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...

AI comes of age as hype clears

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - As the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) starts to dissipate, organisations are starting to use the technology to drive real business transformation. Doug Woolley, vice-president of Dell Technologies, says...

Hardware supply chains under siege from hackers

HP Inc has released the findings of a global survey highlighting the growing concern over nation-state threat actors targeting physical supply chains and tampering with device hardware and firmware integrity. The study of 800 IT and security decision-makers (ITSDMs)...

Intel outlines security stance

At the RSA Conference this week, Intel outlined how it is investing in people, processes and products to deliver security without sacrificing performance. As the cyber and network security landscapes continue to grow and evolve, Intel's goal is to stay one step ahead...

IBM plans Randori acquisition

IBM has announced it plans to acquire Randori, an attack surface management (ASM) and offensive cybersecurity provider. Randori helps clients continuously identify external facing assets, both on-premise or in the cloud, that are visible to attackers - and prioritize...

What SA searched for in May

Over the past few weeks, South Africans searched for more information on big sporting events, national holidays and events impacting the economy based on Google search activity in May. News of the Repo rate increasing by 50 basis points last month to 4,75% saw many...

GDP returns to pre-pandemic levels

South African gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 1,9% in the first quarter of 2022, representing a second consecutive quarter of upward growth. The size of the economy is now at pre-pandemic levels, with real GDP slightly higher than what it was before the...

Calls for speedy extradition as Gupta brothers arrested in Dubai

The Department of Justice and Dubai Police have confirmed that Atul and Rajesh Gupta were arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday (6 June). Dubai police said today they made the arrest after receiving an Interpol "red notice" warrant for the two, but...

Tiny instrument built by students will head to Venus

Venus Oxygen Fugacity (VfOx) is a small, button-sized sensor aboard NASA’s DAVINCI mission to Venus’ atmosphere that will be designed, fabricated, tested, operated, and analyzed by undergraduate and graduate students as the mission’s Student Collaboration Experiment....

Musk warns he may pull out of Twitter deal

Elon Musk has served notice of his intention to pull out of his deal to acquire Twitter if the company doesn't provide him with information about spam and fake accounts. Yesterday (6 June 2022), Musk filed an amended securities document for the Securities and Exchange...

Global potential of Internet still mostly untapped

The immense potential of the Internet for social and economic good remains largely untapped despite 30 years of steady growth, according to a new report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency for information and...

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Check Point acquires Hyperwise

Check Point Software Technologies has announced the acquisition of Hyperwise. Hyperwise is a privately held, early-stage company that has developed a unique and cutting-edge CPU-level threat prevention engine that eliminates threats at the point of pre-infection. The...

Airtel DRC unveils new head office

Bharti Airtel Africa, the leading telecommunications service provider in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has unveiled its new regional head office in Matadi, Bas-Congo. While unveiling the new building to Jacques Mbadu, the Governor of Bas-Congo, Airtel DRC MD...

Employee engagement key for success

Employee engagement has emerged as a critical driver of business success in today’s competitive marketplace, with various studies showing the positive impact of employee engagement on company performance. Research by Gallup, the American research-based, global...

Air Namibia manages costs with Accelya

Accelya, the leading solutions provider of financial and business intelligence solutions to the Airline industry, has announced that Air Namibia, the flag carrier airline of Namibia has selected Accelya’s Cost Management (FinesseCost) and Flight Profitability...

BCX, Vaninga in data centre deal

Vaninga has received a Letter of Intent from Business Connexion (BCX) securing a three year deal for the provision of data centre services in Mozambique valued at between $US4m and $US5m over the term of the proposed agreement. BCX’s commitment effectively accounts...

New Jnet 1-10KVA UPS range from Jasco

Jasco Power Solutions has launched a new range of high frequency 1-10Kva UPSes that will offer small and medium-sized local businesses the daily risk coverage they need to survive the load shedding that is likely to become the norm in South Africa. Jasco Power...

Tips to protect against cybercrime

The recent announcement by the National Protection Authority of South Africa (NPA) that 177 cybercrime cases have been finalised in the past year has highlighted the need for individuals to make sure that they are adequately protected from hackers. This is according...

Using data to improve mining

In a data-dominated world, the mining industry remains a labour-intensive enterprise and one that relies on long-term planning which, when inaccurate, can massively impact bottom lines. But the scale and complexity the data generated in the process of mining may in...

Offer MDM solutions that won’t be opposed

When tracking data on employee’s mobile devices, the deployment of a mobile device management (MDM) solution that can be rejected, deleted or ill configured by staff and users is simply no longer enough, so business needs to change its approach to managing mobile...

PayGate offers payment collection service

An e-commerce hurdle for smaller businesses in South Africa has fallen with the launch of a new payment collection service from PayGate. “For a small company that’s turning over less than R100 000 a month, getting an e-commerce merchant account through a bank can be...

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