Cybercrime continues to evolve
Cybercriminals are growing increasingly sophisticated as they evolve their tactics, according to Check Point Software Technologies’ latest threat report. The report highlights the swift ascent of Androxgh0st, now integrated with the Mozi botnet, as it continues to...
What Saffers searched for in 2024
Demure, Malome Victor, Dricus du Plessis, Tshwala Bami, Inside Out 2 and the AFCON. These are the terms for lead this year's trends on search. Google’s 2024 Year in Search [YIS] report for South Africa reveals unexpected trends and fascinating insights into the...
Dell strengthens security portfolio
Dell Technologies has announced new security services and solutions to help organisations protect against threats, respond to attacks and secure their devices, systems and clouds. Seventy-two percent of IT business leaders and professionals believe the changing...
Warming makes intense droughts and floods more frequent
Scientists have predicted that droughts and floods will become more frequent and severe as our planet warms and climate changes, but detecting this on regional and continental scales has proven difficult. Now a new NASA-led study confirms that major droughts and...
Skills gap a security threat in Africa
With 87% of South African businesses experiencing a cybersecurity skills shortage, decision-makers must identify alternative methods of plugging this gap if they are to safeguard systems and data against an increasingly advanced cyber threat landscape. This is...
SSE revenue rockets
The worldwide Security Service Edge (SSE) market grew by nearly $1-billion in 2022, representing 38% growth as enterprise embrace cloud-delivered network security to secure cloud-based applications and user's access to those applications. "The pandemic fueled the need...
Industrial printers shipments decline
Worldwide shipments of industrial printers declined 11.6% year over year to 78 500 units in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22), according to results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker. Results for the full year...
Share of ransomware funds funneled through exchanges soars
Funds funnelled through popular crypto exchanges grew significantly last year but, worryingly, the share of ransomware funds was reported to have increased from 39,3% in 2021 to 48,3% in 2022, according to new research from StockApps.com. This disconcerting trend...
Recycled shelter provides eco-friendly refuge during disasters
Refugees fleeing disaster zones could soon be living in temporary shelters made from 100% recycled materials, which will not only prove safer and more durable than tents but also help to reduce the plastic waste mountain. University of Birmingham sustainable...
Huawei unveils SA ICT Competition winners
Huawei has named the winners of the South African iteration of its annual Huawei ICT Competition, at the kick-off to its 2023 ICT Academy programme. The 2022-2023 ICT Competition is an ICT talent exchange event developed by Huawei for global college and university...
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For SMBs, [Internet] service is what counts, not pricing
A key pain point for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in 2016 continued to be an influx of cheap and ill-supported fibre and internet solutions, which fall far short of the SMB's needs. SMB decision-makers have been overwhelmed by cheap consumer connectivity and...
Holistic approach to social media management
There are many ways that consumers can engage digitally with organisations when they need help. In fact, a recent study of more than 24 000 consumers across South Africa and 11 other countries, sponsored by Verint in collaboration with Opinium Research, shows that...
Why does next-gen video need Ethernet infrastructure?
The move to support next-generation augmented reality (AR)/ virtual reality (VR) applications and other use cases at 4K and 8K resolution is exposing cracks in current technologies. Ramnath Sagar, technical marketing manager at Mellanox Technologies, notes that the...
‘Tis the season to scam
As more people start shopping online, and with a bumper online season predicted, it doesn't pay to not have safeguards warns Sarel Lamprecht, MD of cyber-insurance company Phishield. 2016 is slowly winding down, and everyone is gearing up for a well-deserved break....
Datacentrix strikes gold with Huawei
Datacentrix has achieved gold level partnership status with Huawei Enterprise, allowing the organisation to provide Huawei's portfolio of cloud computing, enterprise networking, datacentre, collaboration and enterprise LTE solutions to local clients. Says Brian...
Bitdefender 2017 offers protection across any OS, device
Today's evolving threat landscape, where the criminals are getting more and more sophisticated and cunning, is driving the need for total security solutions that protect all devices, irrespective of operating system or manufacturer. With this in mind, Bitdefender has...
Internet of Things or Internet of Threats?
Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks, outlines five security trends to ensure businesses are adequately protected over the Christmas break. As businesses unwind for the holidays, many may take stock of the multiple data breaches, which exposed both corporate...
In2IT’s new office boasts Global Operations Centre
Global technology services firm, In2IT Technologies, has opened and unveiled its innovative Global Operations Centre (GOC) at its new, larger office located in the heart of Sandton. The move provided additional real estate not only for the GOC but also to cater to the...
The data explosion heard round the world
Massive forces are at work in the world of global communications that are driving, and will continue to drive, an explosion in data. According to John Biebelhausen, senior OEM marketing manager at Mellanox Technologies - a leading supplier of high-performance,...
Keep pace with the changing fraud landscape
While many businesses acknowledge the growing threat of fraud, more can be done to beat this crime - and win customers, writes Keith Wardell, head of commercial strategy for Experian South Africa. In the current day and age, it is surprising that businesses still...
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