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How partners can help fix broken IT security

Oct 19, 2019

It would seem that IT security has reached an interesting crossroads: despite a proliferation of investment, only a quarter of business leaders across Europe, Middle East and Africa are confident in their current cyber security, and less than a fifth are confident in...

Stay secure in Cyber Security Awareness Month

Oct 19, 2019

It’s Cyber Security Awareness Month and this year’s overarching message – Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT. – will focus on key areas including citizen privacy, consumer devices, and e-commerce security. To help users out this Cyber Security Awareness Month, Anna...

The growing cyber risk is from inside your organisation

Oct 14, 2019

Whether through malicious acts or negligence, employees, suppliers and third-party vendors remain one of the most common causes of security breaches, identified in Aon’s Cyber Risk Report. In a 2018 survey of cyber security professionals, 53% said their organisations...

Technology alone won’t unlock your data

Oct 14, 2019

The businesses which will be able to count themselves amongst the most successful in the coming years will be those that have succeeded in fully harnessing the power of data. By Dr Yudhvir Seetharam, head of analytics, insights and research at FNB Business But, while...

SA-made facial recognition can spot your mood

Oct 14, 2019

South African facial recognition start-up Camatica has this week added to its suite of facial recognition AI-powered products by launching mood analytics. “Facial recognition software can potentially recognise a ‘Blue Monday’ simply by scanning employee expressions,”...

What is in it for organisations to go autonomous?

Oct 14, 2019

It is a challenging time to be a CIO. Not just tasked with keeping the technology backbone functioning, they now must help their organisation make sense of mountains of data and become more agile so as to support a digital strategy – all while keeping that data and...

Small enterprises need big data too

Oct 14, 2019

All businesses big and small need data and the insights that can be derived from it. When it comes to understanding customers’ preferences and needs, big data plays a crucial role. But to get the insights the business requires, the right data must be effectively...

Which jobs are the robots after?

Oct 5, 2019

When we talk about robots taking over jobs, people immediately think about the human-like devices that look like small children, attractive women or super-strong cyborgs that we’re starting to see more of. By Kathy Gibson These humanoid robots might be the face of...

Chatbots will appeal to modern workers

Oct 5, 2019

Chatbots continue to be a hot topic among media, end users and vendor communities. This is no surprise, as chatbot technology – which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to mimic human conversations – is beginning to mature and offer more sophisticated...

RPA as a digital business automation platform

Oct 5, 2019

Robotic process automation (RPA) is not about industrial automation alone, it is about eliminating repetitive, onerous tasks to enable employees to focus on more valuable business activities that require true, human intervention. This can be described as an augmented...

Leadership? Only humans need apply

Oct 5, 2019

Ours is a disruptive world. Disruptors include artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, computerisation, globalisation and the imminent fourth industrial revolution. Already, a growing number of commercial and industrial processes are being dehumanised. By Annelize van...

Telcos improve customer experience with data, AI

Oct 5, 2019

Telecommunications operations (telcos) are most successful when customers feel as though their operator truly understands them. By Santeri Jussila, head of analytics product line management at Nokia, and Henrique Vale, head of Nokia Software for MEA at Nokia Data is...

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