SA consumers lax when it comes to online security
Cisco's recent Consumer Security Survey has gathered insight into how secure (or insecure) South Africans feel online - and, it turns out, they have good reason to be worried. The survey involved 1 006 South African consumers aged 16 and older and revealed that 74% of...
Regional IT spend could break the $100bn barrier
Overall spending on information and communications technology (ICT) across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) will top $233,8-billion this year, an increase of 3,9% over 2022. That's according to the latest predictions presented today by International Data...
Healthy growth forecast for WLAN market
The Wireless LAN (WLAN) market is expected to grow another 12% year-over-year in 2023 after hitting a record high of $9-billion in 2022, according to Dell'Oro Group. The industry was plagued by supply constraints in 2022 and manufacturers' backlogs ballooned to record...
Customer service reps avoid new technologies
Forty-five percent of customer service reps (CSRs) avoid adopting new technologies by relying on legacy systems and tools, according to Gartner. A Gartner online survey of 888 CSRs and support specialists from August 2022 revealed access to legacy systems is the main...
Check Point identifies two malicious code packages
Check Point Research (CPR) says it has prevented two recent code package attacks - Python-drgn and Bloxflip - in third-party repositories like PyPi. Code package supply chain attacks involve publishing malicious packages or injecting malicious code into legitimate...
UK regulation plans indicate crypto is becoming mainstream
The UK'S plans to "robustly" regulate the cryptocurrency industry must be championed and highlights that "digital is the future of finance", according to the CEO of deVere Group, Nigel Green. This comes as the UK government plans to bring the cryptocurrency sector...
China’s stricter clean heating policies may have saved thousands
A new study has revealed that China's stricter clean heating policies have improved air quality in northern China - particularly in Beijing and surrounding cities - potentially resulting in over 23 000 fewer premature deaths in 2021 than in 2015. From 2015 to 2021,...
Boost for eGates as travel normalises
A new study from Juniper Research has found that eGate hardware revenue will grow 137% and exceed $490-million by 2027 - up from $207-million in 2023. The report, Border Security Technologies: Emerging Trends, Key Opportunities & Market Forecasts 2022 2027,...
Bitcoin surge sparks interest among millionaires
Despite a turbulent past year in the market, eight out of 10 high net worth (HNW) individuals have asked their financial advisers about including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin into their portfolios over the last 12 months. According to the results of a study by...
Digital banking revolution can help banks regain customers’ love
Retail banking in South Africa is increasingly competitive, with fintechs, neobanks and digital players disrupting the banking value chain with new and emerging technologies. For banks to keep up with the rapid pace of change and be loved by their customers in the...
The new edge will transform the computing experience
Edge computing is not a new technology. Emerging during the 'First Wave' (2000-2010) of the internet, when the need to distribute content closer to the user was a priority, edge started gaining traction. It was considered the ideal solution to solve the 'last mile'...
Red Hat, Oracle expand collaboration
Red Hat and Oracle have announced a multi-stage alliance to offer customers a greater choice of operating systems to run on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The strategic collaboration starts with Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on OCI as a supported operating...