Africa stories - Page 17
50% of employees use unauthorised file services for work
Tue, 1st Mar 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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casb
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shadow it
KnowBe4 has released a new report showing half of the employees at shadow IT companies use unauthorised file services to complete their work.
emt signs ANZ, Singapore and Hong Kong deal with iboss
Mon, 28th Feb 2022
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casb
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dlp
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cybersecurity
Cybersecurity specialist emt Distribution has partnered with iboss to deliver Zero Trust cloud security solutions across Asia-Pacific.
Legal challenge over decision that AI machines cannot be granted patents
Mon, 28th Feb 2022
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ai
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patents
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court case
A legal challenge is being prepared to overturn the Intellectual Property Office's (IPONZ) decision not to recognise a machine as an inventor.
Forrester reports on how digital technology is changing how we bank
Mon, 28th Feb 2022
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digital transformation
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cleantech
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sustainability
Digital banking is transforming the industry as new customers join, contactless payments surge, and challenger banks rise, says Forrester.
DSA study finds economic benefit of using MHz band
Fri, 25th Feb 2022
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uc
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wireless networks
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cloud services
Study shows that Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa could see billions in economic benefits from enabling unlicensed access to the 5925-7125 MHz band.
Rage against the machine: Can an AI programme be an inventor?
Tue, 22nd Feb 2022
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ai
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patents
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high court
New Zealand has been caught by a global fight between humans and machines that might define intellectual property rights for the rest of the century.
FedEx Express teams up with SaaS eCommerce platform
Tue, 22nd Feb 2022
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saas
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ecommerce
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delivery-as-a-service
FedEx reports that BigCommerce merchants in Australia and New Zealand are signing up for the FedEx-BigCommerce alliance program.
New CISO for Zscaler to lead Asia Pacific and ANZ
Thu, 17th Feb 2022
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uc
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Mok will support organisations in the APAC region with their digital transformation journey as they adopt the cloud, AI, data analytics, and remote working.
Zscaler appoints cloud and security channel expert
Wed, 16th Feb 2022
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multi-cloud
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partner programmes
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zscaler
Eccleston's appointment will accelerate the growth of the Zscaler channel organisation in the Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific regions.
Zip deal with Singtel offers Pay Later service in Singapore
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
Global Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company Zip is partnering with Singapore telecommunications group Singtel to set up Zip’s service in the country.
VMware welcomes new leadership to accelerate multi-cloud strategy
Thu, 10th Feb 2022
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virtualisation
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digital transformation
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it automation
VMware has announced the appointment of two executives to the company's Go-To-Market Leadership team to advance its digital business model.
NEXTDC's S2 data centre brings AWS Direct Connect to Sydney
Wed, 9th Feb 2022
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The Sydney data centre is the fourth NEXTDC facility in Australia to host AWS Direct Connect for private network connections.
AURA launch first Crime Trend Report, aims to gain insight in South Africa
Tue, 8th Feb 2022
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ai
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
On-demand emergency services marketplace AURA has launched a report into South Africa’s high crime rate and what can be done to lower it.
Organisations turning to zero trust amid cloud and network security exposure
Thu, 3rd Feb 2022
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malware
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zero trust security
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cybersecurity
Organisations are embracing zero trust strategies to address cloud and network security vulnerabilities, says a new study.
AI robots utilised by FedEx to enhance supply chain in China
Fri, 28th Jan 2022
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robots
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supply chain & logistics
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ai
In a first for China, FedEx Express has implemented the use of smart AI robots to help supply chain efficiency and logistics operations.
ThycoticCentrify adds veteran leaders to international sales team
Thu, 27th Jan 2022
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digital transformation
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pam
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cybersecurity
ThycoticCentrify hires new leaders for international sales teams to drive business growth and provide cloud-ready PAM solutions.
Insider threats costing organisations $15.4 million a year
Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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cybersecurity
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proofpoint
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insider threats
Negligent insiders are the root cause of 56% of incidents while credential thefts have almost doubled and are the costliest to remediate.
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Excellent CX requires first party data and robust strategies, survey finds
Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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crm
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cx
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martech
Brands must prioritize customer identity data management as cookies become obsolete, according to a new Epsilon survey.
Smartphone users in emerging markets to benefit from new HERE and Transsion partnership
Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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smartphones
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network infrastructure
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spacetech
Transsion and HERE partner to improve location accuracy in emerging markets, benefiting businesses and smartphone users.
Hong Kong rejoins the top 10 global data centre markets, ranking second in Asia Pacific
Tue, 25th Jan 2022
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Asia Pacific set to become world's largest data center region, with Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sydney in top 10 markets, says Cushman - Wakefield.