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For SMEs, cash is king in a crisis

Restricted trading conditions and constrained consumer spending due to lockdown regulations and the devastating economic impact of the pandemic have placed small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under severe financial pressure. While some sectors have fared worse than...

Don’t become a statistic: safeguard your company

A recent report by Accenture warns that South Africa is facing an alarming onslaught by cyber criminals, with 2019 alone showing a massive cross-industry spike with R2,2-billion lost due to these attacks. By Simeon Tassev In 2020, the globe has gone through a...

Now anyone can get into robotic process automation

Robotic process automation (RPA) has been propelled into the spotlight as organisations accelerate their digital transformation journeys under the Covid-19 lash. The premise for RPA is simple and compelling: using technology to automate mundane and repetitive tasks...

What recent data breaches tell us about cybersecurity in SA

The past couple of months should lay to rest any doubt over whether South African organisations are under sustained attack from cybercriminals. By Brian Pinnock, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast Over the past three months we’ve seen well-known local healthcare and...

Security and the people principle

In May 2020, the personal records of more than 24-million South Africans and nearly 794 000 companies were handed over to someone impersonating a client. The personal records, identity numbers and addresses of millions of people and thousands of businesses were given...

How a website can help SMEs weather the Covid crisis

The 2020 GoDaddy Global Entrepreneurship Survey  found that entrepreneurs who had a website were less likely to close their businesses during Covid-19 lockdowns than those without one. We also discovered that those with a website were more optimistic about future...

Women can be truck drivers too

Women have been the hardest hit by the coronavirus in the jobs sector and this economic devastation has now led to women seeking alternative modes of employment. Arnoux Maré, Managing Director of Innovative Learning Solutions encourages more women to consider the...

Blockchain? It’s simpler than you think

The exchange of products, such as cash for securities, can be a complex trust arrangement and requires the help of an intermediary. For example, when you buy a home, lawyers operate as the middlemen to ensure nobody gets conned. Escrow accounts also fall into this...

Cities start experimenting with robot shuttles, robotaxis

Robot shuttles, a new type of vehicle that is limited to slow speeds for cities, are converging with robotaxis. This is according to an IDTechEx report, “Robot Shuttles and Autonomous Buses 2020-2040”. Being silent, robotic and emission-free, they are expected to be...

Work from home set to transform security

Two technologies that will have transformational impact on global businesses within the next 10 years have been highlighted by the 2020 Gartner Hype Cycle for Endpoint Security. Bring your own PC (BYOPC) security will reach mainstream adoption in the next two to five...

In work from home, don’t forget the human factor

What does it mean to work in a virtual workplace? How can employers take the wellbeing of employees into account? What are the rules of engagement? These are the critical questions of 2020. By Becky Mosehle is the regional chief human resources officer: southern...

Work from home saves PC market from collapse

Global shipments of devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are on pace to decline 13,6% in 2020, totaling $1,9-billion units, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. “The forecasted decline in the PC market in particular could have been much worse,” says...

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