Uptick in mobile banking malware
In 2024, as digital financial transactions continued to expand worldwide, cybercriminals shifted their focus toward mobile devices and crypto assets. According to Kaspersky’s new Financial Cyberthreats report, the number of users encountering mobile banking Trojans...
Drivers and trends for transport electrification
Regulations for decarbonisation are one of the main drivers of vehicle electrification worldwide. IDTechEx's master electric vehicles report, "Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea, and Air 2025-2045", focuses on the eleven main transportation sectors including passenger cars,...
Seismic shift needed in education system
A "seismic shift" in the education system is required to break the cycle of poverty and inequality in South Africa. This is according to says Oppenheimer Memorial Trust (OMT) chief executive Tracey Webster, who says: "South Africa is well aware of the issues that...
Organisations face greater risks
A worrying immaturity of ERM processes and a lack of understanding by executives and boards of the strategic value of an effective risk oversight process is emerging. At the same time, a new report shows a significant increase in the level and complexity of risks...
Cost of a data breach hits an all-time high
Despite considerable investments in security technology, data breaches continue affecting companies across the globe and causing them more financial damage than ever. According to data presented by AltIndex.com, the average data breach cost has jumped by nearly $600...
Consumers want their data to be treated with more care
Consumers reveal how they expect their personal data to be shared and secured - and companies should take note that they want a more trustworthy digital experiences. An Axway survey found that, while more than 60% of Americans feel open banking is positive and 62%...
2024 security trends focus on GenAI, CISO role
The top cybersecurity trends set to shape global enterprise in 2024 include generative AI (GenAI), boardroom discussion, sovereign cloud, vendor strategy, and insights on hiring. This is according to Margareta Petrovic, global managing partner: risk and cybersecurity...
President Ntuli confirmed as MD of HPE SA
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today confirmed that President Ntuli has been appointed to the role of board member and MD for South Africa with immediate effect. The previous MD, Sandile Dube, has left the company to join Equinix as the MD for South Africa. Ntuli...
How El Niño is shaping up
Not all El Niño events are created equal - their impacts vary widely, and satellites like the US-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich help anticipate those impacts on a global scale by tracking changes in sea surface height in the Pacific Ocean. Water expands as it...
Sandile Dube is new Equinix MD in SA
Sandile Dube has been appointed as MD: South Africa of digital infrastructure company Equinix, which is currently building a $160-million data centre in Johannesburg. One of Dube's key roles will be to work closely with both local businesses and multinational...
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Building blocks for a bright digital future
Connecting citizens enables the public sector to communicate effectively with the population, pre-empting certain events and making sure citizens are notified of critical information. But the opportunity goes further than just being able to send and receive...
The future of FICA and digitised customer onboarding
Digitisation is transforming business and impacting consumers through every stage of their daily lives. While rapidly becoming a way of life, onboarding consumers digitally is still in its infancy, but is becoming a major focus for every financial institution across...
Pam Golding expands tech offering
The Pam Golding Property group has acquired the online digital estate agency Eazi.com. Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group, comments: "Naturally, we keep a close watch on global real estate industry trends and it seems that...
Availability … the next frontier
The amount of data in our world has been exploding, and business reliance on the ability to analyse and use this data has become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and customer loyalty. By Kate Mollett, regional...
Interoperability the holy grail for financial inclusion
A leading reason why over 54% of adults in developing world economies have no bank account, according to the World Bank, is because of the lack of interoperability solutions facilitating transactions across disparate money systems. "In simple terms, you cannot grow...
Safeguard devices and data, Kaspersky warns
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Iridesse adds shine to CMYK printing
Xerox has unveiled its new production press, Iridesse, that adds metallic enhancements to four-colour print jobs in a single pass. There is something new happening in the printing market, says Chris Lynch, head of production technology for Xerox Middle East and...
Dell EMC accelerates AI adoption
Dell EMC has announced the availability of new Ready Solutions for AI, with specialised designs for machine learning with Hadoop and Deep Learning with NVidia. "There's no doubt that AI is the future, and our customers are preparing for it now," says Tom Burns, senior...
Digital transformation and Africa’s rail system
Few modes of transport evoke such a sense of history and romanticism as rail. By Gilbert Saggia, MD: East Africa at SAP The first recorded use of rail transport was around 500BC, when ancient Greeks used a rail-like system - most likely powered by humans or horses -...
Choose the right cloud for your digital revolution
In Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing our Digital Future, the authors speak of a triple revolution - that "we must rethink the integration of minds and machines, of products and platforms, and of the core and the crowd". By Derek Bose, senior director for South...
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