AI, automation touted as the solution for SA
South Africa's only option for addressing poverty and poor economic growth is to embrace 4IR technologies such as automation and artificial iIntelligence (AI), to make the country more competitive. This is according to Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, vice-chancellor and...
Working from home hasn’t made the office redundant
After more than a year in which millions of office workers around the globe were forced to work from home for months and did so (mostly) successfully, businesses are faced with the question of whether 2021 heralds the end of the physical office. Downscaling or even...
Report highlights dangers of a single password
The number of annual credential spills has nearly doubled in the last four years, according to the latest Credential Stuffing Report. The report also estimated that the average spill size in 2020 was 17-million records. Those millions of credentials, including emails,...
Malicious WhatsApp autoreplies spread malware
Check Point Research (CPR) has discovered a new and innovative malicious threat on the Google Play app store which spreads itself via mobile users' WhatsApp conversations, and can also send further malicious content via automated replies to incoming WhatsApp messages....
Cring ransomware infects industrial targets through VPN servers
In early 2021, threat actors conducted a series of attacks using the Cring ransomware. These attacks were mentioned by Swisscom CSIRT, but it remained unclear how the ransomware infects an organisation's network. An incident investigation conducted by Kaspersky ICS...
Absa, AWS partner on cloud computing skills incubator
Absa Group has launched a cloud incubator initiative in collaboration with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), to enhance its cloud computing skills across its operations in Africa. As one of the largest cloud adopters in Africa, Absa is promoting cloud fluency as part of...
SA consumers would shun an online service provider following a data breach
Nearly half of South African consumers (46%) would walk away from an online service provider if it suffered any form of data breach, according to a study of 15 000 consumers worldwide, conducted by global security company Kaspersky. The idea of avoidable data misuse...
Decline in health of SA businesses slows
The easing of lockdown restrictions helped ease the pace of decline in businesses' health, according to new insight from Experian South Africa. Experian's quarterly Business Debt Index (BDI) for quarter four (Q4) 2020 reflects the level of health of businesses in the...
Telcos gear up to secure new wave of 5G networks
Telcos will implement a wide array of measures in 2021 to secure the next wave of 5G connectivity, according to a global survey of service provider employees by Heavy Reading and F5 Networks. As operators begin to rollout standalone 5G networks, they are moving...
Canadian software group bids for Adapt IT
Canadian software group, Volaris, has entered the Adapt IT fray making an offer to acquire more than 50% of the issued ordinary shares of Adapt IT for a cash consideration of 650 cents per share. The cash consideration represents a premium of 56,9% to the 30-day...
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Business success comes down to CX
Even though modern technology is introducing new capabilities for organisations looking to adapt to evolving customer needs, the human element should never be forgotten. By Nick Bell, Group CEO of Decision Inc Whether it is a business-to-business or...
Compliant call recording unlocks business benefits
While almost everyone has heard the phrase: "This call may be recorded for quality control purposes," while waiting to speak to a business service representative or call centre operator, businesses are starting to appreciate that the effective and compliant recording...
Shape corporate culture for the new world of work
Will people return to the office when it's safe to do so? Since the start of the pandemic last year, organisations and employees across the world have embraced remote work like never before. By Genevieve Koolen, human resources director at SAP Africa Office workers,...
Innovative support of medical practitioners vital
A developing and progressive healthcare sector is the lifeblood of any nation. In South Africa, achieving such a well-functioning healthcare sector requires the commitment and support of both the government and private sector. By Coenie Smith, Nedbank national manager...
Fujitsu enhances server performance
Fujitsu has introduced a new foundational building block for data-driven transformation. Enhancements to the all-new dual-socket Fujitsu Server Primergy systems provide powerful compute capabilities at the heart of digitally-transformed architectures. The new Primergy...
Operational efficiency not a shortcut to great CX
Most organisations today understand the importance of customer experience (CX). In fact, research from Gartner shows that 75% of organisations are now able to show that customer satisfaction leads to revenue growth through increased customer retention or lifetime...
AWS opens intake of its Equity Equivalent Investment Program in SA
According to the International Finance Corporation (IFC), small business ownership in South Africa reflects patterns of racial and gender-based inequality in the broader South African society, and as the size of businesses grows, the rates of black and female...
What you need to know about POPIA
All businesses with employees, customers and suppliers must comply with POPIA, which comes into effect on 1 July 2021. Wendy Tembedza from Webber Wentzel offers a practical guide to the most important aspects. With the commencement date of the Protection of Personal...
AURA announces UK launch
South African security response platform, AURA, will expand its footprint into the UK. AURA will offer its security response services to support and complement the UK's response network where it aims to have 10 000 users receiving the company's service within seven...
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