Tech layoffs exceed 100 000 since the start of the year
With most tech companies considering layoffs necessary to realign their organisational structure and priorities in preparation for future advancements, more than 100 000 employees in the sector have been culled since the beginning of the year, says research group...
Healthy growth forecast for mobile identity management
The global mobile identity management (MIM) market will reach $16,97-billion by 2030 and grow at a CAGR of 26,8% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Mobile identity management solutions are becoming increasingly important as more...
Phishing for cryptocurrency continues to rise
With the boom in digital currencies over the past five years, there has been a surge in the number of cybercriminal tactics used to steal cryptocurrency – from luring victims with gifts sent by crypto exchanges to distributing Trojanised DeFi wallets. Crypto wallets...
A password manager could save businesses from phishing attacks
According to IBM, in 2021, phishing attacks caused 17% of all data breaches, moving up from fourth to the second most common cause of data compromise in only a year. It is also the second costliest type of breach, with the average global cost reaching $4,65-million....
Industrial printer shipments decline
Industrial printer shipments declined 2.1% year over year in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker. "Shipments at the beginning of the year started off...
African Data Centres to build new Cape Town facility
Africa Data Centres is building a second, 20MW-capacity, data centre covering 15 000 square meters in eight data halls in Cape Town. According to Tesh Durvasula, Chief Executive Officer of Africa Data Centres, there is a clear pipeline of demand for colocation space...
Teachers need to control their classes without using corporal punishment
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Children’s Institute, represented by the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) has made submissions as a friend of the court (amicus curiae) in the matter between the Centre for Child Law and Others, and South African Council of...
Tension between personalised experiences and personal privacy persist
Seventy-one percent of B2C customers and 86% of B2B customers expect companies to be well-informed about their personal information during a service interaction, according to a new Gartner survey. The survey of more than 5 800 customers conducted in December 2021...
Lack of ethics in IT widens the digital divide
IT has become so pervasive that a lack of ethical awareness in this sector risks doing more harm than good, and widening the digital divide. This is according to Josine Overdevest, founder and MD of educator coaching organisation Flying Cows of Jozi, non-executive...
African tech start-up funding ‘will double’ by 2025
African business leaders are forecasting a surge in spending on tech start-ups as foreign direct investment and improved Internet connectivity helps establish the continent as a tech superpower, according to new research from World Mobile. More than half (54%) of...
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Electronic signatures and POPI
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Data scientists key in boardroom decisions
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VIDI partners with Samsung, Vodacom
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Making room for the Internet of Things
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Bateleur now Fico Tonbeller-certified
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RSA improves Security Analytics offering
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Don’t be blinded by buzzwords
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EFI, BDS extend partnership
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