Data as a sustainable competitive advantage

To survive and thrive in today’s dynamic business climate, enterprises must treat data as an organisational asset, according to global analyst firm Ovum.Enterprises increasingly need to shift the basis of differentiation to focus on smarter and more efficient use of...

How to unlock information value

Research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that unstructured content accounts for 90% of all digital information. This content is locked in a variety of formats, locations and applications made up of separate repositories. When connected and used...

Africa looking good, says Inseta report

A report compiled from research into the state of skills development, recently commissioned by Inseta, indicates that the business opportunities offered in emerging markets should be more seriously considered – especially those in Africa. “There is already a...

100k new phishing wildcards a month

Kaspersky Lab has calculated how many new phishing wildcards it adds to the company’s anti-phishing database every month. According to these calculations, in 2013 there was an average of 96 609 new phishing wildcards a month. However in the first half of 2014, this...

An insight into phishing attacks

There has been a dramatic increase in phishing attacks over the past few months, with South Africa having become the second most attacked country. This is according to an analysis of worldwide phishing trends. Synaq, a provider of cloud based messaging and...