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Amid rising concerns about Telegram's security, the Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team analysed shadow Telegram channels. The findings reveal that cybercriminals are increasingly using Telegram as a platform for underground market activities. Cybercriminals...
Modest growth for digital printing
The global digital printing market size is anticipated to reach $57,03-billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 6,2% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is experiencing a surge in demand driven by several key factors. One of...
IDC forecasts steady growth in IT and business services markets
Worldwide IT and business services revenue is expected to grow by 5,6% (in constant currency) in 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Services Tracker. In nominal dollar denominated revenue based on today's exchange rate,...
Researchers use deep learning to bring colour to night vision
A team of scientists has used GPU-accelerated deep learning to show how colour can be brought to night-vision systems. In a paper published in the journal PLOS One, a team of researchers at the University of California, Irvine led by Professor Pierre Baldi and Dr...
Business technologists drive funding for tech purchases outside of IT
Seventy-four percent of technology purchases are funded, at least partially, by business units (BUs) outside of IT, according to a recent Gartner survey. Only 26% of technology investments are funded entirely by the IT organisation. In November and December 2021,...
2Africa cable deployment gets underway
The 2Africa cable has achieved its first landing, in Genoa, Italy. It will extend to 46 locations by the time the project is completed in 2024. The 2Africa consortium comprises China Mobile International, Meta, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone...
NFT of Dorsey’s first tweet unlikely to recoup $2,9m in immature market
The non-fungible token (NFT) of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet is struggling to sell, but this isn't surprising says Dr Lil Read, senior analyst in the thematic research team at GlobalData. “Though there has been plenty of hype around NFTs in the last year, the market is...
Regtech to account for more than half of regulatory compliance spend
A new study from Juniper Research has found that global regtech spend will exceed $204-billion by 2026; accounting for over 50% of all regulatory compliance spend for the first time. This spend will grow from $68-billion in 2022; representing growth of over 200% over...
Notorious Emotet botnet is back
The Emotet botnet has been classified by Europol as “the most dangerous malware in the world” and showed worldwide growth of over 200% in March 2022, according to Kaspersky telemetry. This growth indicates that the threat actors behind the botnet have been taking...
Elon Musk in hostile takeover bid for Twitter
Controversial entrepreneur Elon Musk has made an offer to buy all of Twitter’s shares. The “best and final offer” of $54.20 is for 100% of the company, which Musk plans to privatise and transform. As a 9,2% shareholder – which he disclosed earlier this month - Musk...
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Global Micro, Microsoft aid SA enterprises
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Hosted PBX cuts costs, operational strain
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Eaton offers new 9E UPS
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Veeam Cloud Connect now in Azure Marketplace
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Online businesses need to heed POPI
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