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OpenAI restructures to for-profit organisation
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Meta rolls out new anti-scam initiatives
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AI and cybersecurity: SA’s next battleground
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a double-edged sword in the world of cybersecurity and, in South Africa where cybercrime is on the rise, AI presents both an opportunity and a threat. “From sophisticated cyberattacks to AI-driven defence mechanisms,...
Cybersecurity is key challenge in OT digitalisation
According to a study by Kaspersky and research by VDC Research on securing Operational Technology (OT) environments, among the primary risks are inadequate security measures and insufficient resources allocated to OT cybersecurity, challenges surrounding regulatory...
Sustainable energy presents significant opportunities in SA
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Deployment ‘gold rush’ ignites CNAPP market
The Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) market is on track to surge from $2,8-billion in 2024 to $7,7-billion in 2029 - expanding at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22% and growing nearly twice as fast as overall public-cloud...
Better integration, management for modernised infrastructure
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC – The rapid pace at which technology advances and changes has never been as apparent as the last year. Amid change and disruption, organisations have to focus on modernising their infrastructure, building...
Run apps anywhere with extended AOS
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Local platform to secure Bitcoin launches
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Saicom named Veeam Partner of the Year
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