Euro spending on AI to hit $133bn
According to a new forecast from the Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC), European spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is projected to reach $133-billion by 2028, growing at a compound annual growth rate...
Expect short-term market volatility after US elections
Despite the hype around the widely-publicised build-up to the US election, numerous analysts and high-profile investors are downplaying the impact of the election outcome on global markets. Speaking on whether he thinks the ripple effects will be large enough to...
Cloud a growing target for cyberattacks
Among infrastructure as a service (IaaS) users, 56% experienced an increase in the volume of attacks on their organisation when compared to the previous year, and 67% were hit by ransomware. In addition, 59% experienced an increase in complexity of attacks. These are...
Kaspersky supports Interpol’s African operation
Kaspersky has contributed to Interpol's Africa Cyber Surge Operation (ACSO) by sharing data, comprising of indicators of compromise (IoCs) on various cyberthreats and types of cybercriminal activity targeting African countries. This evidence provided the grounds for a...
What will cybersecurity look like next year?
In 2022, governments fought wars online, businesses were affected by multiple ransomware gangs, and regular users' data was constantly on hackers' radar. Marijus Briedis, chief technical officer of NordVPN, comments: "Next year will not be any easier when it comes to...
Digital shopping a clear trend this Black Friday
Even the challenges of increasing inflation and the prospects of continuing interest rate hikes could not dampen the enthusiasm of South African consumers for the extensive deals laid on by stores across the country over Black Friday weekend. That's according to...
Retail sees 126% growth on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
The retail, leisure and entertainment and travel industries were the big online winners over the last four days. This is the news from South African-based digital payment gateway Peach Payments, sharing details of transactions processed on its platform between Black...
Cyberthreats rose 17% in SA during Black Friday
A recently released study using aggregated data from Surfshark Antivirus shows that every 50th scan finds at least one threat. According to Surfshark's research, there was a noticeable rise of 16,94% of cyberthreats in South Africa a week leading up to Black Friday....
SA’s online threats spiked in October
The November Edition of Trellix's Cyber Threat Intelligence Briefing for South Africa has shown a dip from around 2,6-million total files detected in August, to 2,4-million in September, before shooting back up, past the 2,7-million mark, in October. This top line...
Sustainable options to plug the energy deficit
In the wake of COP27, the 11th and final South Africa Economic Outlook report of 2022 from PwC focuses on opportunities and actions to improve power supply and energy sustainability in the country. Earlier this month, some PwC Africa leaders attended COP27 in Egypt...
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MTN Business launches converged SME ICT offers
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Xinuos appoints Robinson Distribution
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Put the user at the centre of your security solution
A lack of policy-driven consequence is putting corporate South Africa at risk of being vulnerable to cyber attacks. Organisations often view security as a grudge purchase, resulting in them not adequately protecting their data assets. This, coupled with complex or...
Oracle eases journey to the cloud
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EY, EMC partner on business transformation
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Now there’s office space as a service
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Prepare for the threat of exponentially expanding data
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So you’ve downloaded a digital wallet?
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