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Samsung confirms Galaxy S9/S9+ feature improved call recording restrictions
Since its advent, Galaxy S9 series has seen users not only complaining about Samsung’s decision to drop call recording functionality, but also for not being vocal about the change while launching and selling the phones. Samsung’s latest security patch gives…
Is your network ready for GDPR and PoPI?
Over recent years, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have become one of the biggest cyber-security headaches for CIOs and CSOs. Each year, these attacks grow in numbers, becoming bigger and more damaging. Previously, the primary DDoS fears were the…
Keeping up with the increasing security risk of the mobile-cloud era
The two megatrends of cloud-based applications and mobile devices have been a boon for company productivity, agility, and innovation. The mobile-cloud combo empowers employees to work and be productive literally anywhere. However, the mobile-cloud era has created a conundrum for…
The AI moment: preparing for the revolution
Artificial intelligence, AI, is the next big technology to have entered mainstream consciousness. From eerie androids such as Sophia to the silent efficiency of automated delivery systems in modern Amazon warehouses, the growth of autonomous driving and the popularity of…
Be cyber-savvy: Employees should not be secondary to technology
“Our employees are our greatest asset” is a phrase that continues to be published far and wide in a plethora of company profiles, human resources sections in annual reports, motivational speeches and so much more. “And while it does sound…
The AWS shared responsibility model and GDPR
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) describes data processor and data controller roles, and some customers and AWS Partner Network (APN) partners are asking how this affects the long-established AWS Shared Responsibility Model. I wanted to take some time…
Protecting businesses and individuals from invoice fraud
Invoice fraud has been in the news this week after Goliath and Goliath, was hit by hackers who intercepted the company’s invoices to its clients; diverting over R300 000 from the comedy and entertainment agency and its subsidiary, The PR Bailiff.…
Why LTE is a game changer for mining Industry
The African mining industry is a significant driver of its economic development. The industry then needs to use the latest and the best-in-class connectivity options to enhance operational efficiency and ensure the safety of miners and assets. Mines are typically…
Using technology to augment the human experience in business process outsourcing
In this highly computerised digital age, consumers expect all businesses to be switched on and to respond to their requests 24 Able to self-serve and at ease sourcing views and insights from comparison sites and customer forums, these customers are…
Nokia announces a change in the Nokia Group Leadership Team
Nokia announced that the president of Nokia Technologies, Gregory Lee, will leave the company following the closure of the Digital Health business sale. Lee will be replaced by Maria Varsellona, who remains Chief Legal Officer and continues to report to…
South African tech startup Black Beard establishes European footprint
Having been in business for less than two years, South African technology startup Black Beard recently opened its fourth office in Dublin, Ireland. With a presence in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town, the new Dublin office (situated nearby the famed…
Have you heard of Google Duplex?
Google is a titan among tech companies, a household name, so it comes as no surprise that they are continually developing technology to help simplify our lives both at home and everywhere else. Last month the company took a leap…
Telkom expands its 4G network in Nairobi
Telkom has on Thursday, 31 May 2018 announced a further expansion of its 4G-network in Nairobi and its environs: Athi River, Syokimau, Kitengela, Thika, Kiambu town, Kikuyu town, Kiserian and Ngong. This expansion is part of Telkom’s long-term network mordernisation…
Will robots enhance or eliminate jobs?
Science fiction is a thing of the past. Augmented reality has outstripped the technological imagination. We have to learn to co-create with our own creations. This is the advance message of the forthcoming Industry 4.0 Workshop at Sustainability Week 2018,…
Shaping the economy with service
The past few years have been categorised by significant changes in the technology landscape across the globe. From emerging technologies to the refinement of entrenched methodologies to the exploration of new technology frontiers – business, country, sector and vertical has…
Telegram: The new channel of choice for conducting cybercrime
The Dark Web is a hive of illicit activity. From illegal guns and drug dealing to the Ransomware-as-a-Service programs, buyers and sellers can use this medium to trade and exchange both knowledge and products. The take-down of such Dark Web…
