Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority

A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...

Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

MultiChoice Group has demonstrated resilient operational March 2024

MultiChoice Group has demonstrated resilient operational performance for the year ended March 2024 (FY24), delivering a 26% trading profit margin in South Africa, while increasing trading profit in the Rest of Africa by 48%. Strategic milestones were reached, with the...

Economic impact of the legal profession valued at $1,6trn

According to a report from the International Bar Association (IBA), countries that firmly uphold the rule of law experience greater socio-economic benefits from the everyday contributions of lawyers than governments that impose restrictions on legal rights. In the...

Organisations fail to achieve a complete customer view

Only 14% of organisations have achieved a 360-degree view of the customer, according to Gartner. However, 82% of respondents said they still aspire to attain this goal in a Gartner survey of 402 marketing, IT and other enterprise leaders responsible for customer data...

How the top smart cities perform

Juniper Research has ranked Shanghai as the world's number one smart city for 2022. Juniper Research's smart city rankings were compiled following an extensive study of cities around the globe as published in our latest research, Smart Cities: Key Technologies,...

Report reveals security trends from 2021

During 2021, organisations experienced 50% more weekly cyber-attacks than in 2020, according to the 2022 Security Report from Check Point Research (CPR). The Education/Research sector's 1 605 weekly attacks took the lead (75% increase), followed by Government/Military...

CIOs face a complex and demanding task in 2022

IT and technology have proven their mettle as invaluable business tools, especially over the past two years. The agility and flexibility offered by intelligent digital implementations and solutions have been pivotal at a time when companies have had to rapidly adapt...

Third known firmware bootkit shows major advancement

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered the third case of a firmware bootkit in the wild. Dubbed MoonBounce, this malicious implant is hidden within a computer's Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, an essential part of computers, in the SPI flash, a...

Zondo Commission findings offer guidance for board chairs

In detailing some of the crimes and misdemeanours that enabled state capture, the Zondo Commission's report is in fact offering office-bearers across business and society a morality tale, according to the Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA). In this spirit,...

Top home automation trends in 2022

The Internet of things (IoT) is on the rise with projections suggesting that approximately 50-billion IoT devices will be in use around the world by 2050. This is because today, time-pressed consumers are already turning to technology for greater convenience and...

Telkom on removal of ITA case from the urgent court roll

Telkom has reached agreement with all the respondents on the need to expedite the hearing for Part B of Telkom’s two-part application. “In line with the agreement between the parties, while we await the decision of the court on the proposed timelines for the hearing...

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Trend Micro protects Facebook users

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New Dell OptiPlex 3020 desktop from DCC

Get the ultimate combination of features to empower your workforce with the new Dell OptiPlex 3020 from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Offering excellent value and outstanding performance along with best-in-class security, this budget-friendly desktop is...

Samsung offers new hospitality solutions

The hospitality industry is under constant pressure to adapt to rapidly changing economic, social and technology climates in order to deliver the highest levels of service to a mercurial market. Trends dominating the 2014 landscape for this industry are not hard to...

Top 10 contact centre strategies

The right staff and tools are key to contact centre success, says Martina Knappe, head of EMEA Marketing at Interactive Intelligence. With a new breed of consumer making new demands on business, contact centres are having to radically change their approach to...

FortiGate launches new next-gen firewall

Adding to its already impressive lineup of high-performance enterprise firewalls, Fortinet - a global leader in high-performance network security - launched its new high-performance next-generation firewall destined to disrupt the security market. The FortiGate -1500D...

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