that organisations are vulnerable to...
Commerce on the cusp of mass AI adoption
The 2023 holiday shopping season saw the highest average discount rate since 2020 and an increase in AI-influenced purchases, according to new research by Salesforce. Based on the digital shopping activity of over 1,5-billion shoppers across Commerce Cloud, Marketing...
Microsoft the most imitated brand for phishing
Microsoft claimed the top spot as the number one most impersonated brand in Q4 2023 to steal individual's personal information or payment credentials, according to Check Point's latest Brand Phishing Report, accounting for 33% of all brand phishing attempts. The...
IT services spending to cross the $5trn mark
IT services are expected to spend roughly $ 5,1-trillion by the end of 2024. The planned expenditure is a notable 8,5% increase from 2023's $4,7-trillion spending, according to Stocklytics.com. The site's financial analyst, Edith Reads, comments: "The augmented IT...
Tech trends shaping 2024 and beyond
From integrating AI in everyday business operations to the fortification of cybersecurity measures, the past year showcased technology's efficiency and resilience. In 2023, terms like GenAI, cybersecurity, data, and multi-cloud seamlessly integrated into our daily...
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The future of payroll and the cloud
While the cloud is fundamentally changing how organisations use data, when it comes to sensitive information such as HR and payroll, caution needs to be applied. This is according to Ian McAlister, GM of HR (human resources) and payroll specialists CRS Technologies...
Strengthening cybersecurity with a zero trust approach
In response to sophisticated and targeted cyberattacks, organisations have begun to shift their focus to proactive strategies that employ advanced cybersecurity technology and techniques. Threat Hunting, a strategy for investigating potential threats before they cause...
SUSE provides platform for cloud-native containerised applications
As businesses are transforming their IT landscapes to support present and future demands, SUSE is providing the foundation for both their traditional and growing containerised workloads with the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Service Pack 1. Enterprises need the...
Lenovo offers new storage solutions
Lenovo now offers several flash storage solutions, made possible through a global multi-faceted partnership with NetApp. The ThinkSystem DE and DM Series was co-developed by the two companies and is a large range of Lenovo-branded storage products that combine...
The era of controlled intelligence
Connected intelligence and 5G technology are set to profoundly impact the way the industrial sector approaches quality control. The research that surrounds artificial intelligence (AI) is plentiful and varied. There are reports from Gartner that highlight how it is...
GIBS launches a new era of online learning
The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), the University of Pretoria's business school, has announced the launch of a new digital course that will combine many of the benefits of the methodologies of on-campus executive education with the power and flexibility...
Data centres can be efficient and green
As the need for data centres continues to grow, this places a tremendous amount of pressure on the electrical power utility providers. In a typical data centre, which requires vast amounts of clean, uninterruptible power, power usage can range from a few kilowatts to...
Check Point debuts Malware DNA
Check Point Software Technologies has introduced a new artificial intelligence-based malware detection engine to its SandBlast Network threat prevention solution, to enable even faster, more accurate prevention of malicious attacks. The new Malware DNA engine...
Next-generation AI can aid SA manufacturers’ competitiveness
South Africa's manufacturing sector is under enormous pressure, contracting by 8.8% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2019, according to Stats SA. By Mohamed Cassoojee, MD of IFS South Africa This poor performance from the manufacturing sector was one of the...
Trend Micro launches new channel programme
Trend Micro has unveiled its new channel partner programme for the sub-Saharan Africa region. With the new programme, reseller partners in the region will be able to access a host of benefits that will fast track channel enablement and provide the basis for improved...
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