Telkom and the National Research Foundation (NRF) have announced the launch of the Future Technologies (FutureTech) programme, a new initiative to co-fund technology research grants and the studies of postgraduate students and postdoctoral Fellows, to help drive innovation.
Category: Tech
Securing South Africa’s public sector requires the right mindset alongside robust technology
Following a string of cyberattacks on government institutions and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in South Africa, the public sector has emerged as a prime target for cybercriminals. Experts in cybersecurity at ESET Southern Africa say that public sector workers need to be more aware of cybersecurity and implement more robust security measures.
Risk mitigation and protection: cyber-resilience and cyber-insurance
The piece explores the importance of cyber-resilience, cyber-insurance, and cyber-warranty in protecting organisations from cyber threats.
Johannesburg Welcomes Africa’s Largest AI Event & AI4Good Summit
Africa’s largest Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Automation event, AI Expo Africa, will be running its highly acclaimed conference & trade show at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 30-31 October 2024.
ESET Reveals Top Cyber Threats of 2024 thus far: Global Trends and Local Risks Exposed
ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has published its Threat Report for the first half of 2024, providing new insights into the cyber threat landscape faced by businesses and individuals worldwide. The report highlights several significant trends and developments in cybersecurity. This includes the increasing use of generative AI tools in cybercrime and the need for vigilance as cybercriminals use more dynamic and sophisticated methods against their targets.
Mezzan Holding transforms its financial planning with successful Corporate Planning integration
The case study reflects on how Mezzan Holding transformed its financial planning with successful corporate planning integration.
It details the initial problem that Mezzan Holding faced, in terms of spending too much time and human resources on budgeting and financial reporting. With details on the solution implemented and the results and ROI for Mezzan Holding.
IDEX Biometrics and Vasmobile launch biometric school ID program in Africa
Vasmobile Fintelco is launching SkoolID, the African School ID and Smart Payment Card, based on the biometric card platform from IDEX Biometrics.
Armata Cyber Security releases an all-in-one cybersecurity bundle for comprehensive enterprise security protection
Organisations need robust cybersecurity measures to ensure business continuity
5 Game-Changing Sales Tools to Eliminate Pain Points and Explode Sales Growth
AI and other Tech are fast becoming the biggest sales enablers on the block
DID:UNCONF AFRICA: Reshaping Digital Identity in the SADC
Cape Town will host an important gathering on digital identity initiatives and innovation in the SADC region at the end of September. Local digital identity start-up, DIDx is proud to announce that they, together with the renowned Internet Identity Workshop (IIW), will host DID:UNCONF AFRICA, a groundbreaking event set to revolutionise the digital identity landscape in the SADC region. This two-day open space ‘unconference’ will take place on 25 to 26 September at the Hasso Plattner Design School at UCT, following in the footsteps of its inspiration, the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW), held twice a year in Silicon Valley since 2005.