Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

Former MTN CEO dies

Sifiso Dabengwa, formerly chairperson of Eskom and CEO of MTN, died yesterday (1 September) from cancer. Dabengwa was CEO of MTN from 2011 to 2015, and chaired Eskom from 2018 to 2020. Dabengwa is survived by his wife and four children.  

Capitec enhances CX with cloud-based services

Kathy Gibson reports from AWS Summit in Sandton - Capitec is adding features to its AWS-based app that will allow customers to place calls from within the app. Customers can already access the app without having to use data - and now the calls to Capitec will also be...

Launch of Sigfox SA ensures IoT network continuity

Kathy Gibson reports – Internet if Things (IoT) provider Sigfox South Africa was officially launched today, continuing the infrastructure and operations of the defunct Skwidnet. Community Venture Investments Holdings has partnered with Fidelity ADT, Discovery Insure,...

South Africans using digital payments big target for scammers

According to the Kaspersky Digital Payment survey, 35% of respondents from South Africa faced phishing scams when using online banking or mobile wallet services. Forty three percent have personally encountered fake websites, and 59% experienced scams (via texts or...

Big gaps found in workplace cybersecurity best practices

A significant 44% of employees haven’t gone through employer-arranged cybersecurity training, according to a survey commissioned by NordLocker. This is a worrying statistic because the same study reveals that 77% of professionals handle confidential data at work. The...

SAICA cautions taxpayers on SARS auto assessments

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has advised taxpayers issued with an auto assessment from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to carefully examine it before treating it as correct. For the first time following the introduction of...

Inkjet MFPs on the rebound

Revenues from sales of inkjet multifunction printers (MFPs) through European distributors have surged in recent weeks, but not enough to result in year-on-year growth in printer sales for Q2 2022, according to market researcher Context. "Although revenues from almost...

Location key for workers on the go

Regus has interviewed more than 44 000 business people in over 100 countries and found that while working on the go is very normal, only a handful of limited activities can be carried out effectively anywhere. Specifically, half (49%) of respondents report that cafes...

European development banks invest in African infrastructure fund

Development finance institutions from the UK and the Netherlands - British International Investment (BII) and FMO - have announced a joint commitment of $116-million to African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 (AIIF4) aimed at taking the fund to its $500-million...

Consumers pay up as data breach costs reach all-time high

Data breaches are costlier and higher-impact than ever before, with the global average cost of a data breach reaching an all-time high of $4,35-million. This is one of the findings of IBM Security’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report. With breach costs increasing...

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Security in the cloud

For many organisations, the prospect of migrating their IT infrastructure to the cloud is becoming increasingly attractive. The key benefits being cost savings, scalability and more time to focus on their businesseses and applications important to customers. Many adopters have also realised that moving to the cloud can help them increase their security visibility and effectiveness, says Bill Murray, global head of Security Programs, Amazon Web Services.

A ‘mobile-first’ ethos transforms business

Organisations in every sector and every country are currently grappling with the concepts of "digitalisation" and "digital transformation". While these terms have slightly different connotations for different people, the catalyst for transforming the enterprise should...

Mitsubishi Electric expands in Africa

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced the expansion of its business in Africa with the launch of a new Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V office in Johannesburg, South Africa. Starting operations from June, the new branch will focus on market research and business...

T-Systems academy achieves 100% pass rate

T-Systems in South Africa has announced a 100% pass rate for the 2014 intake of students at its flagship ICT Academy. At a graduation ceremony held on 8 May 2015, a total of 121 students received their certifications, with 106 students completing the first year course...

The role of the contact centre

As customer experience becomes the primary competitive advantage in business, the role of the contact centre is changing significantly. But whether it becomes the heart of the business or a component of the bigger machine depends on the business, say African contact...

DCC offers Huawei E8372 USB Wingle

High-speed connectivity was made for sharing, and this is now easier than ever before thanks to the new Huawei E8372 USB Wingle, available from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Simply plug the compact, lightweight USB stick into a USB wall adaptor or your...

Zomato to expand app functionality

South African users will soon be able to order whatever they’re craving from thousands of local restaurants, directly from the restaurant’s listing on the Zomato app and Web site. Zomato founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal reveals that online ordering is a key vertical for the company. Over the past few months, Zomato has added a number of services to its platform, extending its services beyond just restaurant search and discovery.

Data’s journey across the network

While it’s convenient to link various personal online accounts and identities, users must beware of the security risks, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. It’s nice when everyone gets along, isn’t it? When Web sites play fair with each other and...

Ricoh production presses endorsed by EDP

Ricoh Europe’s research and development has achieved a double endorsement from the European Digital Press Association (EDP). Two of the global technology company’s newest production print solutions, the Ricoh Pro VC60000 and the Ricoh Pro C7100X, have respectively...

Euphoria Telecom removes VoIP fraud risk

If your phone provider doesn't offer control mechanisms to help prevent fraudulent use of your VOIP account, you may want to look into using a different provider. Local telecoms provider Euphoria Telecom says international hackers are on the prowl, looking to hijack...

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