Slow but steady growth for security appliances
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, total market revenue in the security appliances market remained stable, posting a 1,5% growth in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24) and reaching $5,1-billion - an...
Study finds type of protection influences cyber insurance claims
The average amount of compensation claimed by organisations using managed detection and response (MDR) services is 97,5% lower than that of organisations using endpoint solutions. This is according to a new study from Sophos, which finds that the median claim for MDR...
Customer experience investments resilient despite budget cuts
A recent International Data Corporation (IDC) report titled "How Do Experiential Value Streams Contribute to Customer Success? " highlights that amid looming recession fears, customer experience (CX) stands as a top priority, largely immune to budget cuts and...
SA teachers make Global Teacher Prize shortlist
Mokolwane Masweneng, an English teacher at Dithothwaneng Senior Secondary School, Mphanama, Limpopo, and Mariette Wheeler, a science teacher at Protea Heights Academy in Cape Town,, have been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher...
PMI declines in September
Conditions in the South African manufacturing sector deteriorated at the end of the third quarter, according to the seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) which declined by 4.3 points in September to 45.4. The soft reading for the headline PMI was...
Tracking malware: one discovery leads to another
Kaspersky experts have analysed a recent campaign by Zanubis, a banking Trojan distinguished by its adeptness at assuming the guise of legitimate applications. The investigation also sheds light on the recently discovered AsymCrypt cryptor/loader and the evolving...
Irish fab begins high-volume production of Intel 4 technology
Intel has begun producing Intel 4 technology, which uses extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology, and the first use of EUV in high-volume manufacturing (HVM) in Europe. The arrival of this important moment ushers in the future for products like Intel's upcoming Intel...
New board member for Datatec
Datatec has announced the appointment of Sabine Everaet as an independent non-executive director of the company with effect from 2 October 2023. Everaet worked at The Coca-Cola Company from 1995 to 2021 where she held various IT management and senior leadership roles...
CIPC updates deadline for beneficial ownership compliance
All South African companies and entities were required to submit beneficial ownership information to the CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) before 1 October 2023. If they didn't meet the deadline, they have a grace period until their next CIPC...
AI analyses cancer cells in the operating room
Medical device company Invenio Imaging is developing technology that enables surgeons to evaluate tissue biopsies in the operating room, immediately after samples are collected - providing in just three minutes AI-accelerated insights that would otherwise take weeks...
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Why human nature leaves data vulnerable to hackers
We're heading into the season where government organisations request details on VAT related issues. Unfortunately, cybercriminals know this and are ready to pounce on an obvious weak link - our distracted, emotive human nature. By Martin Walshaw, senior systems...
The hidden risks of investing
The ongoing accounting issues at Steinhoff have again highlighted the need for better governance and risk oversight in the world of investing. By Nigel Morriss, head of Mercer Sentinel and operational risk in Africa, Middle East, India and Turkey for Mercer Wealth,...
Wind-free technology drives energy efficiency
Since the recording of global temperatures began in 1951, the 17 warmest years were within the past 18 years. Natural resources are continually under pressure and the global temperature is rising. South Africa's natural resources are strained as the main electricity...
Avaya named a Magic Quadrant leader
Avaya Holdings has been positioned as a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide, marking the 17th time it has been in the position. Companies in the Leaders quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant are defined as "companies...
Trend Micro partners with NEC XON
Trend Micro has recently announced that is will be working with NEC XON to provide a united solution and African security service where technology meets the physical world. NEC XON has been awarded platinum status with Trend Micro. "Trend Micro has always had security...
Managing predictive behaviour in insurance
Predictive and behavioural analytics enable better risk mitigation, fraud detection, and customer insight for insurers. Kelly Preston, data analytics manager at SilverBridge, believes this provides organisations with a better understanding of not only how to approach...
Angola Cables expands global IP coverage
Angola Cables has added additional peering points at IX.BR São Paulo and Fortaleza, Equinix Ashburn and Miami (formerly NOTA), and NIIX and De-CIX in New York. Darwin Costa, IP product manager of Angola Cables, says: "The new peering points will further enhance the...
Briisk aims to digitise financial services
One of the first companies to enable insurtech and fintech solutions on one digital platform, Briisk has provided the technology to launch South Africa's first fully digital drone insurance, Drone Covered. The insurance, underwritten by Transact and Protect Insure...
InfiNet launches educational platform
Fixed broadband wireless connectivity provider InfiNet Wireless has launched its own educational platform, the InfiNet Wireless Academy. InfiNet Wireless Academy is an information and training platform for customers and partners who use InfiNet solutions and is a...
Smart partnership ecosystems key to success
Business today demands not only smart partnerships - it demands ways of unlocking trapped value, writes Kabelo Makwane, MD for Accenture Operations in Africa. Think about a typical South African business and you'll likely be thinking about a company where everything,...
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