Why SA businesses need to prioritise cybersecurity
Eighty percent of South African businesses say they have experienced a cyberattack in the past year – but only 32% prioritise cybersecurity training among employees – according to new research from Vodacom Business. The company’s latest report, “Cybersecurity as an...
AI boosts Cyber Week sales
Cyber Week is expected to drive $311-billion in global sales as consumers eagerly await holiday deals - with the use of AI and agents set to influence up to 19% of those orders – according to a new report from Salesforce. The Salesforce Shopping Index - which analyses...
The last of the scams …
"The Last of Us", one of the most anticipated series based on the PlayStation game of the same name, is finally out on the HBO channel (on 15 January 2023). Knowing that after the series release the "The Last of Us" universe will have hundreds of thousands of new...
New research shows now ancient chimaeras fed
A rare three-dimensional fossil of an ancient chimaera has revealed new clues about the diversity of these creatures in the Carboniferous period, some 300-million years ago. Research led by the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN) and the University of...
Earth continues warming trend in 2022
Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet's long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022 were 0,89 degrees Celsius above the average for NASA's baseline...
Jury is out on whether repentant hackers should be rewarded
New research from cybersecurity firm Naoris Protocol reveals many people believe black hat hackers - criminals who break into computer networks with malicious intent - should be paid a percentage of the funds they steal and face no prosecution if they return the...
Cyber immunity a key IT security theme in 2023
Threat landscape insights and predictions for 2023 show that the META region will remain a target for increased cybercriminal activity. Today's hyper-connected world requires to reconsider the way we approach cybersecurity. This is why Kaspersky has spent several...
ChatGPT could be a serious cybersecurity threat
Microsoft is reportedly investing $10 billion in OpenAI, the owner of the somewhat controversial large language model chatbot ChatGPT. It uses a deep learning technique to generate text and conversations often indistinguishable from those created by actual humans....
IT services providers wise to include ESG opportunities
IT services providers that are expanding their portfolios to target environmental, social and governance (ESG) opportunities are making a wise move as many enterprises require assistance developing and implementing ESG-related initiatives. GlobalData notes that these...
Long-lost lizard discovered in the Western Cape
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and collaborators from the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and Bayworld Museum rediscovered the rare Orange Sandveld Lizard (Nucras aurantiaca) during surveys in December 2022. The lizard has only been recorded...
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The changing world of digital photography
Image capture and related technology is speeding up exponentially, and changing the world of communication and creativity as we know it, writes Hitendra Naik, director of innovation, Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Intel. It's estimated that globally more pictures...
M2M benefits for transport, logistics industries
The transport and logistics industry could improve their operation systems should they consider entering the telemetry market and embracing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology, writes Greg Hatfield, GM: products and solutions at MTN Business South Africa. The steady...
African development think tank launched
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and its development partners have launched the Africa Project Developers Initiative (APDI). APDI is a think tank and network to promote and enable project development in Africa. It creates a platform that fosters continuous dialogue...
Understanding the legalities of overtime in SA
Overtime is one of the most contentious issues in labour law, with many employers expecting their employees to be at their beck and call all hours of the day, writes Madelein Taljaard, development manager at Sage HR & Payroll. Many workers, meanwhile, resent being...
Big data integration drives better ROI
As 2016 rolls on, a number of factors and trends that will gain traction in the security sector, shaping the progression of the security sector, writes Neil Cameron, GM of Johnson Controls Building Efficiency. These include increased demand for integration, big data...
Fujitsu research identifies code changes
Fujitsu Laboratories has announced the development of technology to quickly identify changed locations in source code, such as added functions, to enable timely development using large scale open source software. Open source software (OSS) can be easily used by anyone...
What SDDC means for your business
Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks, talks about software-defined everything. Shifting a lot of the management, and therefore the intelligence, to the software makes a lot of sense and it's where the industry is heading. Software-defined networking is...
Smart tech for a better lifestyle
Home and office technologies are now smarter than ever before. Not only are they simplifying our daily lives, they are also transforming the way we work and live. Everything from entertainment and appliances to security, heating and lighting systems are now all...
How to protect your customer documents
The steady digitisation of customer service and engagement processes in banking, insurance, telecomms and utilities has brought about significant improvements in efficiency and customer experience, writes Alison Treadaway, director of Striata. Being able to customise...
Fortinet Security Fabric for pervasive security
Fortinet has unveiled its Security Fabric, an integrated, collaborative, and adaptive architecture designed to deliver distributed security for global enterprises providing protections against threats from IoT and remote devices, through the infrastructure core, and...
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