by Kathy Gibson | May 7, 2020 | news
Cyber Security South Africa (CSSA) has appointed Simon Perry as its chief technical officer, effective 1 May 2020. In this newly-created role, Perry will be responsible for leading the strategy for technical platforms, partnerships and external relationships with both...
by Kathy Gibson | May 7, 2020 | news
F5 Networks has completed its acquisition of Shape Security, a leader in fraud and abuse prevention. Marcel Fouché, networking and storage GM at value-added distributor Networks Unlimited Africa, a channel partner of F5 in sub-Saharan Africa, comments: “A number of...
by Kathy Gibson | May 7, 2020 | news
Nutanix has announced the Nutanix Special Financial Assistance Program (NSFAP) to support partners worldwide as they work to sustain business operations amidst rapidly changing macroeconomic conditions. The NSFAP program will provide participating partners with...
by Kathy Gibson | May 4, 2020 | news
One of the world’s leading identity management and biometric systems integrators, Texas-based Fulcrum Biometrics, has demonstrated its confidence in southern Africa with the establishment of a local office which will be headed by ICT veteran Rob Griggs. “We originally...
by Kathy Gibson | May 4, 2020 | Featured Story, Features
With South Africa progressing from Level 5 of the nationwide lockdown to Level 4 on 1 May – which was a public holiday – today (4 May) will officially see many more ICT companies resume operations, albeit still with some restrictions. The IT channel is one of...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Features
The cyber threat landscape in South Africa continues to intensify. But together the cloud and AI can provide the breakthrough security professionals across the country need, writes Colin Erasmus, modern workplace business group lead at Microsoft. Made famous by...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Features
South African ICT resellers and systems integrators have a shrinking window of opportunity to position themselves in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) world if they wish to remain relevant in a rapidly-changing market. This is especially true in the new world of work...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Features
Kaspersky researchers have discovered a series of spam and phishing attacks seeking to exploit the coronavirus pandemic by targeting people who are waiting on packages. These scammers often pose as delivery service employees saying that a package has arrived, but to...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Features
South Africa’s liquor industry, particularly craft distillers and brewers, have been hard hit by the protracted lockdown and ban on the sale of alcohol, with fears that many may not be able to survive. Expecting to take years to recover, the sector hopes that it may...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Features
The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted an unprecedented surge in e-commerce transactions, with more and more consumers choosing to shop online especially as their favorite retailers have had to temporarily close their physical stores. Aida Diarra, senior vice-president...
