SMEs unaware of malware for nine months
South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) take about nine months to become aware of and report a data breach. That's according to Jaco Voigt, MD of Cisco technology ecosystem provider PerfectWorx Consulting, who says this concerning timeframe is broadly...
APT groups target government, energy, telecoms in Africa
Researchers at Kaspersky keep a close eye on Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and are observing nine active threat actors that currently target organisations in Africa. While these threat actors target a wide range of entities, Kaspersky researchers identified...
SMEs face biggest risk of fraud losses
It is vital for South African businesses to take the right steps to protect their operations from potentiality catastrophic financial loss. This is the word from Jurgen Hellweg, CEO of Western National Insurance, who says that small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
All industries set to increase AI spend
Spending on artificial intelligence in the US will grow to $120-billion by 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26% over the 2021-2025 forecast period. Moreover, all 19 US industries profiled in the latest Worldwide Artificial Intelligence...
Chief supply chain officers urged to conserve resources
As inflation and supply shortages are projected to continue, chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must adopt resource conservation strategies to mitigate risks to their organisations, according to Gartner. "CSCOs foresee that the anticipated increases in inflation and...
IBM files lawsuit to protect IP rights
IBM has filed a lawsuit against LzLabs, saying the Switzerland-based company has violated IBM's intellectual property (IP) rights by infringing upon company patents protecting various aspects of IBM's high-performance mainframe systems. In the legal action filed in US...
AstraZeneca launches R&D Postdoctoral Challenge
AstraZeneca has launched a global R&D Postdoctoral Challenge to help accelerate ideas to transform the treatment of some of the world's most complex diseases. The challenge invites final year MD and/or PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from across the...
Meerkat pulls mysterious radio circles in space into sharper focus
Astronomy’s newest mystery objects, odd radio circles or ORCs, have been pulled into sharp focus by an international team of astronomers, including the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Jordan Collier, using the world’s most capable radio telescopes. First revealed...
Fraudsters can hack a payment card in 6 seconds
Researchers estimate that an average payment card can be cracked in just six seconds. A study released by NordVPN analysing 4-million payment cards from 140 countries finds that the most common method to hack a payment card is brute forcing. This type of attack is...
Crypto-trading scam demands fake profit tax
An international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom targets iPhone and Android users through popular dating apps like Bumble and Tinder. New research from Sophos, "CryptoRom Swindlers Continue to Target Vulnerable iPhone/Android Users", is based on first...
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Yellowfin 7.1 analytics platform launches
Global business intelligence (BI) and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin, has launched the latest version of its BI platform, Yellowfin 7.1. Enhancements in Yellowfin 7.1 concentrated on extending three core technical areas, by boosting Location Intelligence...
LG Curved Ultra-HD TV goes on sale
First shown to the public at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, the 105-inch Curved Ultra-HD TV from LG Electronics (LG) recently became available for pre-orders in South Korea. With a resolution of over 11-million pixels (5 120 x 2 160) and CinemaScope...
Gemalto unveils comprehensive hub service
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HCM changes with rise of the millennials
The increasing need for contract or ad hoc skills in business and the emergence of the "millennial" employee has forced a change in human capital management (HCM). Today, claim experts, the onus is on decision makers to ensure that their HR and payroll solutions are...
Leveraging the value of UC&C solutions
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Mitel positioned in Visionaries Quadrant
Mitel, a global leader in business communications, has announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the Visionaries quadrant of the latest Magic Quadrant for unified communications as a service (UCaaS). This comes just weeks after Mitel emerged as a Leader in the...
Ignite expands cloud offerings to SME market
Ignite, the online ICT platform for small and medium businesses, powered by pan-African telecommunications provider Internet Solutions (IS), has enhanced its cloud offerings in line with its commitment to ensure small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) have access to...
South African banks must restore trust
The recent failure of African Bank, and the subsequent Moody’s downgrading of all South African banks, indicates a serious lack of trust in the compliance culture of our banking system, says Gary Allemann, MD, Master Data Management. Realistically, no other South...
Rectron, Samsung clean up print environment
Rectron South Africa, a leading distributor of computers, peripherals and accessories are for the second year running offering an exclusive trade-in promotion with Samsung. Rectron customers and resellers will receive discount vouchers valued from R150 to R1000 off...
Fujitsu Server Primergy turns 20
Fujitsu has introduced a new generation of Fujitsu Server Primergy dual-socket systems designed not only to meet the business challenges of today, but also to anticipate tomorrow’s needs. Building on decades of innovation and experience in continuing to evolve its...
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