Networks still very vulnerable

The number of devices on corporate IT networks carrying vulnerabilities has dropped from 75% in 2011 to 67% in 2012.  While this is the lowest figure in two years, it highlights the ongoing lax approach to security on the part of network managers. This is one of the...

Payment security is key for e-shoppers

PayU, the payment gateway which processes the online payments for kalahari.com, notes that South Africans rate secure payment facilities as one of the most important considerations when shopping online. As a company which prioritises secure payment solutions above...

Contract notebook makers feel the pinch

Contract manufacturers of notebook computers suffered a worse-than-expected first quarter, after shipments to clients like Apple and Hewlett-Packard tumbled to the lowest level in three years, according to a PC Dynamics Market Brief from HIS. Global shipments of...

Call for collaboration on fibre networks

Local government should work co-operatively with the private sector to avoid the duplication of costly fibre optic infrastructure where open-access networks already exist. This was the general consensus of the panel discussion of industry leaders who gathered to...

SAPO gets new acting chairperson

Dr Nelly Manzini has been appointed as the acting chairperson of the SA Post Office (SAPO) with immediate effect. Minister of Communications Dina Pule made the appointment, after accepting a request by former SA Post Office chairperson George Mothema to retire from...

Malawi commits to going cashless

The government of Malawi has announced that it is joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, committing itself to transitioning government cash payments to electronic disbursements. Malawi’s primary goals in shifting to e-money are to increase transparency, decrease...