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A modern ransom story and how to prevent it

Sep 24, 2019

The typical ransom scenario has been played out in many movie blockbusters. By Ivan Weincier, IT project manager at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa The bad guys follow the rich children home from school and despite the bodyguards and the security, the kids get...

Secure digital control

Sep 24, 2019

Digital transformation is more than just cohesive connectivity across digital systems, it’s a security status report that must be addressed. The world is fast embracing the technology and potential of emergent solutions such as the Internet of Things (IoT), automation...

Protect your OT infrastructure

Sep 24, 2019

Cybercriminals have proven that they are more than ready to strike critical infrastructure, with potential examples of cyberattacks ranging from power facilities, transport systems and manufacturing plants, to water treatment facilities and defence systems, coming to...

Anti-spam is still a ‘thing’

Sep 24, 2019

Email remains the most common vector of attack for hackers, and so spam will never go out of fashion. What this means for companies and all email users for that matter is that anti-spam is still very much a thing. Not only is it necessary to have anti-spam but it is...

E-commerce shows resellers the way

Sep 14, 2019

Consumer e-commerce companies are setting a new pace for B2B IT resellers. Technology resellers operating in the business-to-business market are coming under pressure to offer a customer experience that more closely resembles the seamless, on-demand interactions...

A new role for the stokvel

Sep 14, 2019

South Africans are well-known for their participation in stokvel saving schemes where members contribute a fixed monthly amount that is paid out to a specific member on a specified date. Nicol Myburgh, Head of the HR Business Unit at CRS Technologies, says employers...

IT and the change that’s needed

Sep 14, 2019

Almost every enterprise today is taking advantage of cloud computing in some form or other. The ‘as a service’ world, where software, platform, infrastructure and more are offered on a pay-as-you-use model, offers business benefits that are simply too significant to...

How to redress black business participation

Sep 14, 2019

The public sector needs to afford South African black businesses opportunities that will ensure the sustainability and self-reliance of the country. This is the word from says Jasco’s MD in the Business Development Cluster, Thapelo Petje. Petje says government knows...

What the decriminalisation of cannabis means for the workplace

Sep 14, 2019

Following the Constitutional Court’s Prince judgment, cannabis use, possession and cultivation in South Africa has been decriminalised with adult persons now permitted to use, possess and cultivate cannabis in a private place for personal consumption. By Lizle...

Get more cyber-savvy in OT

Sep 9, 2019

Organisations running operational technology (OT) are coming under cyberattack, with malware sending shockwaves through sectors such as oil & gas, utilities, chemical manufacturing, waste management, mining and more. So said Datacentrix security business unit...

Times and threats have changed but anti-spam is still a ‘thing’

Sep 9, 2019

Email remains the most common vector of attack for hackers, and so spam will never go out of fashion. What this means for companies and all email users for that matter is that anti-spam is still very much a thing. Not only is it necessary to have anti-spam but it is...

Competing effectively against major players

Sep 9, 2019

Competing against major players in the industry is a huge challenge for SMEs who face barriers in terms of access to funding and finding the right skills for their businesses. The majority of skilled individuals are employed by the public sector and large enterprises...