Cyberattacks on banks have skyrocketed
A recent survey from Stocklytics.com has revealed a staggering 91% rise in cyberattacks on banks over the past four years - highlighting the gaps in cybersecurity protocols and raising questions on whether people can trust financial firms for asset security....
10bn passwords just got leaked … mitigate risks and protect yourself
In a significant security breach involving RockYou2024, it was revealed that nearly 10-billion unique passwords have been leaked on a widely recognised cyber forum. This record-setting release of passwords was sourced from decades of data breaches and has the...
WLAN momentum continues with 20% growth
The enterprise segment of the worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market continued its strong growth in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22), increasing 20,4% year over year to $2,1-billion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...
The Grandparent Scam racks up successes
The grandparent scam. Phishing. Online fraud. Financial exploitation. These are just some of the attacks that are directed at older people, and that are proving to be unpleasantly successful. A team of researchers at the University of Southern California found that...
Applications open for online BRICS hackathon
The BRICS Business Council is looking for South Africa's best future forward digital skills to represent the country in an online multi-day competition or hackathon. Candidates aged between 16 and 35 and skilled in either robotic process automation, mobile app...
Central bank digital currency adoption sees 200% jump
The number of countries with central banks working on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) has increased from 35 in 2020 to 105 this year. This represents a 200% increase in two years, according to analysis by BanklessTimes.com. Jonathan Merry, CEO of BanklessTimes,...
Covid threatens elimination of deadly meningitis in Africa
With the Covid-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of outbreaks of meningitis type A, which has nearly been eliminated on the continent. In a race against time, the World...
New eSIM-only iPhone has implications for carriers
The news that Apple has launched an eSIM-only iPhone 14 model in the US is an eSIM turning point in the mobile carrier industry, essentially signalling the start of a new era of digital connectivity competition, says GlobalData. According to the leading data and...
Poor industry participation puts SABS IT standards at risk
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has sounded the alarm that IT standards including printer cartridges, computers, IT accessories, infrastructure and IT security are at risk of being withdrawn if the industry does not actively participate in the relevant...
Despite issues, taxpayers have more faith in SARS
South African taxpayers' trust in the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has increased in 2022, according to PwC South Africa's 2022 Taxing Times Survey. The survey was designed to not only measure corporate taxpayers' recent experiences with SARS, but to also...
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Huawei Enterprise group shows strong growth
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Rocket Internet sells stake to Lazada
Rocket Internet has agreed to sell a 9,1% stake, on a fully diluted basis, in Lazada for $137-million. Founded in 2012, Lazada is the one-stop e-commerce gateway for local and international sellers and brands to the consumers in six distinct Southeast Asian markets:...
Data collected from the shop floor
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Mobile technology can set the world alight
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RS debuts new batteries, storage
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MTN opens multimedia centres in Limpopo
MTN SA Foundation in partnership with the Department of Social Development and the Department of Education donated six multimedia centres, including a special needs centre, at the Hope and Grace Special School. The R2,4-million investment into the community of Limpopo...
Orange completes Cellcom acquisition
Orange has completed the acquisition of 100% of Cellcom, Liberia's leading mobile operator, through its subsidiary Orange Côte d'Ivoire. Less than three months after signing the agreement with Cellcom Telecommunications Limited for the acquisition of its Liberian...
Linksys adds clustering to wireless access points
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Veeam gives back more with ProPartner
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