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Businesses need data protection, recovery
Most businesses today are “always on” — but the systems needed to support 24/7/365 availability are not always up to scratch, says Veeam Software Southern Africa regional manager Warren Olivier. “Even quite small businesses have to grapple with what it means to be...
Kaspersky offers World Cup travelling tips
If you still haven’t decided on how you plan to pay your bills while you’re in Brazil (should you be going) – cash or credit card – it is time to do so. Kaspersky Lab warns that Brazil has some of the most creative and active criminal’s specialising in credit card...
Nomosphere opens office in Johannesburg
Nomosphere, one of the leading French players in the carrier Wi-Fi ecosystem, a division of Nomotech Group, has announced the first step in its planned worldwide expansion - the opening of its first international subsidiary in Johannesburg, South Africa: Nomosphere...
Is SA happy with mobile service?
South African consumers’ satisfaction with mobile network service providers has remained unchanged from last year’s score, with consumers giving the mobile networks industry a satisfaction score of 76.7 out of 100. Their satisfaction with mobile telecoms retail stores...
IDC predicts worldwide PC shipment slowdown
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall -6% in 2014, a slight adjustment from the previous forecast of -6,1%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Mature regions benefitted primarily from a recovery surge in Western...
Beware of new malware modifications
The news of the malicious software, GameOver Zeus, working with Cryptolocker within one cybercrime campaign has left many people in a panic over the seriousness of this global cyber-virus, which experts warn may cause large financial loss. GameOver Zeus is stealing...
Big data needs data security focus
According to Gartner, chief information security officers (CISOs) need to focus on big data security across all data silos if they are to avoid security chaos. Gartner predicts that, through 2016, more than 80% of organisations will fail to develop a consolidated data...
ISPA co-chair appointed to broadband council
Graham Beneke, co-chair of the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) and a network engineer, has been appointed to the National Broadband Advisory Council. Beneke has welcomed his appointment, saying it presents a good opportunity for ISPA to provide an...
Banking apps on the increase
The explosive growth of apps is causing significant challenges for the banking industry, according to Gartner. Banking CIOs, CMOs and line-of-business (LOB) heads face two key challenges. The first is that the visibility of customer banking apps in public stores is...
Strong growth for African hardcopy market
The African hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market kicked off 2014 with its strongest performance of the past two years, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The research and advisory firm's recently released Quarterly Hardcopy...
Securicom named logMojo distributor
Securicom, a managed IT security services vendor, has been appointed as the value-added distributor for logMojo’s innovative, cloud-based reporting service for Fortigate Firewalls for the African continent. As the value-added distributor of logMojo for Africa,...
Cisco expands malware solutions
Addressing the needs of South African customers to combat zero-day attacks and advanced persistent threats (APTs), Cisco is broadening its Advanced Malware Protection and Data Centre security offering. This will help in protecting against threats across the full...
Using hard drives for video surveillance
In 2014, the total market in Africa for video surveillance equipment is expected to exceed $200-million (over R2-billion), says Kalvin Subbadu, components sales manager at WD South Africa. This surging growth is largely driven by the continuing transition from...
Businesses need data protection, recovery
Most businesses today are “always on” — but the systems needed to support 24/7/365 availability are not always up to scratch, says Veeam Software Southern Africa regional manager Warren Olivier. “Even quite small businesses have to grapple with what it means to be...
Kaspersky offers World Cup travelling tips
If you still haven’t decided on how you plan to pay your bills while you’re in Brazil (should you be going) – cash or credit card – it is time to do so. Kaspersky Lab warns that Brazil has some of the most creative and active criminal’s specialising in credit card...
Nomosphere opens office in Johannesburg
Nomosphere, one of the leading French players in the carrier Wi-Fi ecosystem, a division of Nomotech Group, has announced the first step in its planned worldwide expansion - the opening of its first international subsidiary in Johannesburg, South Africa: Nomosphere...
Is SA happy with mobile service?
South African consumers’ satisfaction with mobile network service providers has remained unchanged from last year’s score, with consumers giving the mobile networks industry a satisfaction score of 76.7 out of 100. Their satisfaction with mobile telecoms retail stores...
IDC predicts worldwide PC shipment slowdown
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall -6% in 2014, a slight adjustment from the previous forecast of -6,1%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Mature regions benefitted primarily from a recovery surge in Western...
Beware of new malware modifications
The news of the malicious software, GameOver Zeus, working with Cryptolocker within one cybercrime campaign has left many people in a panic over the seriousness of this global cyber-virus, which experts warn may cause large financial loss. GameOver Zeus is stealing...
Big data needs data security focus
According to Gartner, chief information security officers (CISOs) need to focus on big data security across all data silos if they are to avoid security chaos. Gartner predicts that, through 2016, more than 80% of organisations will fail to develop a consolidated data...