Escalating attacks drive need for digital executive protection
There has been a frightening escalation in cyberthreats targeting business leaders and their families, according to a new report released by BlackCloak, a pioneer in digital executive protection for executive leaders, board members, and their families - as well as...
Cloud security report exposes dangerous blind spots
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OT systems come under attack
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Digital payments dominate in Africa
There has been a seismic shift in African consumer preferences towards digital payment methods, according to a new survey by RegTech Africa and Agpaytech. With 2 591 respondents from diverse regions, the findings underscore a resounding vote of confidence in...
Insurers to use synthetic data in AI for fairness and compliance
By 2027, due to regulations surrounding artificial intelligence, 40% of AI algorithms utilised by insurers throughout the policyholder value chain will use synthetic data to guarantee fairness within the system and comply with regulations, according to IDC...
March sales shock for new vehicles
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Campus NaaS set to boost contracting LAN market
Campus Network as a Service (CNaaS) revenues will double in 2024 in the midst of a LAN equipment market contraction, according to projections from Dell'Oro Group. "Campus NaaS uses cloud-managed equipment to simplify LAN connectivity for enterprises," says Siân...
Young scientists fly the SA flag
Six South African young scientists who presented their innovative research projects at international science fairs in Tunisia and Beijing have returned home triumphant, each securing medals in their respective categories. Keerthana Kishor Nair (Grade 12 at Bryanston...
Nvidia Hopper leads in MLPerf for GenAI
In the latest MLPerf benchmarks, Nvidia TensorRT-LLM boosted the performance of Nvidia Hopper architecture GPUs on the GPT-J LLM nearly 3x over their results just six months ago. Nvidia TensorRT-LLM is software that speeds and simplifies the complex job of inference...
Intel Gaudi 2, 5th Gen Xeon deliver AI performance
MLCommons has published results of the industry-standard MLPerf v4.0 benchmark for inference. The Intel Gaudi 2 AI accelerator remains the only benchmarked alternative to Nvidia H100 for generative AI (GenAI) performance and provides strong performance-per-dollar....
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Women make better investors
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A cashless society may not equal financial inclusion
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An overview of the high demand spectrum policy
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RFID, intelligence cut hospitality industry shrinkage
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Alternative education solutions in a changing world
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IQbusiness ramps up its acquisition strategy with Genex Insights
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IsoMetrix acquired to create NOSA partnership
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Shifting the way we communicate with smart technology
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The dark side of apps
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Small businesses are the most attractive to cybercriminals
More than half (54%) of all cyber-attacks result in financial damages, not to mention lost revenue, customers, reputation damage and business downtime. This is according to the Cisco 2018 Security Capabilities Benchmark study, and according to Westcon-Comstor, the...
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