Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority

A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...

Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

SA becomes a more attractive cybercrime target

There was a concerning surge in cyber threats targeting websites and key industries during February, underlining the critical need for heightened cybersecurity measures. The top three African industries targeted last month were utilities, manufacturing and...

Manufacturing Survey highlights lower business confidence

Load shedding, challenges at the ports and political uncertainty weighed on manufacturer confidence during the first quarter of 2024. According to the Q1 Absa Manufacturing Survey, business confidence dipped 5 points to 21, which is significantly lower than the...

Banks continue digitalisation journey

The banking sector has undergone many changes in the past few years, especially since the introduction of digital banking platforms and as a result of the pandemic. Customers nowadays are seeking a simplified, integrated and unified experience for all their...

Education sector hardest hit by ransomware

Sophos has published the "Sophos State of Ransomware in Education 2021", which looks at the extent and impact of ransomware attacks on educational institutions worldwide during 2020. In the wake of headline grabbing ransomware attacks impacting education, including...

Trickbot still the most wanted malware

Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies has published its latest Global Threat Index for June 2021. Researchers report that Trickbot is still the most prevalent malware, having first taken the top spot in May....

Investment urged for climate-focused start-ups

A recently published African Development Bank scoping study on implementing NDCs in Africa recommends that development financial institutions and other investors focus on high-impact, high-growth potential start-ups that can drive climate-related innovation. The...

YouTube hits 34,6bn monthly visits

The world's largest social media platforms continued their impressive growth in 2021, with no signs of stopping in the years to come. Although Facebook still dominates the social media space with over 2.1 billion million active users, YouTube hit far more monthly...

Counting the cost of the pandemic in lost trade

Commonwealth countries are estimated to have lost up to $345-billion worth of trade in 2020, including $60-billion in intra-Commonwealth trade. This is according to 2021 Commonwealth Trade Review on "Energising Commonwealth Trade in a Digital World: Paths to Recovery...

What’s new in phishing in messenger apps?

Anonymised data, voluntarily provided by Kaspersky Internet Security for Android users, has shown which messenger apps are the most popular among phishing scammers. The biggest share of detected malicious links between December 2020 and May 2021 were sent via WhatsApp...

Kudos for SA startup Envisionit Deep AI’s solution

South African start-up, Envisionit Deep AI's Radiology healthcare solution Radify bagged a second runner up title in Cisco's Global Problem Solver Challenge this year. It was one of 1 745 entries submitted from 126 countries. Launched in 2019, Envisionit Deep AI is a...

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HP releases new MFP for the SMB

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Rectron rewards resellers with prizes

Rectron, a leading distributor of computers, peripherals and accessories, has announced an exclusive rewards programme for their resellers. The "Conquer the Continents" is a short term reseller rewards programme that will run from the 15 April to the 12 July 2013,...

Infor unveils Infor 10x

Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70 000 customers globally, has announced general availability of Infor 10x, an enterprise release that marks a major step forward in achieving the company’s vision. Infor 10x unites a...

Gemgem appoints Fontera as online partner

Fontera Digital Works, one of South Africa’s only independent development houses with an international footprint, has signed a partnership agreement with Gemgem, an online-based sample box marketer for new and expectant moms. The partnership sees Fontera developing...

SmartSlip makes dealing with leave a breeze

A new leave module was recently launched as part of the SmartSlip solution. SmartSlip was originally designed to deliver pay slips digitally via text message, e-mail, online or via a SmartKiosk at the company’s sites and has proven to drastically reduce the cost of...

TBIS awarded IBM PartnerWorld membership

Technique Business Intelligence Software (TBIS), an IBM software solutions partner backed by the PBT Group, has recently been awarded IBM PartnerWorld Premier membership.  “We are thrilled to have increased our IBM PartnerWorld level membership to Premier level, as...

Supersizing security monitoring

As more and more CCTV cameras are deployed in safe city networks, at residential and business sites, in industrial complexes and in moving vehicles, taking advantage of new and smarter security technology is becoming vital, says Mark Chertkow, MD of Graphic Image...

Six steps to simplify cloud migration

Organisations considering a move to the cloud are often hesitant to do so, as the process involved can seem daunting and fraught with complexity. Aside from this, there are the ever-present questions around bandwidth availability, speed and reliability, which can...

MWEB Gaming presents TF2 competition

MWEB Gaming is running a Team Fortress 2 (TF2) ladder competition in May with the incredible prize of a full size 355 game arcade machine. In a ladder tournament, players are listed as if on the rungs of a ladder. The objective for a player is to reach the highest...

HP announces new UC solutions

HP has announced integrated, easy-to-use and simple-to-manage solutions designed to improve communications among employees, customers and citizens. Today’s highly distributed workforce has caused organisations to adopt new communication tools like voice, video,...

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