Cybersecurity trends – SA in 2018
- January 18, 2018
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- Gadget-gal
Cybersecurity is a hot topic in South Africa and in fact, the world over – in the face of recent, highly publicised cybersecurity breaches and the emergence of Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) which makes the malware accessible to just about anyone with a little computer knowledge.
2018 promises to be a big year for cybersecurity as threats continue to develop and evolve, increasing the risk for organisations and putting pressure on them to be proactive and responsive.
Gartner recently revealed their top ten IT predictions for 2018, alongside five main cybersecurity trends that they have identified for the upcoming year. While...
Fak’ugesi festival to ignite Jozi
- August 21, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
Africa’s biggest digital innovation festival returns this September.
From 6 to 16 September 2017, the Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival will once again transform Johannesburg...
Is next-gen tech risking ISP profit?
- May 02, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
There is no doubt that technology has helped put the consumer into the driving seat, allowing users to influence the way in which organisations...
7 steps to avoid DDoS onslaught
- May 02, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continue to evolve at an alarming rate, causing major concern for CIOs, CSOs and CEOs across South Africa,...
SA fears theft of private data
- May 02, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
BT urges companies to be proactive in safeguarding business critical data.
Digital businesses need to adopt a more proactive approach to cyber-security that entails a...
Data quality directly impacts profitability
- May 02, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
Recently, in a landmark ruling, South African courts ruled against the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) in a billing dispute, explains Gary Allemann, MD at...
Can carriers keep up with the data explosion?
- May 02, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
Disruption fuels massive change at three levels – tech, strategy and ops
The migration from traditional voice to new IP based technologies and services –...
Expect to be disrupted
- May 02, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
A smart approach to investing in innovation
That innovation is important and necessary for survival goes without saying. While there is no universal solution for...
Gone phishing, vishing or smishing?
- May 02, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
Digital banking scams to guard against
I can’t think of a person who has not been affected by some type of phishing attempt...
