EdTech transforming into $350bn industry
The global education technology (edtech) market is expected to reach $348,41-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 13,4% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The process of learning is evolving gradually in line with advances in...
Beware of deepfakes in the age of AI
The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies in recent years is providing threat actors with sophisticated new tools to perpetrate their attacks, says Kaspersky. One of these are deepfakes which include generated human-like...
Digital currencies for business under the spotlight in 2022
A September 2021 survey of 251 CFOs and other finance leaders revealed that 47% intend to assess digital currencies for business in 2022, according to Gartner. A February poll centred on bitcoin adoption showed 84% of finance leaders said they would never hold bitcoin...
Zero-day exploit for Windows OS discovered
Over the last few months, Kaspersky's automated detection technologies prevented a series of attacks using an elevation of privilege exploit on multiple Microsoft Windows servers. Upon closer analysis into the attack, Kaspersky researchers discovered a new zero-day...
One-fifth of the world’s companies are retail or trade
Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the global retail industry, with thousands of stores, supermarkets, and shopping malls closed amid the lockdowns. Some retailers may have coped with this new situation better than others, but it has undoubtedly caused a financial...
Challenges ahead for managed service providers
As enterprises continue their transition to the cloud, the opportunities and roles for managed service providers (SPs) have expanded and grown more complex. At the same time, the managed cloud services market has become more competitive as organizations increasingly...
Improved industrial 3D printer shipments still not back to pre-Covid levels
New 3D printer shipments continued to accelerate in Q2 2021 in both long-standing verticals, such as dental and Context. "As economies around the globe continued to recover from, battled against or learned to live with Covid-19, organisations began to settle in to...
SA in the spotlight as top malware target
Kathy Gibson reports – Cybercrooks have been busy in the first half of 2021 – and there are no signs that they are slowing down. Trend Micro’s 2021 Midyear Security Roundup report reveals there are dangerous vulnerabilities across different types of devices and...
Africa risks missing out on global growth trends without pro-trade reforms
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) and the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity (IATP) have called on African governments to radically speed up their implementation of pro-trade policy reforms as part of the wider Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...
Mobile malware attacks cause concern in Africa
Of the more than 206 000 mobile malware attacks blocked by Kaspersky solutions for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region in the six months from January to June this year, over 30 000 of these attacks combined originated from Nigeria (14 071), Kenya (10...
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Software testing trends to watch in 2014
While trend-spotting is an inexact science, a bit of analysis does help determine what’s likely to be coming in the year ahead, and which trends from 2013 will become more mainstream, be forgotten or remain fringe, says Aldo Rall, principal consultant at IndigoCube....
Xerox builds on 2013 patent tally
Xerox received 1 168 US patents in 2013, making it one of the world’s top innovative companies and adding to its portfolio of over 12 100 active US patents that help businesses and organizations simplify work. IFI Claims, a research company that compiles an annual...
QNX launches product to power IoT
As BlackBerry continues to transform its business by building a world-class team and bringing even greater focus to the company, John Chen, CEO of BlackBerry, has announced the formation of QNX Software Systems’ new Cloud business. In this growing, connected world,...
McAfee LiveSafe ships on HP computers
McAfee has announced it will deliver McAfee LiveSafe service worldwide as a preinstallon select new HPconsumer and commercial PCs. McAfee LiveSafe is the first cross-device security service that protects consumers’ data, identity and all the PCs, Macs, smartphones and...
Kaspersky IS named ‘product of the year’
Kaspersky Lab has announced that Kaspersky Internet Security, its flagship home user product, has received the “product of the year” award from the independent testing lab AV-Comparatives, after it consistently demonstrated the best results in testing throughout 2013....
New Ster-Kinekor app for Windows Phone
Ster-Kinekor Theatres and Prezence, continuing their long-term digital partnership, have announced the launch of an entirely new Ster-Kinekor app for Windows Phone. For the past eight years Prezence, one of South Africa’s leading mobile, apps, and digital agencies,...
What 2014 holds for the IT industry
This next year will see new pressures on the way in which IT solutions and services are brought to market. JJ Milner, MD and chief cloud architect at Global Micro predicts some of the key shake-ups that we will see in 2014. * Channel conflict - in this year we will...
Regenesys, Microsoft give education a boost
Although education is a right, it remains a privilege for most, especially when it comes to tertiary education. Microsoft 4Afrika changes this reality and breaks the financial barriers to education by partnering with leading tertiary institutions around the world to...
Secure mobile ERP is key
Mobile devices are everywhere today – but just how many are secured against data loss? Even the iPads and smartphones belonging to those who should know better are routinely secured by nothing more than a passcode. And as enterprise software on mobile devices becomes...
Business continuity and DR planning
While some companies have developed contingency plans, most have not. This lack of preparedness not only threatens the viability of sectors around the world but also jeopardises the delivery of critical goods and services. According to Kenneth Pooe, Risk and...
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