In Africa, poor infrastructure is compounded by operational inefficiencies
Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival – Infrastructure gaps inhibit access for hundreds of millions of unconnected Africans – but the bigger issue is our inability to orchestrate the networks that we do have. That’s the word from Funke Opeke, MD of MainOne,...
Global solutions needed for global issues
Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival – Governments around the world, civil society, and private companies need to work together to enable ubiquitous and secure global connectivity. This is the word from Jessica Rosenworcel, chairperson of the US Federal...
Bluebottle cybercrime group is active in Africa
Over the past several months, cybercrime group Bluebottle has been targeting companies in the financial sector in French-speaking African countries with a combination of spear phishing attacks and malware centred around job opportunities, Kaspersky warns. "The...
African economic growth expected to outpace global forecast
Africa is set to outperform the rest of the world in economic growth over the next two years, with real gross domestic product (GDP) averaging around 4% in 2023 and 2024. This is higher than projected global averages of 2,7% and 3,2%, according to the African...
Amid a global energy crisis, the world should look to Africa
Amid the climate, energy and geopolitical crises that have been raging for some years now, it is time the world looked to Africa for energy. This is according to Samia Suluhu Hassan, president of Tanzania, speaking at a session on "Repowering the World" at the 53rd...
In search of an open and inclusive metaverse
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has established an expert focus group to work towards international technical standards for the metaverse. The focus group offers a venue to start laying the groundwork for technical standards that can help create an...
Phishing emails still popular with hackers
Phishing emails continue to be one of the most common and effective methods to maliciously impact a variety of organisations around the world - everyone is a potential victim. Cybercriminals constantly refine their strategies to outsmart end users and organisations by...
Geopolitical instability raises threat of catastrophic cyberattack
Geopolitical instability is exacerbating the risk of catastrophic cyberattacks, according to the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023 report, which was launched at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos. Over 93% of cybersecurity experts and 86% of...
Personalisation, data security, speed drive customer loyalty amid uncertainty
A new global survey of 5000 consumers reveals critical changes to consumer spending amid inflation and economic uncertainty. These findings highlight current sentiment on spending and what it will take to earn consumer loyalty in 2023. Retail, travel, hospitality,...
2023 will see media blackmail, fake data leaks, more attacks via clouds
Cybercriminals will use media to blackmail organisations, alleged data leaks, and purchasing initial access to previously compromised companies on the darknet. These are among the threats that large business and government structures should prepare for in 2023,...
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VMware reports second quarter results
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Interim statement from Datatec
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9th BIT adds database DevOps to its armoury
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Fired up for change and ready to build business
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Veeam reports record Q2 results
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Bytes People Solutions collaborates with Lithium Technologies
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Sophos delivers enhanced partner programme for MEA
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Converged solutions can drive innovation
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