Kaspersky analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scams/social engineering) increased significantly in Africa in Q2 2022 in comparison with the previous quarter – where the company’s security solutions detected 10 722 886 phishing...

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total number of digital wallet users will exceed 5,2-billion globally in 2026, up from 3,4-billion in 2022; representing strong growth of over 53%. The research predicts that the presence of 'superapps' will drive...

Kathy Gibson is at IDC CIO Summit in Chartwell - Digital transformation on the mind of every CIO, looking for new revenue streams or to counteract new competition - but IT could be making themselves irrelevant in the new world. There is no longer a huge disconnect...

With cyberthreats on the rise and affecting businesses around the world, managed services providers (MSPs) view cybersecurity-as-a-service as the major technology trend that will impact their market in the next three to five years. However, with two-in-three MSPs...

Security specialist Sophos has announced the findings of its global survey, The Dirty Secrets of Network Firewalls, which revealed that IT managers cannot identify 45% of their organisation's network traffic. In fact, nearly one-in-four cannot identify 70% of their...

Private pensions have grown from strength to strength over the last five years and, in some ways, are outpacing take-home pay as can be seen in the Five-year Private Pensions Review for South Africa, released by BankservAfrica and Economists.co.za. "The BankservAfrica...

Storage appears to be a real problem for many smartphone users in South Africa, with 22% running out of space at least once a week and 56% running out of space at least every three months, according to new consumer research from SanDisk. Sixty eight percent have also...

Sun Exchange, a blockchain-based solar micro-leasing marketplace, has introduced SUNEX, a new digital network token built for the Sun Exchange platform. The SUNEX network token is utilised in the new Sun Exchange Solar Project Insurance Fund (SPIF), designed to...

Rise - the innovation hub owned by Absa - has launched the Rise Scalarator focused on Female Founders in the Western Cape and is calling for applications. The Rise Scalarator is geared to play a crucial role in the global call-to-action to fix the leaky tech pipeline...

In a world-first that will look to enhance financial inclusion and enrich the lives of refugees based in Malawi, New Finance Bank Malawi (NFB), part of Frankfurt-listed Fintech, MyBucks SA and Finsbury Investments are launching a fully operational branch of its...