Poor security awareness drives risk up
Fortinet has released its annual 2024 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Report which highlights the crucial role a cyber-aware workforce plays in managing and mitigating organisational risk. “As threat actors harness new technologies like AI to augment...
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...
AdvancedIPSpyware targets organisations worldwide
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Fears over inflation, business slump haunt outlook
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Scammers are most likely to impersonate DHL
A new Check Point Research (CPR), Brand Phishing Report, for Q3 2022 highlights the brands which were most frequently imitated by criminals in their attempts to steal individuals' personal information or payment credentials during July, August and September. While...
Power on the mini-budget wishlist
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A hybrid approach to learning empowers students
Today's students have come to expect flexibility when it comes to learning. This is according to the latest survey from Splashtop, which surveyed more than 1 000 higher-education students throughout the US and the UK to better understand their remote learning and...
Cleveland Clinic, IBM trailblaze quantum computing in healthcare
Global health system Cleveland Clinic and IBM have begun deployment of an IBM Quantum System, which is to be located on Cleveland Clinic’s main campus in Cleveland. The first quantum computer in healthcare, anticipated to be completed in early 2023, is a key part of...
Execs see macroeconomic downturn as the top emerging risk
Executives rate “macroeconomic downturn” as the top emerging risk their organisations face for the second consecutive quarter in Gartner’s latest Emerging Risks Report. The report is based on a survey of 333 senior executives and risk management professionals...
Intel demos next-generation Thunderbolt
Intel has demonstrated an early prototype of next-generation Thunderbolt in action, aligned to the USB Implementers Forum’s (USB-IF) release of the USB4 v2 specification. Next-generation Thunderbolt will deliver 80 gigabits per second (Gbps) of bi-directional...
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TruTeq lands multi-million rand VAS deal
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Kemp is Gartner Magic Quadrant visionary
Kemp Technologies has been included in the Gartner 2015 Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) for the third consecutive year - this time as the only vendor in the Visionaries quadrant. Kemp delivers the same application delivery services across...
Enterprise development will unlock SME funding
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Sage Evolution streamlines compliance for RTIA
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Pitney Bowes provides ‘lucky last mile’
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Data management overwhelms IoT
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Will you disrupt or be disrupted by your industry?
Technology underpins the ability of South African companies to innovate continuously, spurring growth, writes Indran Naick, cloud ecosystems and enterprise development leader at IBM South Africa. Across the continent we see more and more forward-thinking empowering...
4K monitors revolutionise the computer display
Computer monitors have come a long way from the bulky CRT screens of the 1980s, from plasma screens and LCDs to LED and high definition displays, writes Bruce Byrne, Philips product specialist at Drive Control Corporation. The evolution of the computer screen has...
Progress offers free tools for app developers
Progress has announced the release of Progress OpenEdge Developer Kit: Classroom Edition, a downloadable application development toolkit for the next generation of business application developers. In an effort to expand their knowledge of business application...
Protect equipment from damaging transient voltage
Given the on-going power challenges in the South African market, the majority of enterprises are now fully on board with the requirement for backup power solutions such as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), writes Marco Da Silva, MD: Power Solutions at The Jasco...
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