Absa PMI drops in November
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Secure USB drives come under attack
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Businesses must adapt go-to-market strategies for younger generations
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Enterprise cloud journeys now becoming multicloud
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Scientists reveal roadmap to combat future coronaviruses
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New National Minimum Wage gazetted
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Google services targeted as phishing attacks surge
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Integrated payments threaten card dominance
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ISPA calls for better ransomware defences
There's no time like the present and with local firms increasingly in the sights of organised cybercriminals, South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) says ransomware defences must be routinely evaluated and disaster recovery procedures regularly...
Serious slump seen in NFT art sales
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