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Digital investments market to hit $2,8trn in 2024
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PC growth spurt in MEA set to end soon
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computer (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, is expected to see shipments decline of 7,2% year on year for the second half of 2021. This is according to IDC's latest Quarterly PCD...
Attacks reach record highs in 2021
Trend Micro blocked 40,9-billion email threats, malicious files, and malicious URLs for customers in the first half of 2021, a 47% year-on-year increase. Ransomware remained the standout threat in the first half of the year as cyber criminals continued to target...
Mining organisations are becoming highly digitalised
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Industrial control systems come under threat
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Hlengiwe Mkhize dies
Hlengiwe Mkhize, the deputy minister in the Presidency for women, youth and persons with disabilities, has died. Mkhize served as deputy minister of telecommunications and postal services between 2014 and 2017, after being elected to the national assembly in 2009. She...
Market for fully printed sensors set to reach 4,9bn by 2032
Printed and flexible sensors constitute the largest printed electronics market outside of displays, and IDTechEx forecast that the market for fully printed sensors will reach 4,9-billion by 2032. This growth is despite the sustained displacement of its largest market...
Supply chain organisations should look to a chief robotics officer
With robotics and automation taking over more tasks in organizations, the role of the chief robotics officer (CRO) should be created to strategically drive the proliferation of these technologies, according to Gartner. “Nearly every business is going to have a robot...
SA organisations not confident they could survive a ransomware attack
Organisations are facing several data protection challenges driven by the constant threat of ransomware, the consumption of emerging technologies, and data growth. And South African companies aren't sure their existing data protection solutions will meet their future...
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