GenAI for procurement hits the Peak of Inflated Expectations
Generative AI (GenAI) for procurement is at the Peak of Inflated Expectations, according to Gartner’s 2024 Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions. Rapid adoption and a multitude of credible use cases will quickly move GenAI to the Plateau of Productivity...
E-commerce hubs drive up air pollution
An unexpected side effect of e-commerce is the increase in air pollution - particularly nitrogen oxide - around warehousing hubs. This is among the findings a new study, funded by NASA and published in Nature, that aimed to measure the air pollution associated with...
Ransomware gangs take on a new face in 2022
Ransomware operations have come a long way - from somewhat clandestine and amateur beginnings to fully-fledged businesses with distinctive brands and styles that rival each other on the dark web. Overall, they continue to develop and succeed despite big shutdowns of...
Emotet retains top spot in malware rankings
Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies has published its latest Global Threat Index for April 2022. Researchers report that. Emotet, an advanced, self-propagating and modular Trojan, is still the most prevalent...
Majority of South Africans are over-indebted
A recent study by Genesis Analytics, in partnership with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), concluded that over-indebtedness remains a challenge in South Africa - more than 50% of the country's credit-active consumers can be considered to have too much...
Intel talks trust at Intel Vision
During Day 2 of its inaugural Intel Vision event, Intel turned its focus to how it will meet the growing security needs of organisations today and help them prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. Focusing on one of the most critical security elements for any...
Data and fintech offerings drive MTN growth
MTN has reported group service revenue growth of 15,9% for the quarter ended 31 March 2021. The company, which has 276-million customers in 19 markets, grew group voice revenue by 2,6%, group data revenue by 37,3% and group fintech revenue up by 21,2%. Group earnings...
Poorer people pay more for blood pressure drugs
A new report from Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shows that excessive and inequitable hypertension medication pricing hinders efforts to control high blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). High blood pressure,...
LinkedIn users targeted in more than half of all phishing attacks
Data presented by Atlas VPN reveals that LinkedIn was related to over 52% of all phishing scams globally in the first quarter of 2022. It's the first time that social media network was leveraged much more often than any tech giant brand name like Apple, Google, and...
Key insights into SA’s evolving work environment
What employees want from work and what they are willing to give in return has changed, according to Microsoft's annual Work Trend Index. South Africa is at a long-awaited inflection point: the lived experience of hybrid work. To help local organisations navigate this...
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IT professionals enjoy higher salaries
IT salaries have increased by about 20% over the last year. This is one of the findings revealed by CareerJunction’s recent Salary Review, compiled its online labour market indicator, the CareerJunction Index (CJI).
Call to root out ICT corruption
As fraud and corruption in the ICT industry reach endemic proportions, there are calls for an independent body to bring stakeholders together in a bid to chart how widespread the problem is, and to thrash out a solution. That corruption is a problem is, sadly, beyond doubt – and industry leaders believe it may be so much a part of the ICT industry’s culture that we are close to the point of no return.
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...
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