Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

Cloud enables a new world of work

Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 – Cloud computing is a vital enabler of the new hybrid working trend. That’s the word from Jasmine Lin, head of commercial division at Asus South Africa, who points out that the world of work has changed forever. “Hybrid working is...

Smart security extends beyond CCTV

Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 – The importance of security solutions can be seen in the growth of companies operating in this space. For instance, HikVision has seen 33,21% compound annual growth since its inception in 2001. During that time it has filed 4 600...

Westcon-Comstor negotiations are still on

The Datatec group is still negotiating to sell Westcon-Comstor, accounting for about 74% of its revenues, for more than $800-million. The Group's trading was materially affected in the last quarter by the roll out of the SAP ERP system and business process outsourcing...

Capitec takes top digital banking honours

Capitec has secured the top spot for digital banking in Columinate's latest SITEisfaction survey, ousting FNB as the category owner. Capitec also secured top honours in the Mobile Banking category, but FNB beat the newcomer by 0,8 percentage points to hold on to the...

Cyber spies kicking up a storm

It could be mistaken for the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster: a shadowy group of hackers manage to spy on military, political and domestic targets, engage in false flag operations, and successfully sway public opinion. Pawn Storm is an organised group of hackers that...

GDP slowdown, political risk dampen tech spend

The spending by business and government in the US will continue to grow by 4,8% through 2017 and increase to 5,2% in 2018, according to Forrester predictions, While these forecasts are higher than Forrester's projections following the 2016 presidential election, they...

Cloud infrastructure market shoots up 42%

The worldwide cloud infrastructure services market continued growing in Q1 2017, up 42% year on year to reach $11,4-billion, according to Canalys' latest estimates. Amazon's AWS maintained its dominance, holding a stable global market share of 31%. It was followed by...

Digital assistants will outnumber people be 2021

Globally, the native digital assistant installed base is set to exceed 7,5-billion active devices by 2021 - which is more than the world population according to the US Census Bureau on 1 May 2017. Google Assistant will dominate the voice AI-capable device market with...

US retains top spot for VR, Japan gains

The US virtual reality (VR) market formed 40% of the global market in Q1 2017, keeping its place as the largest market for VR in terms of volumes shipped worldwide. Sony PlayStation VR dominated the US market with just over 60% share. It capitalised on its installed...

Why the Microsoft data centre is a big deal

Microsoft has announced that they will deploy hyperscale data centres in South Africa to deliver cloud services. According to Jon Tullett, research manager of IT Services at IDC Africa, this is a significant announcement as none of the top-tier cloud providers has...

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