Discovery Bank analyses festive spending
Discovery Bank has released an analysis of its client transaction data during December 2024, highlighting interesting festive spend behaviours. Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, comments: “The December holiday period is known as a time of increased spending. So...
Hackers shut down SA Weather Service
The South African Weather Services (SAWS) web site (weathersa.co.za) is still down following a cyberattack on the weekend. The agency says its systems went down on Sunday evening (26 January 2025) following a security breach. This was the second attempt in two days,...
Global IaaS public cloud services revenue passes $100bn
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 29,7% in 2022, to total $120,3-billion, up from $92,8-billion in 2021, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the top position in the IaaS market in 2022, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and Huawei....
Americans fear cyberterrorism more than nuclear war
According to a Gallup poll on world affairs, cyberterrorism is regarded by a majority of Americans as the most pressing danger to the US. A staggering 85% of respondents identified it as a "critical threat," surpassing all other concerns, an Atlas VPN team found....
Tips for protecting learners online
Enhancing learner online safety this new school term is about adopting a progressively protective approach. That's according to South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) which says online threats to the country's school children are real, but can...
Sign language becomes an official language in SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa will today (Wednesday 19 July 2023) sign into law the South African Sign Language Bill, making sign language the 12th official language of the country. On 2 May 2023, the National Assembly approved that Section 6 of the Constitution of the...
Talent shortages, better CX drive enterprise software investments
The European enterprise software market grew by 13,1% year on year in 2022 despite economic turbulence and global instability, according to the Software Semiannual Tracker H2 2022 by International Data Corporation (IDC). This represented the highest growth in the past...
Generative AI turns to the dark side
The dark side of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has reared its head: WormGPT is a new black hat-based tool launched by cybercriminals to help with social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. The tool is readily available for download and...
First-generation iPhone sells for $190k
When Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in 2007, he said it would reinvent the phone - and it did. The initial phone came with 4Gb of storage, but was quickly superseded by the 8Gb model which launched at the same time. The 4Gb model was discontinued...
These are the cyberthreats menacing SA
Kathy Gibson reports - Cybercriminals are most active on Fridays, which is the most popular day for them to launch attacks in South Africa. This is one of the findings of the latest Trellix threat intelligence report, which analysed trends during the second quarter....
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Data key to tapping Africa’s fastest-growing markets
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Boost workplace productivity and morale in January
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Why decision-makers need D&O insurance
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