Biometrics, building automation under attack
In Q1 2025, malicious objects were blocked on 21,9% of ICS computers globally, according to a new report by Kaspersky ICS CERT (Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team). Regionally, this share varied: from 10,7% in Northern Europe to 29,6% in Africa....
AMD unveils EPYC 4005 Series processors
AMD has launched its AMD EPYC 4005 Series processors that enable right-sized solutions with enterprise-class features and performance for small and medium businesses and hosted IT service providers. AMD EPYC 4005 Series CPUs deliver the performance, features and...
Enterprises battle to recover as identities come under attack
There's an emerging global identity crisis as cybercriminals double down on exploiting user identities to compromise enterprises worldwide. According to the 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index from IBM X-Force, in 2023 cybercriminals saw more opportunities to "log...
AI sets top supply chain organisations apart
Top performing supply chain organisations are investing in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to optimize their processes at more than twice the rate of low performing peers, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey also revealed that the best...
GenAI will drive consolidated customer-facing roles
By 2027, 30% of the Fortune 500 will consolidate postpurchase tasks such as expansion, service, success and renewal into a unified customer-facing employee role, according to Gartner. Generative AI (GenAI) promises to automate greater portions of customer service...
Pawsey Supercomputing Centre accelerates quantum computing exploration
Australia's Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre will add the NvidiaCUDA Quantum platform accelerated by Nvidia Grace Hopper Superchips to its National Supercomputing and Quantum Computing Innovation Hub. Researchers at the Perth-based center will leverage CUDA...
MSSA to hold online inter-school provincial championships
Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) will hold the 13th Online Inter-school Provincial Championships on 3 March 2024. An important feature of this championship is that it is open to any learner, whether or not the school is affiliated or not. However, approval from the...
Alternative data market set for 50% CAGR
The global alternative data market size is anticipated to reach $135,72-billion by 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 50,6% from 2024 to 2030. The increasing emphasis on gaining alpha from hedge funds...
Teraco secures grid capacity allocation for utility-scale solar
Teraco has secured its first grid capacity allocation from Eskom and will start construction of a 120MW utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) energy facility in the Free State. The grid capacity allocation from Eskom enables Teraco to connect its planned 120MW solar...
Should governments regulate AI?
Mark Davison reports from Kaspersky’s Cyber Security Weekend in Kuala Lumpur – When ChatGPT launched in late 2022 it put artificial intelligence firmly in the spotlight, but the advance of the technology to generative AI (GenAI) has seen that glare intensify – so much...
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CellCgirl site free to Cell C customers
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DCC distributes Canon’s smallest voice-controlled printer
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Tips when bidding online to buy a home
Over the past several years South Africans have become comfortable with and accustomed to making purchases on-line. Which is why on-line auction property transactions make perfect sense. So says MC du Toit, CEO: property sales for BidX1 South Africa: "Now acquiring...
Teraco’s Africa Cloud Exchange offers direct connections
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Nokia helps Ooredoo Qatar take a 5G lead
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Eaton reinforces benefits of Ulusoy Elektrik acquisition
Eaton Africa's recent acquisition of a controlling interest in Ulusoy Elektrik, a leading manufacturer of medium voltage electrical equipment based in Ankara, Turkey, is set to improve the ability to develop innovative power solutions for the African market. The...
Industrial Revolution: Where messaging meets agility
The only thing with less impact than a delegate reading a PowerPoint presentation to an audience at a conference is a looping in-store video. Industrial Revolution, a long-time provider of quality IT and related solutions to local business, is set to change the...
Syspro, Zap partner on data management, analytics
Zap and Syspro have launched a special solution edition of the data management and analytics software, Zap Data Hub, tailored specifically for the Syspro ERP software. Zap Data Hub for Syspro automates access, integration, and preparation of data for reporting, and...
Vodacom secures customers with BlackFog
Vodacom Business has partnered with BlackFog to provide cybersecurity and privacy solutions it's more than 43-million customers. With 2017 research reporting that over 95% of African businesses are operating below what is known as the 'cyber-security poverty line',...
Intermediate Java Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Cloud Specialist (Azure)
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