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These are the phishing emails that get the most clicks …
Phishing emails that mimic HR announcements or ask for assistance with invoicing get the most clicks from recipients, according to a new study. The F-Secure study, "To Click or Not to Click: What we Learned from Phishing 80 000 People", tested how employees from four...
WHO stands with Neil Young as he exits Spotify
Musician Neil Young, who this week demanded that his music be removed from Spotify, has received support from the World Health Organisation. Young issued an ultimatum to the music streaming service after a Joe Rogan podcast on Spotify interviewed anti-vax icon Dr...
Huawei to launch integrated office products
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Acronis launches SA cloud data centre
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Privacy is more important than ever for businesses
Privacy has become mission-critical, with 90% of respondents to Cisco's 2022 Data Privacy Benchmark Study considering it a business imperative. The survey shows that privacy investment continues to rise and organisations see a high return on investments from privacy...
6m electric cars set to ship this year
A significant 6-million electric cars (battery electric and plug-in hybrid) will be shipped in 2022, up from 4 million in 2021, according to a new forecast by Gartner. "At COP26 in November 2021, the Zero Emission Vehicle Transition Council agreed that vehicle...
Covid put women at career disadvantage
Half of women working in technology believe the effects of Covid-19 have delayed their career progression, despite a similar percentage believing that much needed gender equality is more likely to be achieved through remote working structures. While lockdown life was...
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The mystery of the Mars rock
NASA’s Curiosity rover has pictured a rock on the Mars surface – on a piece of ground where a previous photograph showed nothing. Before-and-after pair of images of the same patch of ground in front of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity 13 days apart documents the arrival of a bright rock on to the scene.
Beware of e-toll phishing scams
Motorists across South Africa have been receiving e-mails and SMSes demanding payment for outstanding accounts for using Sanral’s controversial e-toll highway system – but they should beware of phishing scams dressed up to look like Sanral demands.
The Internet of Things is here to stay
If you have had anything to do with technology in the past three months, chances are that you have come across the Internet of Things (IoT). In effect, this refers to how every device and appliance will be connected to the Internet to significantly change the way we interact with the technology around us.
BCX’s Benjamin Mophatlane dies
Benjamin Mophatlane, CEO of Business Connexion, has died. Mophatlane, 41 years old, succumbed to a heart attack during an afternoon meeting with Telkom. Together with his twin brother Isaac, Mophatlane formed what was then known as Business Connection in 1996.
Human origins in SA skeleton
A team of international researchers, including University of Cape Town (UCT) Emeritus Professor Andrew Smith and Professor Alan Morris, unearthed remains of a skeleton from which they have extracted mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that can provide clues to early modern human prehistory in southern Africa. The 2 330-year-old male skeleton was discovered in 2010 by Professor Smith at St Helena Bay, South Africa. The researchers generated a complete ancient mitochondrial genome from the skeleton.
BCX receives ITIL maturity rating of 4.25
Business Connexion has received an ITIL maturity rating of 4.25, beating a previous rating of 3.5 achieved in 2013 post an assessment conducted by Pink Elephant, a global leader in ITIL® Certification & IT Service Management Education, Consulting &...
Big data filters into banking
In the era of information, the bank with the most actionable insights is the winner. The age of “big data” has begun to slowly filter through into the banking environment, with banks being able to design customer-centric solutions using statistical models and...
BSI wins ISO 27001 certification
Bytes Systems Integration (BSI) has enhanced its ISO certifications by adding the internationally recognised SANS / ISO 27001 certification - the information security management standard, to the company’s ISO 9001:2008 certification, which enhances its commitment to...
Mimecast, Cloud On Demand move into Africa
According to Gartner, the use of cloud computing is growing and by 2016 it will increase to become the bulk of new IT spend. With the exponential growth of cloud adoption in the South African market, the move to expand into the rest of Africa was a logical evolution...
iWayAfrica solution launched in Kenya
Pan African telecoms operator, Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has announced that its iWayAfrica business has launched a managed infrastructure and services solution in Kenya. The new product offering, iManage has been developed in conjunction with managed...
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