As the demand for heightened security and seamless user experiences continues to grow across various sectors, advanced biometric technologies are poised to redefine the authentication and identity verification processes, according to GlobalData. From ensuring secure...

The worldwide Ethernet switch market grew revenue 15,8% YoY to $11,7-billion in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23), says IDC, while the total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market recorded $3,7-billion in revenue in 3Q23 - a YoY decline of 9,4%....

A survey of Internet users across 12 countries shows that, in South Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a huge increase in the use of the Internet for vital services. Nearly seven in ten (69%) South African Internet users who were surveyed have turned to...

The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has announced the latest requirements for a 5G End-to-End (E2E) Architecture Framework. The new framework aims to advance the 5G ecosystem to enable heterogenous access, virtualisation, autonomic capabilities,...

An alarming increase in truck hijackings has raised a red flag for fleet owners to be extra vigilant over the festive season. The national crime statistics for the July to September 2020 period recently released revealed that there has been a 32% increase in truck...

A majority (55%) of businesses expect the Covid-19 recovery to be a U-shaped curve: an extended period of recovery with previous growth levels only achieved when Covid is under control. However, 20% of businesses polled by Mindworx saw an L-shaped curve, expecting...

In 2020 Black Friday was always going to be skewed toward shoppers who had access to the internet and mobile devices. This raises several questions about equality of opportunities for all South Africans in a digital future, but it also raised the risk levels for...

Most cybersecurity landscape data is focused on outsider attacks. However, recent findings reveal that insider threats are becoming more common - and are much more elusive since standard security practices do not work. According to data analyzed by Atlas VPN, 65% of...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation it will commit an additional $250-million to support the research, development, and equitable delivery of lifesaving tools in the global effort against Covid-19. Marking the end of a year focused on the scientific breakthroughs...

The myriad business challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic have ensured that the global economy remains firmly on course for its digital destiny, with 65% of the world's GDP set to be digitalised by 2022 and direct digital transformation (DX) investments to...