Cybersecurity trends to watch in 2024
South Africa's cybersecurity landscape is becoming increasingly dangerous. In fact, a recent report by Interpol reveals that the country is the cybercrime hub of the continent. As cyber-threats continue to rise, it's crucial for local businesses to keep an eye on...
Covid impacted digital transformation in healthcare
Globally, 71% of healthcare industry professionals expressed that the Covid-19 pandemic had the greatest impact on digital transformation in the healthcare sector during the last few years, among other macro events, according to a survey by GlobalData. GlobalData's...
SMMEs hit hardest as liquidations soar
Despite being over the Covid-19 second wave, the South African economy continues to struggle, according to new data by Statistics South Africa . The new Statistics of Liquidations and insolvencies report, released on 26 April, shows that 216 companies liquidated in...
Security control failures are top exec concern
Cybersecurity control failures was listed as the top emerging risk in 1Q21 in a global poll of 165 senior executives across function and geography, according to Gartner's latest Emerging Risks Monitor Report. Despite a myriad of risks resulting from the pandemic, such...
SA a favourite target for ransomware attacks
From 2019 to 2020, the number of Kaspersky users encountering targeted ransomware - malware used to extort money from high-profile targets, such as corporations, government agencies, and municipal organisations - increased by 767%. This increase in targeted ransomware...
SpaceX gets go-ahead for lower Starlink orbits
SpaceX has received permission to operate 2 814 Starlink satellites in a lower orbit than originally planes. The FCC has found that the lower orbits won't create significant interference problems for other operations, but will allow them to include more safely...
Trading statement from Altron
Allied Electronics (Altron) has issued a trading statement, notifying shareholders that earning for the 12 months ended 28 February will be substantially different from the comparable period last year. The group notes that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that...
Notebook demand in consumer, education drive PC growth
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market, (desktop, notebooks, and workstations) saw impressive growth in 2021Q1 (44,1% YoY), totaling 23,9-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). In another quarter impacted heavily by...
More than 5bn personal records leaked in Q1
More than 5-billion data records have already been leaked in 2021, according to Atlas VPN findings. One of the reasons for such a high number is the Compilation of Many Breaches (COMB), which compromised about 3,27-billion data records on its own. February was the...
Sanral warns of tender scam
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has been made aware of a scam inviting members of the public to tender on its contracts. Sanral asserts the invitation to tender is fraudulent and did not legitimately emanate from Sanral. "The invitations to tender are...
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Velocity includes Mimecast in offering
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Blue Turtle takes on FrontRange
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Fujitsu PCs, workstations made in Germany
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SMS remains best for business messaging
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Parallels expands African operations
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Malware never sleeps
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BDS launches new Xerox presses at expo
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) has launched the new Xerox Colour C75 Press and J75 Press at the Africa Print Cape Town Regional Expo, which took place from 29 to 30 May at the Cape Town ICC. The company also showcased the Xerox Colour 1000 press, XC550 digital colour...
Gemalto to supply new electronic ID cards
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, will supply the Government Printing Works (GPW) of South Africa with Sealys eID cards for their national identity programme. GPW will harness Gemalto’s secure embedded software to protect the holder’s image and biometric...
User Experience Designer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town
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Mid Software Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
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Junior Scrum Master at Reverside – Western Cape Cape Town
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