The danger of corporate email being used for personal accounts
Employees may also use corporate emails to register for personal accounts on marketplaces and social media, increasing the risk of account theft and corporate security breaches, according to a study by Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence. Kaspersky experts...
Campus NaaS revenues expand rapidly in challenging market
Dell’Oro Group has published market share tables for the public cloud-managed campus switch and WLAN markets showing that revenues are expected to experience double-digit growth over the next three years. “Vendors who sell public cloud-managed LAN solutions are able...
Mastercard takes a stake in MTN Group Fintech
MTN has signed definitive agreements with Mastercard for a minority investment of up to $200-million into MTN Group Fintech, at a valuation of $5,2-billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The Transaction, which is non-categorised in terms of the JSE Listings...
MTN, Jumo combine platforms for short-term loans
MTN's Mobile Money Platform, MoMo, and banking technology company Jumo have partnered to launch Qwikloan to offer affordable, short-term loans in South Africa. Qwikloan enables MoMo users to obtain small, short-term loans on their mobile phones, ranging from R250 to...
Teraco connects to Google’s Joburg cloud region
Teraco will offer connectivity directly through Google Cloud Interconnect at its Isando Campus to the Google Cloud Johannesburg region. This follows Google's announcement last week of the launch of the Google Cloud region in Johannesburg, its first on the African...
Cyber safety should be on the business agenda every day
Safer Internet Day (today, 6 February) is aimed at making both individuals and companies more aware of the ever-more prevalent cyber risks that they could fall foul of. And make no mistake: Cybercrime is a particularly serious threat to South African businesses....
Play your part in making the Internet better
Safer Internet Day is a campaign designed to encourage everybody - from kids to parents to educators - to play their part in creating a better Internet. Renee Tarun, deputy chief information security officer at Fortinet, highlights the importance of this initiative...
Best practices to ensure a safer Internet
From cyberbullying to digital identity, Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness among young people of online issues. But they're not the only ones who need to be aware of online safety, writes Sean Richards, technical consultant at Evolve Business Group. Businesses...
Multichoice rejects Canal+ offer, notes share purchase
Multichoice has rejected an acquisition offer from Groupe Canal+, while disclosing that the French company has been buying up shares in the group. In the first of two separate SENS announcements this morning, Multichoice points out that Groupe Canal+ has acquired an...
Public employment programme delivers positive stimulus
New research indicates that the largest component of South Africa's Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) programme is beneficial to economic growth as it also has an indirect positive effect on non-programme employment and wages. The study, commissioned by the...
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As companies and individuals come to rely on the public cloud for an increasing range of services, from infrastructure to applications, they often assume that no additional backups are necessary. Nothing could be further from the truth, argues Michael Davies, CEO of...
Trend simplifies security for Microsoft Azure environments
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WASPA’s inaugural board begins its term
South Africa's Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) recently amended its Constitution to better equip the non-profit industry association to represent the interests of its members while also pursuing a mobile consumer protection mandate. WASPA's...
Fujitsu Eternus DX8900 S4 comes out tops in SPC-1
Fujitsu's storage solution Eternus DX8900 S4 has achieved a double first in terms of high performance for a storage system - setting a new benchmark record as well as being the first to break the 10 Million IOPS per second barrier, as confirmed by the latest results...
Achieve a clean audit with supplier vetting
Is a clean audit possible for organisations at a time when corruption, fraud, dishonesty and non-compliance in procurement threaten to undermine the very foundations of an honest company? With so many risk areas to consider, it can be extremely challenging to keep...
5G will drive Industry 4.0
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Autonomous IT, security solutions enable proactive IT
The cybersecurity of a business is still largely reliant on the people within each company's IT department. This is not sustainable long-term and organisations need to start looking to autonomous security measures to relieve some of the pressure felt by IT teams. By...
How SME connectivity links to customer retention
Did you know that you could lose business because of connectivity issues that aren't even your fault? By Louis Fourie, CEO of Pansmart When you look at the connectivity options over time, you will see a clear wave forming. This knowledge can be used by end users and...
Striking a cryptocurrency security balance
The travails of a Canadian cryptocurrency business highlight how too much security can be as bad as too little. However, adopting the right approach should enable your business to find the perfect middle ground. In a news report, it was announced that one of the...
HPE, Nutanix to deliver hybrid cloud as a service
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Nutanix has announced a global partnership to deliver an integrated hybrid cloud as a Service (aaS) solution to the market. The offering will leverage Nutanix's Enterprise Cloud OS software including its built-in, free AHV...
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