Advanced tactics in cyberattacks using MATA toolset
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Financial professionals must adapt to expanding responsibilities
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2020 was strongest year on record for PC monitors
Persistent demand led the global PC monitor market to impressive heights during the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20). The market grew 16,9% year over year with shipments surpassing 39,2-million units, a number last exceeded during the fourth quarter of 2011. For the full...
Converged systems market saw minor gains in Q4
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, worldwide converged systems market revenue grew 0,2% year over year to $4,5-billion during the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20). "The converged systems market closed out...
Is SA creating the skills for a digital future?
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed structural weaknesses and widened inequalities across the world. Even before the pandemic, the rise of automation and innovative technologies were transforming the world of work, resulting in an urgent need for upskilling of talent....
What people expect from a cyborg future
New research carried out by security company Kaspersky unveils disparity over a future shared with augmented people - in their family, workplace, and even personal life. The study finds that a lack of understanding around human augmentation could be holding back...
Covid-19 forced hard business conversations
The Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses to have the hard conversations; reassess their strategies and negotiate better terms - and those that have adapted well will be positioned to grow the South African economy out of its slump. This is according to Isaac...
Bitcoin accounts for 40% of gold’s average daily trading volume
Data calculated by Finbold indicates that bitcoin's average daily trading volume between 1 January 2021, and 15 March 2021, is at $70,18-billion. The figure accounts for 39,41% of gold's $178,97-billion average daily trading volume for the same period. Elsewhere,...
Cyber arms race at a tipping point
Work-from-home (WFH) has resulted in exponentially greater attack surfaces from cybercriminals, armed with powerful cloud-based tools, cloud storage and endless targets, according to the 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. "As working environments evolved, so did the...
Draft Critical Skills List could be bad news for artisan employers
Certain artisan skills have been left off the recently gazetted draft Critical Skills List. This is according to Marisa Jacobs, MD of Xpatweb, who adds: "This should be cause for concern for affected organisations and we encourage them to review the list urgently,."...
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WiFi offloading eases congested networks
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A new way of managing credit
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Simple and secure wins the BYOD race
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