Africa faces urgent cybersecurity challenges
Check Point’s Global Threat Index for August 2024 reveals that ransomware remains a dominant force, with RansomHub sustaining its position as the top ransomware group. This Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation has rapidly expanded since its rebranding from Knight...
Backdoor targets WeChat, DingTalk on macOS
Kaspersky researchers have identified a macOS variant of the HZ Rat backdoor targeting users of WeChat and DingTalk, two popular Chinese messaging platforms. The malware, first detected on Windows systems, now threatens macOS, potentially enabling lateral network...
SDGs are off track, but progress is still possible
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has released its sixth annual Goalkeepers Report, noting that nearly every indicator of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is off track at the halfway point for achieving them by 2030. Despite significant setbacks caused by...
Pratley Putty plays a key role in Kariba Dam spillway rehabilitation
Pratley Putty is playing a key role in the rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam spillway. The hand-mouldable, high-performance putty-like adhesive was identified by distributor Mart Solutions to be used in the cofferdam components of the project. "Pratley Putty is ideal...
Fak’ugesi Festival 2022 theme is #FromNowOn
Hosted by the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the ninth edition of the Fak'ugesi Festival is a celebration of young pan-African talent in the digital sphere at its fullest. The festival that begins on 13 October 2022 and has announced the theme is...
Surprising uptick for campus switch sales
Worldwide campus switch sales were up 5% in 2Q 2022, according to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group. This is above the researcher's expectations of a low single-digit growth as vendors were able to circumvent some of the supply challenges. On a trailing four-quarter...
NASA sets sights on new Artemis 1 launch date
NASA has adjusted the targeted dates for a cryogenic demonstration test and to the next launch opportunities for Artemis I, the first integrated flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft beyond the Moon. The agency will conduct the...
VC, private equity target African financial services
Venture capital (VC) and private equity executives are targeting the financial services sector as they increase investment in Africa, new research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows. More than half (55%) of senior VC and private equity...
Industrial printer shipments dip
Industrial printer shipments declined 1,6% year over year in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker. "The worldwide market is still hindered by supply chain...
Spending on AI-centric systems set for massive increase
A new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide shows that global spending on artificial intelligence (AI), including software, hardware, and services for AI-centric systems, will reach nearly $118-billion...
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Zebra simplifies mobility modernisation
Zebra Technologies has unveiled new services designed to help organisations successfully migrate their business applications to next generation technologies. Enterprises are modernising their mobile environments to mitigate end-of-life operating system (OS) support...
Technology to the rescue of threatened bees
As the growing network of smart, connected devices starts to change our world, scientists are increasingly looking to technology for new applications – often in the most unexpected spheres, writes Mark Warren, machine-to-machine solutions manager for South Africa at...
Your old laptop could be worth a lot of money
South Africans are enjoying greater access to broadband via free WiFi initiatives and urban hotspots, so it is no surprise that laptops and PCs are a hot commodity – particularly second hand ones. “Laptops are one of the most requested and fastest selling items on...
Is cash still king, or yesterday’s hero?
Depending on who you speak to, cash is either still king or simply yesterday’s hero, writes Vinolan David, head of card issuing at Standard Bank. But what everyone agrees on is that the payment ecosystem of today is drastically different to what it was 20 years ago...
Ensure battery backup doesn’t leave you in the lurch
Power problems are a reality in South Africa for the foreseeable future, and many organisations have already implemented solutions to minimise downtime and ensure business can continue as close to normal as possible, writes Marco Da Silva, MD: power solutions at The...
BlackBerry completes acquisition of AtHoc
BlackBerry has completed the acquisition of AtHoc, a provider of secure, networked crisis communications. AtHoc will operate as a division of BlackBerry. AtHoc’s Chief Executive Officer, Guy Miasnik, will lead the division as part of BlackBerry’s senior leadership...
SMBs get a communications leg-up
A new family of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Gigabit Ethernet switches is being introduced to help small-medium businesses (SMBs) adapt to modern communication systems and technology. The new switches address key SMB IT issues and priorities. According to a 2015...
ManpowerGroup is second-largest staffing firm in the world
ManpowerGroup has once again been named one of the world’s largest staffing firms, according to annual research carried out by Vactures.nl, this year taking the number two position. “After holding the number three position for many years, we are both proud and excited...
So why should you mobilise ERP?
Viesturs Zalaiskalns, channel manager at HansaWorld South Africa, answers seven questions commonly asked by businesses on mobile ERP. Why is it a must for mid-sized businesses to have access to business information via mobile devices? The business world today is very...
HP printers offer enhanced security
HP has announced three new enterprise class LaserJet printers that deliver increased protection against malicious attacks. The stronger security is part of a broader HP strategy to provide the deepest security across PCs and printers. “Protecting against security...
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