Ransomware isn’t going anywhere

Two large scale and devastating ransomware attacks in recent months, NotPetya and WannaCry, have wreaked havoc around the world. By Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of Intact Software WannaCry came first, causing chaos for the UK’s NHS, and infecting over 200 000...

The turbo evolution …

Today’s 1,6 litre 90-degree V6 turbo hybrid Formula One engines set the standard for power, efficiency and complexity in the modern era. They represent the ultimate design evolution of a concept that was born before the very first World Championship F1 race on 13 May...

Guest column: the dire state of security

On 12 May 2017, WannaCry hit the world. It was a ransomware attack that everybody said they would never forget. By Henk Olivier, MD of Ozone Information Technology Solutions Until June 2017 when a new Petya variant crippled organisations such as WPP and the Chernobyl...

The hard road to digital transformation

Charles Dickens tells us, in the opening lines of “A Tale of Two Cities” that “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times …”. He was comparing England and France in the years before the French Revolution, but could have been talking about the South African IT...

Add value, maintain margins to succeed

There’s no doubt that the ICT channel is facing massive headwinds in 2017. But understanding what the challenges are, and putting tactics in place to mitigate them, will help resellers to weather the storm. Jenny Rex, sales director of Drive Control Corporation (DCC),...