Global miners need to invest for growth and transformation
The global mining industry faced a challenge in 2023 that was both unprecedented and familiar. The financial performance of the world's Top 40 mining companies was squeezed by falling commodity prices and rising costs which resulted in revenues falling more than 7% -...
Campus Ethernet switch revenues hit two-year low
Worldwide Campus Switch revenues dropped by 23% year-over-year (Y/Y) in the first quarter of 2024, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The only two vendors that grew Campus Switch revenues Y/Y in 1Q 2024 were Arista and Ubiquiti. "Vendor backlogs of campus...
DHL tops phishing index
DHL attracted 23% of all Q4 2021 phishing attempts, according to recent data compiled bybanklesstimes.com. That figure made it the most alluring to phishers and also represented a 14% increase from Q3 stats, earning the firm the unenviable tag. The logistics and...
Business printer revenue overtakes consumer as offices reopen
Revenue sales through distribution of business printers across Europe have remained significantly higher than those of consumer devices in January thanks to the strong performance of Laser SFPs, according to new data from market intelligence organisation Context....
LG to close solar panel business
Following approval by its board of directors, LG Electronics has decided to close down its solar panel business. The decision comes as uncertainties in the global solar panel business continue to increase due to a variety of contributing factors, including the...
Challenges and opportunities in data protection
Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 - Covid-19 wasn’t the only challenge we lived through in 2021: supply chain issues, chip shortages, an upsurge in cybercrime, and the July riots all had a major impact on South African companies and the way they work. Kate Mollett,...
Data backup and protection gets smart
Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 - The many risks associated with IT are driving companies to look for smarter backup and data protection systems. It’s no secret that cybercrime is seeing a massive increase, says Hayden Sadler, country manager: South Africa at...
Africa to register mild economic growth in 2022
After being the slowest growing region in 2021, Africa will register mild growth in 2022 (+3.5%) as vaccination rates will remain very low (32% in the overall continent but only 4% in Sub-Saharan Africa) according to the Allianz Economic Outlook report Don't Look Up....
Africa sees decline in mobile malware
While analysing the threat landscape of African countries, Kaspersky experts saw a steady decline in attacks on mobile devices in the region as cybercriminals consolidated their efforts to focus on more complicated, dangerous and profitable threats instead. These and...
Making the Internet a safer place
Microsoft South Africa shared the findings of the organisation's latest Digital Civility Index (DCI) and facilitated discussions about how people can work together to promote safer, healthier, and more respectful online interactions for teenagers and adults alike at...
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Companies don’t see ROI on firewalls
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Technical Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
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