Cisco Q2 2014 results show promise
Cisco has released its Q2 2014 results, which showed that the company is well-positioned for growth in the coming year. Cisco reported second quarter revenue of $11,2-billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $1,4-billion or...Banks are stable, but challenges lie ahead
South Africa’s banks are sound, although the risks around unsecure lending have risen. Global Credit Ratings (GCR) has announced its South Africa Bank Bulletin results which gave an outlook and overview of the latest developments in the economy, regulatory environment...Valentine’s Day scams could break hearts
February 14 is a day for love: couples celebrate their relationships and singles mingle. Regardless of which category you fall in, you’ll likely use the Internet to plan for this day. But, as you are celebrating your love, don’t let your guard down. Criminals are...Retailers lack big data skills
Big data and analytics have become top agenda items for a growing number of retail executives. Yet many retailers do not yet have mature BDA competencies across five critical dimensions — intent, people, process, technology and data. This is one of the findings from...UK Ministry of Justice comes under attack
A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against the UK Ministry of Justice’s Web site, which brought it down yesterday for several hours, would have been difficult to defend against. Ian Shaw, MD of IT security company MWR InfoSecurity, comments: “This sort of...