South African data breach: How to protect yourself
South African data breach: how to protect yourself. It was revealed on Tuesday 17 October 2017 that South Africa had been hit by the worst data breach in its history. The personal information of more...
View ArticleWhich technologies will reshape business in 2018
Ettienne Reinecke, Dimension Data Group Technology Officer. Dimension Data released a list of the company's top IT predictions for 2018. Blockchain, together with artificial intelligence, machine...
View ArticleHow to shop safely online with your credit card
Chris Labuschagne, CEO of Credit Card at FNB If you are amongst many customers who are taking advantage of the ease and convenience of shopping online with their credit cards, it is important to...
View ArticleHow consumers can take control of their mobile content
How consumers can take control of their mobile content. Consumers can take control of their mobile content selection by correctly configuring their cellular network subscription services and by...
View ArticleFortinet- South Africa's cyber security has caught up
Paul Williams, Fortinet, South Africa Country Manager. On Thursday 26 October 2017, cybersecurity company, Fortinet, revealed the findings of the company's 2017 Global Enterprise Security Survey. The...
View ArticleHow you can find ways to fight ransomware
How companies can find ways to fight ransomware. Today, there’s a good chance you know of either an individual or a company who has fallen victim to ransomware. In fact, unless you have been living in...
View ArticleUsing cloud for African insurance expansion
Patrick Ashton, managing executive of Cirrus With many insurers looking at business expansion into Africa, the opportunity exists to embrace cloud-based solutions more fully to deliver solutions for...
View ArticleA buyer’s market in the global economics of DDoS attacks
Arbor Network’s territory manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, Bryan Hamman. It’s a buyer’s market in the local property arena at the moment, according to certain industry experts. This is largely as a...
View ArticleHow AI phones can keep your data safe
How AI phones can keep your data safe. Not too long ago, only two things were guaranteed – death and taxes. However, in the wake of the fourth industrial revolution, businesses can almost be assured...
View ArticleResearchers discover security vulnerability in home IoT appliances
Researchers discover security vulnerability in home IoT appliances . (image source: LG) Check Point Software Technologies has announced that its security researchers have discovered HomeHack – a...
View ArticleNetworks Unlimited offers local clients hottest global tech in cloud computing
Anton Jacobsz, MD at Networks Unlimited. “When it comes to IT innovation, the cloud certainly has shown itself to have the most precious lining,” states Anton Jacobsz, managing director at value-added...
View ArticleMicrosoft education apps to aid learning in Kenya
Microsoft education apps to aid learning in Kenya. (image source: Microsoft 4Afrika) Microsoft has launched a new product that is aimed at learning institutions. Microsoft 365 Education consists of...
View ArticleUsing analytics to drive action
Prathna Singh, Digital Lead for Health & Public Service at Accenture in South Africa. More and more we see that today’s digital marketplace demands a data-centric mindset. The most innovative and...
View ArticleThe letter every CIO wants to write to their CEO, but doesn’t
Mike Perk, Managing Director at African Innovation Consultancy, WWC. Dear CEO, I know that recent years have been somewhat disruptive with technology upending once secure business models. We certainly...
View ArticleIT News Africa: Top Stories Of The Week
IT News Africa: Top Stories Of The Week Another week has gone by where technology news has been dominating the headlines both across Africa and around the world. This week Yoco and Mastercard...
View ArticleAlepo shortlisted for 2017 AfricaCom Awards
2017 AfricaCom Awards . Alepo has revealed that it has been shortlisted in the prestigious 2017 AfricaCom Awards in the category of “Most Innovative LTE Service/Application Deployment,” which...
View ArticleGovtech 2017: Join the information technology race if you want to win
Join the information technology race if you want to win. If you snooze you lose – that was the tough message from Microsoft managing director in South Africa, Zoaib Hoosen, a keynote speaker at the...
View ArticleTD Mobile launches in Ghana to advance mobile penetration
Mrs. Gozy Ijogun, managing director, TD Mobile. TD Mobile has revealed that in Accra the company has officially launched its operations in Ghana and has also been appointed as the exclusive...
View ArticleJohn Sanei becomes first South African to join Singularity University's faculty
John Sanei becomes first South African to join Singularity University's faculty. The Singularity University, a collection of some of the most innovative minds in the world, announced on Tuesday 31...
View ArticleThe future of African ports is also that of her economic success
The future of African ports is also that of her economic success. Statistics indicate that 90% of imports and exports in Africa are driven by sea. With a global middle class set to reach 5 billion...
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