Data monetisation, or the process of using data to obtain a quantifiable economic benefit, has become big business, with companies, both locally and abroad, having the opportunity to ride this wave and unlock new business and revenue growth opportunities. FULL STORY >

The decisions we make are probably what define us the most, in that they define how our life turns out. Therefore, it is worth asking how one should go about defining what constitutes a good decision. Rob Zagey explains. FULL STORY >

According to the 2022 Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 78% of South African companies have a protection gap between how much data they can afford to lose after an outage and how frequently data is backed up. Ian Engelbrecht explains. FULL STORY >

Fortinet's Jim Richberg and Troy Ament explain why adopting a Zero Trust security model is more important than ever for organizations. FULL STORY >

After nearly three years of online only Dell Technology Forum events due to the Covid pandemic, with the last of its kind being in 2019, the next Dell Technologies Forum South Africa will take place on 10 November and will be... FULL STORY >

The 11th annual MTN Business App of the Year Awards took place last night, with the best coders, tech enthusiasts, students, start-ups and lesser-known app developers being recognised for their achievements. FULL STORY >

Being PoPIA compliant is a complex exercise, and it is essential to start from the beginning with assessments of various environments, including PoPIA readiness and the cybersecurity landscape. Simeon Tassev... FULL STORY >

Global cybersecurity solutions provider Kaspersky and Centerm, a worldwide leader in thin client solutions, hardware, and management software, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in... FULL STORY >

A newly announced collaboration will enable businesses to deliver better experiences to their customers through an all-inclusive, easy-to-manage, subscription-based service. FULL STORY >

A new problem-solving competition is calling on students to create innovative digital solutions to help overcome the most urgent sustainability challenges. FULL STORY >

Gur Geva, Co-Founder and CEO of iiDENTIFii, explains why passwords are headed the same way as the dinosaurs, and why we will be safer without the need for them. FULL STORY >

A new online solution to help companies in the hospitality industry increase direct and repeat business and acquire new customers has been announced at the inaugural Hospitality TechConnect 22 event. FULL STORY >

Link Africa (Pty) Ltd., South Africa's largest independent Fibre Network Operator, has named Imran Abbas as its incoming Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1 December 2022. FULL STORY >

Syspro recently shared with us how the software company began, and how an inadvertent ‘yes’ started a multinational ERP company. FULL STORY >

Beyond the current attack trends and getting the basics right, as outlined in Part 1, there is also what Wendy Nather from Cisco calls the security poverty line, which she unpacked in greater detail. FULL STORY >