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Cyberthreats dog remote working environment

Jun 5, 2020

Due to coronavirus crisis, companies are seeing an unprecedented amount of remote work. While this move creates obvious challenges for IT in terms of infrastructure and capacity, it’s also creating challenges for security teams as they push to scale remote work on a...

ikeja steps up during Covid-19 usage surge

Jun 5, 2020

Internet service provicer ikeja Wireless has ensured that it can cater for the surge in usage during the lockdown period with the help of ISP and network specialist, eNetworks. “With the outbreak of Covid-19, we knew that we were going to have to move fast to get the...

How to revitalise and create long-term growth for SA economy

Jun 5, 2020

The South African economy, like many emerging and developing economies, has high levels of poverty. As with many such countries, there are three primary objectives to reducing poverty, unemployment and inequity. These three objectives take precedence over almost all...

Learn how to save money, reduce complexity with SUSE Manager

Jun 1, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown the world into crisis, with business declining as lockdowns drive a global economic downturn. In this environment, organisations are looking for ways to cut costs as far as possible. Linux could be a big part of the solution to this...

New techniques drive Pawn Storm

May 29, 2020

Pawn Storm, one of the most notorious global hacking groups, has been relying on increasingly sophisticated techniques to compromise organisational defences. By Indi Siriniwasa, Vice-president of Trend Micro Sub-Saharan Africa From spear-phishing emails to malware...

SA cannot bury its head in the sand when it comes to connectivity

May 29, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in South Africa’s ICT networks and highlighted the challenges experienced by those who have access to technology and the internet, as well as those who don’t. With the country in lockdown, South Africans have had to deal...

Confusing UPS and renewable energy with backup power can cost

May 29, 2020

With more companies getting ready to operate again and empowering their employees to work from home, reliable electricity is essential. But reliable power is not a given. It can come with a threat to business continuity for remote workers trying to operate from home...

Ethics are the gold standard in the trust economy

May 29, 2020

As South Africans come to terms with state capture and everything it means for our economy and public life, the importance of ethics is receiving recognition. We can all see that even the best laws can be circumvented or broken – and that legal processes are...

The quest for a resilient, cloud-based digital future

May 22, 2020

Digital transformation should come with one, well highlighted, disclaimer: one size does not fit all. The technology chosen for digital transformation needs to align with your specific business strategy. Not the strategy of company X or the approach of company Y. The...

Old IT practices are thriving for EUC – for now

May 22, 2020

Crisis either brings out the best or the worst in people and business and in the event of the current pandemic we are seeing IT rise, putting its best foot forward, making use of all the tools they can – both old and new. By Paul Ruinaard, regional sales director:...

Energy security can grow African economies

May 22, 2020

Energy stability. It’s a challenging conversation at the best of times with the complexities of climate change and the limitations of investment, but in Africa, it’s a conversation that has significant weight and many layers. By John Lewis, MD of Aggreko Africa In...

Focus on prevention to avoid cyber-attacks

May 22, 2020

In terms of risk versus reward, cybercrime is a highly lucrative industry. Research from Atlas VPN suggests that cyberattacks generate more than $1,5-trillion in revenue each year, and this figure is growing. By Simeon Tassev, MD and qualified security assessor at...

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