AI to the fore as cyberattackers focus on Africa

Kathy Gibson reports - As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more accessible and sophisticated, we are going to see it playing a bigger role in cyberattacks. Tony Anscombe, chief security evangelist at ESET, describes how AI malware has made an appearance and will...

Global IT spending set to grow 10,8%, hitting $6,15trn

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $6,15-trillion in 2026, up 10,8% from 2025, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “AI infrastructure growth remains rapid despite concerns about an AI bubble, with spending rising across AI‑related hardware and...

At 140 years old, Mercedes-Benz unveils Nvidia-powered S-Class

Mercedes-Benz is marking 140 years of automotive innovation with a new S-Class built for the AI era, bringing together automotive safety and Nvidia’s advanced autonomous driving platform to enable a level 4-ready architecture designed for trust. The new S-Class with...

AI platforms lean towards region-specific infrastructure

By 2027, 35% of countries will be locked into region-specific AI platforms using proprietary contextual data, according to Gartner, which also predicts that platform lock-in will rise from 5% to 35% by 2027. “Countries with digital sovereignty goals are increasing...

JSE expands colocation services offering

Through an international tech collaboration, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will soon launch Colo 2.0, a managed infrastructure as a service (IaaS) solution that will provide JSE clients with cloud-based colocation services. "The launch of Colo 2.0 will further...

Liquid deploys undersea cable connecting Mauritius and SA

Liquid Intelligent Technologies has successfully installed the Mauritius Telecom T3 subsea cable connecting Mauritius to South Africa. The cable has been deployed at Liquid's landing facility in Amanzimtoti, south of Durban. The move will bring a much-needed boost to...

Telecoms proves resilient in Covid-19 era

Worldwide spending on telecommunication and pay TV services will reach $1,55-trillion in 2020, a decrease of 1,4% year over year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. IDC expects the market to start its...

Attacks against building automation, oil & gas industries on the rise

Over the first six months of 2020, the percent of systems attacked in the oil & gas and building automation industries increased when compared to 2019. This growth occurred as the percent of industrial control system (ICS) computers attacked in most industries...

More choice for customers as copper is phased out

South Africa's digitisation journey is gathering steam as Telkom's wholesale division, Openserve, announces moves to decommission its copper network on an area-by-area basis in favour of new access mediums such as optic fibre. While Openserve cannot currently provide...

Wearables on track for five years of double-digit growth

Global shipments of wearable devices are expected to total 396-million units in 2020 according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. This marks a 14,5% increase from the 345,9-million units shipped in...

VR headsets set for growth despite short-term decline

As the world continues to deal with the pandemic, the market for virtual reality (VR) headsets is expected to decline 6,7% in 2020 before returning to double-digit growth of 46,2% in 2021, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Quarterly Augmented and...

Social, economic factors key to Africa’s low Covid rate

Covid-19 transmission in Africa has been marked by relatively fewer infections, which have been on the decline over the past two months. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), this is the result of a variety of socio-ecological factors as well as early and...

Resources for students to benefit from remote learning are inadequate

To save the academic year, tertiary education institutions in South Africa have moved lectures online - but this won't benefit all students. While virtual classes on personal tablets may have become the global norm, many South African students lack access to the...

City dwellers at higher risk from cyber-criminals

When looking for victims, cybercriminals focus on urban internet users. A NordVPN study has found that countries where cyber risk is considered high or very high have no less than 80% of the population living in cities. "Urban residents are more likely to enjoy higher...

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