Southern Africa a hotspot for cyberthreats
There has been a continued increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks across southern Africa, marking the region as a growing hotspot for cyberthreats, according to Netscout’s DDoS Threat Intelligence Report for the first half of the year. This trend is...
New cyber campaign targets PC users
A new wave of the malicious campaign that is spread through web ads and aimed at Windows PC users was discovered by Kaspersky. While browsing the web, users may unknowingly click on an ad that invisibly covers the entire screen, redirecting them to a fake CAPTCHA...
Average take-home pay recovers in October
For the third consecutive month, the average nominal take-home pay, tracked in the monthly BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), improved in October. However, the number of salaries paid has taken another knock as economic challenges persist. "The average nominal...
Global PC, tablet markets set for further contraction
In a new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast, the outlook for PCs and tablets continues to get worse. Worldwide PC and tablet shipments are forecast to decline 11,9% in 2022 with volumes shrinking to 456,8-million units, followed by a further decline in...
Ride along with Artemis around the Moon
Cameras on NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft offer views of NASA’s latest adventure around the Moon. Viewers can see up close views of the Moon from external cameras as well as the view from inside the capsule. Orion is the only spacecraft...
How to avoid December business burglaries
As you prepare to go on holiday, criminals prepare to get to work. That's the word from ATG Digital's Ariel Flax, sharing findings from a Distribution Centre Risk Report produced by a prominent logistics company. The report reviews crime risk trends related to...
Advanced 5G.MIL capabilities hosted on flight ready hardware
Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with Intel, has accomplished what it believes to be an industry first by successfully integrating a 5G Core and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) into Lockheed Martin's 5G.MIL Hybrid Base Station (HBS), providing decisive information...
Hardcopy peripherals see modest shipment increase
Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals grew 1,2% year over year to 21,2-million units in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22). Shipment value increased 7,5% year over year during the quarter to $9.8 billion, according to the latest results from the International Data...
US recession looking certain
Some 51% of business executives say the US economy is either already in recession or will be by the new year, according to the fourth-quarter AICPA & CIMA Economic Outlook Survey. The survey polled chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers...
PMI sees November rise
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose firmly back into expansionary terrain in November. The index rose to 52.6 points, up from 50 in October and an average level of 49.6 recorded in the third quarter. On its own, this suggests that the...
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Online payment gateways can save your business time and money, even if you do not run an electronic commerce website. They offer your customers more ways to pay, cut away expensive transaction costs, and allow you to manage payments in a more streamlined manner....
Keep risk resolution top of mind
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Different to the tourism or marketing environments where digital integration has been absorbed organically, supply chain and manufacturing professionals have been sluggish to phase out what is a deeply entrenched traditional mentality. Prominent supply chain analyst...
Pricer gains traction at BP forecourt Pick n Pay Express stores
Fourteen Pick n Pay Express stores at BP petrol stations have been installing Pricer electronic shelf labels (ESL) since September 2015. The number of Pick n Pay Express stores opening for business has escalated since last year leading to ramped-up Pricer...
Compare up to 26 financial products
South Africans can now instantly compare 26 financial products from 106 financial institutions to be able to save money and to choose the products which best suits their needs. These range from loans (including personal and student loans), cheque accounts and debit...
FondiVersal Technology is new distributor for Philips TV
Philips TV has recently added FondiVersal Technology as a new distribution partner to handle its sales and distribution throughout the African region. The distribution deal has been in effect as of 1 January 2016, and was facilitated by the Singapore affiliate, TP...
A look at the 2016 security landscape
A couple of years ago, the security industry claimed the anti-virus industry was dead. This isn't strictly true. On one side, pure anti-virus companies do not exist any longer, but instead of security companies limiting themselves to a single, traditional anti-virus...
Convergence Partners and Stockdale Street acquire e4
Convergence Partners and Stockdale Street today announced that they have acquired 100% of e4, a South African company with an international footprint in Africa, Europe, the US and Australia that operates Software-as-a-Service (Saas) platforms to provide solutions and...
Tritech buys stake in Ionizr
Tritech Media, the media technology innovator controlled by the Kirsh family, has announced the acquisition of an effective 51% interest in Ionizr, the pioneer in real-time proximity advertising technology in South Africa. Wayne Venter, CEO and founder of Ionizr,...
DCC retains Veritas, distributes full range
Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has been reappointed an official Veritas Technologies distributor following a strategic realignment of the company's channel focus in South Africa. The reappointment underscores a 20-year existing partnership that has seen DCC and...
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