Spend on cybersecurity set to skyrocket
Organisations worldwide have significantly increased their cybersecurity budgets, but research firm Stocklytics.com says that total spend on cybersecurity tools and services will skyrocket in the next few years - jumping by 50% and reaching $272-billion in revenue by...
Geo-distributed companies likely to have network problems
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...
Attacks on industrial control systems on the rise
During the second half of 2021, almost 40% of all industrial control systems' (ICS) computers globally were attacked by malicious software at least once, according to Kaspersky. Even though the overall number of attacks has seen a slight decrease when compared to H1...
CSOs should focus B2B sales on situational buyer insights
B2B sales organisations must take a more situationally aware approach, tuning engagement skills and tactics with empathy for, and personalisation to, a prospective buyer's current state, according to Gartner. Standardised customer engagement in today's buying...
FPAA comes into force
The primary amendments introduced by the the Films and Publications Amendment Act 11 of 2019 (FPAA), which came into effect 1March, are the regulation of the online distribution of films, games and publications, and the extension of the operations of the Film and...
Newer treatment options offer hope in tackling obesity
Minimally invasive and scarless endoscopic procedures are expanding the range of treatment options available for patients with the complex, chronic disease of obesity, offering hope where other weight loss methods have failed or where surgery is not an option for...
Microsoft launches new initiatives in support of African startups
Under the remit of its recently established Africa Transformation Office (ATO), Microsoft has announced new initiatives to accelerate the growth of 10 000 African startups and fast-track investment in Africa's startup ecosystem over the next five years. Microsoft's...
Tax reporting a key component in addressing ESG matters
Since 2014, when PwC began its annual assessment of tax transparency provided by the top 100 companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), transparency in tax reporting has moved from being a conversation around tax evasion to a critical topic that sits at the...
DDoS attacks hit record high in Q4 2021
Compared to Q3 2021, the total number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Q4 shows an increase of 52% - 4,5 times more than the same time the previous year, according to Kaspersky. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks pose a huge threat to...
WASPA partners with Evina to make DCB more secure
With a surge in cybercrime throughout the world, and looking to bolster the security and efficiency needs of SA consumers, the Wireless Application Service Providers Association (WASPA) has partnered with international cybersecurity company, Evina. David Lotfi, CEO of...
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FNB and NCR win banking award
First National Bank (FNB) and NCR Corporation (NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, won the award for Best ATM and Kiosk Project in Africa, at The Asian Banker’s Middle East and Africa Country 2014 Award ceremony. FNB was the only bank in...
Mobile cloud and the software-defined future
The mobile-cloud era has business and IT under tremendous pressure. It faces a number of challenges as it juggles maintenance and renovation of existing systems, whilst looking to the future and implementing new technology to support growing business needs, says Ian...
Protecting portable devices from knocks
The mobile workforce has firmly entrenched itself globally and locally, the variety of devices has grown, it has also become increasingly common for the same user to have multiple devices, says Heinrich Pretorius, Targus product specialist at DCC. Most commonly, these...
CA tackles the mobility transformation
The era of BYOD, where employees are using their own devices and not necessarily one device; has brought about a revolution in the workplace but not without major challenges to the secure management of IT. CA Southern Africa has announced the local availability of a...
Harnessing apps to improve service delivery
With the increasing affordability and pervasiveness of smartphones and tablets, apps have rapidly become a part of everyday life. From games and messaging to banking, handy tools and more, apps have revolutionised the way people interact on a social level. As mobility...
Industry leaders are not always suitable
Those of us who work in the IT industry have all heard the old ad slogan from the 1970s: “Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM”. It sounds a bit old-fashioned now, but the truth is that many people still default to buying from the global industry leaders, says Réan...
Gumtree: Free WiFi as a business strategy
Gumtree South Africa recently partnered with non-profit organisation Project Isizwe to bring free WiFi to impoverished communities across the country through hundreds of Free Internet Zones (FIZ). Johan Nel, country manager of Gumtree South Africa, tell us the reasons...
Nigerian enterprises leverage Sage ERP X3
Sage ERP Africa has announced that Sage ERP X3 version 7 is now available in Nigeria. The latest version of Sage ERP’s global business management solution for midsized companies includes a range of enhancements that address Nigerian companies’ challenges of winning...
Combat crime with new wireless alarm
Crime is on the increase and millions of South Africans cannot afford fully-fledged security and alarm systems, backed-up by armed response. Wireless communications specialist TruTeq Devices has launched the most affordable plug 'n play wireless security solution...
Explaining branch converged infrastructure
Enterprises are always looking to take their business to the next level, and one of the most effective ways to grow is to open new branch offices, says Brent Lees, senior product marketing manager for EMEA of Riverbed Technology. The ability to have remote offices in...
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