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Beware of online share scams
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WiFi-enabled products suffer first-ever decline
The decline in smartphone and PC shipments in 2022 took its toll on overall shipments for WiFi-enabled products, causing them to fall for the first time ever in decades-long history. After shipments grew 8,6% in 2021 fueled by pandemic-driven market changes, they fell...
The stark reality of what increased loadshedding means
If the current loadshedding scenario in South Africa worsens, there are going to be immense challenges facing those that rely on networks, fibre and LTE. This is the stark warning from Theo van Zyl, head of Wireless at Vox, who says: “Most of the operators providing...
Urgent call for SA healthcare sector to up its cybersecurity
Security specialist Check Point has warned the South African healthcare sector that it urgently needs to increase its cybersecurity defences. Recent data from the company reported that the industry - which is notoriously under resourced in all areas - has experienced...
Telegram proving popular with cybercriminals
The activity of online scammers in Telegram has significantly increased as they take advantage of the convenient functionalities of the messenger, according to Kaspersky experts. Phishers are skillfully utilising the messenger’s capabilities to provide various...
High inventory and low demand lead to PC decline
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 55,2-million units in the first quarter of 2023, a 30% decrease from the first quarter of 2022, according to Gartner. An unfavourable combination of oversupply and continued low PC demand due to economic uncertainties and a lack of...
Top cybersecurity trends for 2023
Security and risk management (SRM) leaders must rethink their balance of investments across technology and human-centric elements when creating and implementing cybersecurity programmes in line with nine top industry trends, says Gartner. “A human-centered approach to...
Half of executives are experiencing a ‘resiliency gap’
Despite three straight years of ongoing disruption and economic ambiguity, when it comes to resiliency, 53% of executives admit their company is not where it should be, according to new research by SAS. The analytics company’s latest report - Resiliency Rules...
Spend on IT and business services proves resilient
Global IT and business services revenue is expected to grow (in constant currency) from $1,13-trillion in 2022 to $1,2-trillion in 2023, or 5,7% YoY, according to IDC’s latest Worldwide Semiannual Services Tracker. In nominal dollar denominated revenue based on...
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TerraPay GSMA on standardised mobile money APIs
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Partnering brings cloud to fruition
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Digital civility starts at grassroots
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BT improves parking attendants’ working lives
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Embrace a BI mindset change to succeed
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