SA firms set to increase security spend

Overall security software spending in South Africa is set to increase 9,7% year-on-year in 2014 to total $149,54-million, according to the latest South African Security Software Market 2013 to 2017 Forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). This represents a...

Schneider Electric completes Uniflair merger

Schneider Electric South Africa has announced the finalisation of its merger with Uniflair South Africa, and Uniflair’s complete integration into the Schneider Electric flagship brand. The announcement follows the positive business outcomes of the 2010 acquisition of...

Mustek expects to raise interim earnings

JSE-listed Mustek is expecting its earnings for the six months ended 31 December 2013 to be markedly higher than for the previous comparable period. The company has issued a trading statement alerting shareholders that its headline earnings per share (HEOS) and basic...

How the election is being fought online

If the 2014 general elections were decided based on the effectiveness of South African political parties’ online presence, the Democratic Alliance (DA) would definitely win the elections, although they would only do so with a D+. Steven Ambrose, CEO Strategy Worx,...

Biometrics coming soon for BYOD security

The consumerisation of IT and business bring your own device (BYOD) programmes have resulted in potential security problems for IT leaders, according to Gartner. User expectations of a clean and simple mobile user experience often outweigh security concerns, and the...

The real dangers of spam

Experts at Kaspersky Lab have explained the dangers posed by loan offers sent out in spam; what can happen if users reply to spam messages; and also provide some useful tips on how to avoid falling victim to unscrupulous financial organisations and Internet scams. *...