Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics
Plastics with bright colours such as red, blue, and green degrade to form microplastics quicker than those with plainer colours, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Leicester have demonstrated. The findings reveal that the...
Cybercriminals using Dropbox to target finance staff
A multistep phishing scheme aimed at employees that process financial documentation has been discovered by Kaspersky which says it begins when victims receive an email from the legitimate address of an auditing firm. This initial interaction is intended to make the...
Threat predictions for 2022
Every year, Kaspersky experts look back at the biggest security developments over the previous 12-months as part of the Kaspersky Security Bulletin series to help users and businesses usher in a safer new year. Here are the highlights of 2022 predictions for the...
Mteto Nyati steps down as Altron chief executive
Altron has announced that group chief executive Mteto Nyati will step down from his role effective 30 June 2022. The decision was informed by Nyati’s impending completion of a five-year term with the Altron Group, his successful contribution to increasing shareholder...
Consumers strive to keep work and personal lives separate
A massive 64% of consumers say they are trying to keep their work-self and personal-self separate. This is one of the findings of a Gartner survey to identify the top consumer and cultural trends for marketers in 2022. "Marketers responsible for strategic planning,...
Trends that defined 2021 and will impact 2022
The past year has seen seismic shifts in how organisations approach work, technology and collaboration. One of the biggest shifts has been the acceptance of hybrid work as a reality - companies have had to bow to its demands in a landscape still controlled by the...
One third of phishing pages live for just a day
Kaspersky researchers analysed the lifecycle of phishing pages and discovered that one third of phishing pages cease to exist within a single day, making the first hours of a page's life the most dangerous for users. This is the moment when a vast range of phishing...
Symbiotic edge and core to workload relationship vital for edge success
To compete in a digital-first world, organisations are prioritising investments in digital tools to augment physical spaces and assets and enable seamless and secure data gathering and analysis. These investments empower organizations to provision enterprise workloads...
Passport freedom gap is at its widest
Results from the Henley Passport Index show record-breaking levels of travel freedom for top-ranking nations Japan and Singapore - but also the widest recorded global mobility gap since the index's inception 17 years ago. Without taking evolving and temporary...
Professionally monitored alarm systems set for growth
Berg Insight research predicts that the number of professionally monitored alarm systems in Europe will grow from 16,8-million in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4% to reach 20,4-million in 2025. In North America, the number of monitored alarm systems...
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Samsung launches NFC-enabled printers
Near Field Communication (NFC) is rapidly transforming the way in which everyday tasks such as payments, gaining security access to buildings and even the purchasing and collection of concert tickets are performed. NFC has its roots in radio frequency identification...
Sophos refreshes appliances with Intel
Sophos has announced a refresh of its network Security Gateway hardware with the availability of the new Sophos SG Series appliances. These high-performance hardware appliances - based on the 4th generation Intel Core processors – deliver up to four times the speed of...
DCC offers new Dell Inspiron notebooks
Take design on the road with the new Dell Inspiron range from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). Featuring high quality graphics and visuals, plenty of storage and the latest Intel Core processors, the Inspiron 3737 and 3537 notebooks have enough power to...
Samsung curved UHD TVs now on pre-order
Samsung Electronics South Africa is introducing the world’s first Curved UHD TV to South African consumers, who now have the opportunity to pre-order their television from 11 April 2014 to 11 May 2014. According to Ansgar Pabst, business lead for TV/AV, Samsung...
Manage mobility in the cloud with CA Tech
CA Southern Africa has revealed that CA Technologies has launched the industry’s first, comprehensive Management Cloud for Mobility. This portfolio – delivered as a cloud service - enables enterprises to manage, secure and grow their businesses, increase productivity...
Accenture, SAP expand global alliance
Accenture and Ariba, an SAP AG company, are expanding their global alliance through a first-of-its-kind agreement to offer new cloud-based solutions designed to transform the delivery of procurement and finance and accounting (F&A) business services to clients....
Crabtree under new leadership
Power Technologies is proud to announce the appointment of James Calmeyer as CEO for its operation Crabtree. The operation will once again function as an autonomous, stand-alone company and will conduct its business from the combined manufacturing, sales and...
SAP Africa announces Francophone Africa MD
Gilles Lepretre has been appointed as SAP Africa’s MD for all French-speaking Africa countries. The appointment comes at a time that sees the company driving significant growth in line with its 2014 goals for the region. In his new role, Lepretre will lead the newly...
SA market buys into converged infrastructure
For the past few years, the cloud has been one of the fastest-growing technologies in the IT space, offering many benefits to organisations of all sizes, says Roelof Louw, senior sales consultant IT at T-Systems in South Africa. However, due to security concerns...
InnoVent helps bridge SA’s skills gap
South Africa’s official unemployment rate is estimated to be at 24,7%, which is higher than the 21,9% it had been at in 2008 before the impact of the global recession crashed onto our shores. Yet this is not always due to a lack of jobs. While South Africans are...
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