Africa comes under cyber attack
Kathy Gibson reports - Africa is experiencing three-times more than the global average when it comes to cyberattacks. "It is when rather than if organisations will be attacked," says Pankaj Bhula, regional director: Africa at Check Point. Over the last month, Angola,...
A future aircraft design, supercomputed
The picture featured here is not hypermodern art. Generated by NASA's high-performance computers, it shows a Transonic Truss Braced Wing (TTBW) aircraft concept being tested in a virtual wind tunnel, showing how its wings interact with the air around them. In this...
Learnership scams add to youth unemployment woes
Learnerships are South Africa's most powerful skills development mechanism, but they could be playing an even greater role in eradicating youth unemployment if it were not for some dishonest learners defrauding the system by enrolling for multiple learnerships at the...
South Africans have spent more than 24bn hours on Spotify
Yesterday (13 March) marked the fifth anniversary of Spotify going live in South Africa, providing the soundtrack to many people's lives, recording some major milestones, and helping thousands of artists and creators find an audience for their craft. To celebrate the...
Technology the key differentiator for field services
There is immense pressure on field service organisations to meet service level agreements (SLAs), amid a lack of skilled workers and a growing need to reach tech superiority. These are among the findings from a global research study by IFS highlighting the challenges...
Enterprise WLAN market continues to gain momentum
The enterprise segment of the worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market reached its highest quarterly revenue ever in the fourth quarter of 2022, rising 47,9% YoY to $3,35-billion, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Wireless LAN Tracker. The market grew...
SA research on mitigating plastic pollution to be showcased at international science festival
South African research that seeks to mitigate plastic pollution - reducing the threat it poses to plants, animals, and the environment - will be showcased at the 2023 International Festival of Engineering Science and Technology in Tunisia (I-FEST2) later this month....
When it comes to application flaws, the devil is in the data
Regardless of their original size, applications grow in size by about 40% year on year, increasing their exposure to security threats. This is one of the findings from the annual Veracode 2023 State of Software Security report, which aims to assist businesses to meet...
Analysts optimistic about crypto recovery and growth
After one of its harshest years ever, analysts say that the global crypto market continues showing signs of recovery in 2023 with impressive user growth and an expected significant increase in transaction value. Research organisation BitcoinCasinos.com says...
Ethernet switch market continues strong
Worldwide Ethernet switch revenues grew 22% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22) to $10,3-billion and grew 18,7% for the full year 2022 to $36,5-billion. The total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market recorded $4,6-billion in...
Building a digital, sustainable bank for the future
Banking, like many other sectors, has responded to rapid change and evolving customer needs by developing a digital strategy. Banks in South Africa are increasingly using new technologies, digital solutions and data analytics to reimagine and enhance customer service...
Develop an effective ransomware response checklist
FortiGuard Labs' research shows that organisations in almost all areas around the world are possible targets for ransomware attacks. Therefore, it is important to keep in mind that no sector is safe from ransomware. By Anthony Giandomenico, vice-president: global...