Cybersecurity should be top industry priority for 2025
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has found that an average of more than 2 000 new vulnerabilities are discovered in software every month, of which around 15% are classified as "critical". "In view of this constant threat situation, German...
First Voluntary Carbon Market trades on the JSE
The JSE Ventures Voluntary Carbon Market powered by Xpansiv has facilitated the first trades of carbon credits eligible as offsets against the South African Carbon Tax. A total of 10 000 credits traded at $8.25 per credit, which is equivalent to approximately 80% of...
Cyberattacks surge in Kenya, SA, Zambia
The number of cyberattacks on businesses in Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia increased by 76%, according to Liquid C2's latest cyber security report "The Evolving Cyber Security Landscape in Africa 2022". Featuring research, analysis, and findings across the three...
Even pet feeders are used for cybertheft
Kaspersky researchers have examined several popular smart pet feeders available on online marketplaces and have discovered that some of them have vulnerabilities, allowing to secretly spy on victims, steal data including camera and microphone recordings, gain access...
Senior citizens targeted in crypto scams
With cryptocurrency adoption increasing over the years, the number of both attempted and successful crypto scams have simultaneously increased. Similar to many scams, elderly individuals find themselves to be targeted the most - however, with the average elderly...
Massive growth forecast for open banking
The global open banking market size is expected to reach $135,17-billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 27,2% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new study conducted by Grand View Research. The market growth can be attributed to several factors, including enhanced...
AI reveals large-scale images in Peruvian desert
Researchers at Yamagata University in Japan have harnessed AI to uncover four previously unseen geoglyphs -- images on the ground, some as wide as 1 200 feet, made using the land's elements -- in Nazca, a seven-hour drive south of Lima, Peru. The geoglyphs -- a...
Civic ID apps set for growth as governments seek efficiency
A new study from Juniper Research has found that platform revenue from civic identity apps will surpass $17-billion by 2027, rising from $11-billion in 2023 - a growth of 62%. This growth comes as governments look to streamline identity systems, making them easier to...
Travelers brave delays, congestion
With the northern hemisphere summer rush around the corner, travel concerns around delayed flights, surging airfares, and congestion in the airport are not putting travelers off air travel. Preliminary findings from the 2023 SITA Passenger IT Insights released today...
Social media analytics market to reach $43,25bn by 2030
The global social media analytics market size is expected to reach $43,25-billion by 2030, expanding at 27.,1% CAGR from 2023 to 2030, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research. The market for social media analytics is expanding owing to the rising usage...
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Can your business thrive in Africa in 2017?
Rapidly increasing populations and massive potential for further growth makes Africa the most attractive destination for business expansion in 2017. African consumers are more discerning, tech-savvy and demanding. Business opportunity in Africa is booming, writes...
TerraPay wins cross-border transfer approval
Mobile payments switch TerraPay has obtained regulatory approval from South African Reserve Bank to launch cross-border money transfer services in South Africa. This makes TerraPay the fifth company to be licensed as a category three Authorised Dealer in Foreign...
You could be saving on business travel
Misconceptions around low-cost travel options might be preventing your company from saving thousands of rands, says Kirby Gordon, head of sales and distribution at FlySafair. The needs of domestic business travellers are, for the most part, fairly straight forward....
HPE Aruba simplifies WiFi for SMEs
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has announced a new WiFi solution designed to give small businesses secure and reliable business-grade Wi-Fi with easy to set-up APs and an intuitive mobile app. The HPE OfficeConnect OC20 is a cost-effective wireless...
Next generation of Kaspersky Private Security Network
Kaspersky Lab is introducing its next generation of Kaspersky Private Security Network, a private version of Kaspersky Security Network that allows enterprises to boost their detection speed with access to real-time global threat intelligence from 80-million sensors,...
Digital transformation priorities for African telcos
After nearly two decades of uninhibited growth and profitability, African telecoms operators (telcos) are facing the converging forces of digital disruption, writes Mariam Abdullahi, telco industry lead at SAP Africa. Some of the factors contributing to this are:...
Shadow IT could be why businesses “wannacry”
There are mixed opinions about implementing unauthorised, IT applications (apps) within the organisation, a practice known as Shadow IT. Simeon Tassev, MD and QSA at Galix Networking, examines the issue. Opinion on Shadow IT is divided into two camps. Some believe...
Collaboration opens up metadata platform
20th Century Fox, Panasonic and Samsung announced a partnership to create an open, royalty-free dynamic metadata platform for High Dynamic Range (HDR) through an associated certification and logo programme, tentatively called HDR10+. The three companies will form an...
Government must walk its SME talk
Government faces two key issues: severe and worsening unemployment on the one hand, and a growing gap between what the fiscus needs and the tax it can collect. Taking decisive action to grow the SME sector has the potential to resolve, at least partially, both issues,...
How to move your SME into the cloud
Cloud computing is transforming the way companies interact with their customers, with 93% of South African companies currently either implementing or planning the initial phase of their cloud strategy. Whether we know it or not, we are already reliant on the cloud....
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