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Fifty-nine percent geo-distributed businesses globally - and 60% in South Africa - have experienced network problems related to their multi-site structure at least once a month. This is according to a Kaspersky survey of Network and Information Security decision...
ISPA welcomes new ICASA chair, calls for red tape reduction
ISPA, South Africa's official internet Industry Representative Body, has welcomed new Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) Chair, Mothibi Ramusi, to the hot seat and called on him to prioritise making life easier for SMME licensees in the electronic...
Proudly South African calls for localisation
A lack of local demand remains one of the most significant obstacles limiting South Africa's economic growth potential. This is the work from Eustace Mashimbye, CEO of Proudly South African, who adds: "The success of government's economic reconstruction and recovery...
Chatbot messaging app accesses to reach 9,5bn by 2026
A new Juniper Research study has found that the total number of chatbot messaging apps accessed globally will increase from 3,5-billion in 2022 to 9,5-billion by 2026. This growth of 169% will be driven by the increasing adoption of omnichannel retail strategies by...
Initial impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on ICT markets
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting diplomatic and economic response have led to a critical turning point for Europe and the world. The information and communications technology (ICT) market has also been affected by the conflict as well as the economic...
African debt points to possible economic turnaround
Despite the ongoing health and economic impact of Covid-19 worldwide, PwC's annual Africa Capital Markets Watch report shows that African markets have continued with a modest recovery through 2021, reflected in higher values of non-local corporate, sovereign and...
Top security and risk management trends for 2022
Security and risk management leaders must address seven top trends to protect the ever-expanding digital footprint of modern organizations against new and emerging threats in 2022 and beyond, according to Gartner. "Organisations worldwide are facing sophisticated...
Increasing risks for industrial control systems
During the second half of 2021, almost 40% of all industrial control systems' (ICS) computers globally were attacked by malicious software at least once. Even though the overall number of attacks has seen a slight decrease when compared to H1 2021, the ICS threat...
Google.org puts $1m grant funding behind women
Google's philanthropic arm, Google.org, is committing R15,3-million in charitable funding to support programs helping women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, as part of a series of new initiatives aimed at supporting women-owned businesses. "Research shows that...
Who is buying crypto in SA?
The average South African crypto buyer is most likely to be male, spends about R450 on the first purchase and holds onto it for about eight months, according to data from Luno. Interest in crypto is rising on the African continent, says Richard Ball, lead data...
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McAfee appoints new regional director
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Bridging the business/IT divide
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New ISO standard for records management
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DCC offers Dell Venue 11 Pro tablet
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Old ERP architectures hinder business
Mid-market companies that want to take full advantage of the benefits of the cloud and enterprise mobility in their businesses need to consider migrating from legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to ones based on modern technology architectures. That’s...
Fighting the new style of cybercrime
The nature of the cybercrime landscape is shifting. No longer are the main threats related to the theft of personal details and financial information – like capturing logon credentials, identity theft and stealing credit card data. Today’s most destructive breaches...
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