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U.S. Embassy launches Ethiopia Hacks program
At the recent Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrations held between November 12 – 19 the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa launched the first in a series of 12 hackathons under its Ethiopia Hacks! Program. Ethiopia Hacks! is conducted in partnership with…
Risk Management adoption critical in increasing threat landscape
To stay ahead in a competitive landscape, organisations are increasingly focused on investment into new technologies, emerging markets and business models. These new technologies introduce risk, highlighting areas of concern and emphasising the need for a robust risk management programme.…
SITA rolls out cloud computing infrastructure
It’s no surprise that cloud computing, which brings all of these benefits, is transforming the industry’s approach to IT. Cloud computing is widely acknowledged as key to driving the journey through the fourth industrial revolution, marked by the profound integration…
Why online retailers can’t prevent Black Friday blackouts
Black Friday occurs globally on Friday 23 November and is widely considered the busiest shopping day of the year. As retailers beef up on security to control massive in-store crowds, online retailers are enhancing their systems to prevent infamous website…
All eyes on human trafficking with visible public CCTV surveillance
With a recent wave of highly publicised attempted child snatchings, panic levels in South Africa are at an all-time high. Human trafficking is a terrifying global problem that goes beyond gender, race and socio-economic circumstances. It can happen anywhere, anytime…
South Africa’s businesses are slowly adopting digital transformation
Just 8% of South African businesses are Digital Leaders, according to the Dell Technologies Digital Transformation Index (the DT Index). The DT Index, which was completed in collaboration with Intel, maps digital transformation progress of mid to large-sized companies and…
Shadow IT – is it as ominous as it sounds?
The dark, foreboding presence of shadow IT inspires fear in most IT departments, sneaking into businesses undetected as people download their own, unapproved applications, software and even devices. However, is shadow IT as ominous as it sounds? And, if so,…
tt100 Awards Interview: Nelito Systems
Ashish Varun – Head International Sales, Marketing at Nelito Systems Ltd explains that the company is engaged in the business of providing software solutions and services for Banking, Financial Services and Government sectors, primarily in India and South Asian countries.…
What makes a WAF ‘advanced’?
While traditional web application firewalls (WAF) may have once been highly effective in mitigating application layer attacks, this type of solution now has trouble keeping up with the advanced capabilities and agility of attackers. This is according to an F5…
Watch: Phathizwe Malinga discusses Sqwidnet’s biggest highlight for 2018
As the Managing Director of SqwidNet, Phathizwe Malinga is responsible for building an IoT connectivity business in South Africa in partnership with International IoT giant SIGFOX. In addition to his Managing Director role, he will continue overlooking the solutions division…
Is Microsoft releasing a Disc-Less Xbox One in 2019?
Thurott recently reported that Microsoft has been working on a new console in the Xbox One family. This new model is supposed to be cheaper and will still be able to play normal Xbox One games, but be disc-less. To…
Andrew Hall appointed as new MD of Paratus Namibia
Paratus, a Pan African telecoms operator, has announced the appointment of Andrew Hall as its new managing director for Paratus Namibia. He will be taking over the reins from John D’Alton who will be taking over regulatory, legal and also…
Nigeria selects Papersoft and Integrated Biometrics as tech partners for national financial inclusion program
Papersoft and Integrated Biometrics, in partnership with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), are now part of the Financial Inclusion Strategy in Nigeria. This program aims to enroll 70 million unbanked individuals into Nigeria’s formal financial services sector by…
Will the PoPI Act and GDPR see your storage costs triple?
Data privacy and security is a major focus for businesses, particularly with the imminent rollout of the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act in South Africa (SA) and the recent implementation of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European…
2018 tt100 Awards, a grand success
This year’s tt100 Awards was a great success and recognised South Africa’s finest role models who demonstrated excellence in the areas of Management of Technology, Innovation, People, and Systems. This is based on The Da Vinci Institute’s trademarked TIPS framework…
ESET launches mobile security product for Airtel Nigeria
ESET has announced the launch of a new mobile security product specially designed for Airtel Nigeria subscribers. According to ESET, the new value offering will provide smartphone users with features for prevention and management of cyber risks associated to Android…
