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Microsoft to build data centres in Africa, for Africa
Hyperscale

Microsoft to build data centres in Africa, for Africa

Microsoft to deliver cloud services in Africa through data centers in Johannesburg and Cape Town, set to be available in 2018.

By Vusi Melane • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017
SkyGroup Communications: New conference system now available in South Africa
Unified Communications

SkyGroup Communications: New conference system now available in South Africa

South African distributor SkyGroup Communications has made the Yealink VC800 Room System for video conferencing available in the country.

By Vusi Melane • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Jul 2017
DRS CEO: “There are 3 groups of hackers: black, grey and white.”
Hackers

DRS CEO: “There are 3 groups of hackers: black, grey and white.”

Most of us get a mental image of an anonymous, hooded figure, bent over a computer in some dark recess of the web when the word hacker is mentioned.

By Vusi Melane • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2017
Khonology: Competition or collaboration between fintech and banks?
Fintech

Khonology: Competition or collaboration between fintech and banks?

Fintech firms are posing competition to traditional financial institutions after the 2008 financial crisis, says crowdfunding provider WLCF.

By Vusi Melane • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Jul 2017
Organisations should test-drive business plans for continuity and cyber-resilience
Disaster Recovery

Organisations should test-drive business plans for continuity and cyber-resilience

Testing, and particularly crisis simulations and penetration testing, help identify weaknesses and also help to refine the business continuity plan.

By Vusi Melane • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Jul 2017
Sophos responds to new variant of Petya ransomware
Malware

Sophos responds to new variant of Petya ransomware

These attacks are upping the ante, as they hit services that affect people's day-to-day activity; such as healthcare, and postal services.

By Vusi Melane • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Jul 2017
Third-party app downloads could pose serious security issues – Securicom
Apps

Third-party app downloads could pose serious security issues – Securicom

At least 27% of the apps introduced by employees into enterprise environments posed a high-security risk, research has found.

By Vusi Melane • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Jul 2017

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