WLAN market growth gains momentum
The enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market grew 13,2% in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) compared to 2Q24 to reach $2,6-billion and building on the market’s growth momentum from the previous quarter, according to IDC’s latest Worldwide...
iPhone launch ignites scam campaigns
As Apple opened preorders for the new iPhone, Kaspersky detected a spike in scam exploiting the device's launch hype, with fraudsters deploying fake websites, bogus lotteries, and phony “tester” recruitment schemes to harvest personal data and financial information....
SA most targeted in fraud attacks
Almost half (47%) of the 13 500 people polled in the SAS “Faces of Fraud” consumer study say they have experienced more fraud in 2022. South Africans were the most severely impacted, at 65%, following by Portugal at 62%. To counter rampant AI-fuelled scams, data and...
Identity threats top of mind
South Africans are growing more concerned over identity fraud threats, with 56,7% of businesses expressing concern or strong concern about future threats. This is among the findings of a new study by iiDENTIFii, “The Identity Index 2024: South Africa Edition”,...
Brace for fewer Black Friday bargains this year
South African shoppers may want to dial down their Black Friday expectations this year, with market data indicating a slowdown in consumer enthusiasm for the annual global shopping frenzy while retailers adjust their strategies toward a month-long approach that...
Retail threats surge ahead of Black Friday
In 2024, cybercriminals launched over 38-million phishing attacks, impersonating major marketplaces, banks, and tech retailers. Stolen payment card data is actively traded on dark web forums, with prices ranging from $70 to $315 per set. As shoppers prepare for major...
Call for Earthshot Prize 2025 entries
Following a record-breaking year for nominations, and a historic first awards ceremony on the African continent, The Earthshot Prize (TEP) is officially open for entries for its 2025 cohort. TEP seeks innovative solutions across five critical Earthshots: Protect and...
Businesses face increasing threats
Businesses are facing increasingly sophisticated threats from ransomware groups, hacktivists, and individual attackers. The 2024 Arctic Wolf Security Operations Report sheds light on the key trends shaping the modern threat environment and provides actionable insights...
Satellites reveal abrupt drop in global freshwater levels
An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since. Reporting in Surveys in Geophysics, the researchers...
Advanced mobile robots a boon for supply chains
Several mobile robotics technologies for supply chains will mature within the next two to five years, creating an accelerating market for increasingly capable mobile robots and drones, according to Gartner. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Mobile Robots and Drones is a...
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iiDENTIFii achieves Microsoft global Co-Sell status
iiDENTIFii has attained Microsoft co-sell Partner status with its biometric digital authentication and automated onboarding solution hosted in Microsoft Azure. The global status is a significant achievement for a South African-based digital identity verification...
Core Group gets exclusive SA distribution of iRobot
Core Group has announced that iRobot's line of consumer robots is now available in South Africa. The iRobot range of robots has been made available in the country through an exclusive distribution agreement with Core Group, which represents Apple, Nintendo and Fitbit....
Communications key to protecting assets
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Key trends shaping data management
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Retailers turn to e-learning programmes to develop staff
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The changing face of data management
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Playing catch-up to the early analytics adopters
Early adopters of data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) tools have found themselves in a position of favour in today's rapidly accelerating digital world. By Sarthak Rohal, vice-president: IT services at AlphaCodes Far from being a...
Safe and secure disposal of end-of-life IT hardware
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Why 70% of digital transformations fail
Prior to the pandemic, digital transformation was likely a top goal for many companies, but for a handful, it was not. By Greg Gatherer, account manager at Liferay However, businesses seeking to flourish and remain relevant in a changing world have been forced to...
Insurance modernisation critical for business success
Even prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, insurers were under pressure to modernise their legacy systems as customers started expecting more agile solutions capable of benefitting from advances in digitalisation, the cloud, and even machine learning...
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Senior Business Analyst x2 at Adapt IT – Gauteng Midrand
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