Safeguarding South Africa’s Mining and Construction Industries from Fraud
South Africa’s economy stands on the pillars of industries like mining and construction, crucial contributors to its prosperity. However, their significance also makes them appealing targets for cybercriminals. Fraud and corruption are ever-looming threats that demand immediate attention, and companies operating in these sectors must be proactive in their efforts
Read moreCyber Security Today, July 28, 2023 – At least 8 million Americans hit in the latest MOVEit hack, and more
At least 8 million Americans hit in the latest MOVEit hack, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, July 28th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Another major data breach has been blamed on the compromise of Progress
Read moreCyber insurance audit: Painful necessity, or a valuable opportunity?
Ilia Sotnikov Contributor Share on Twitter Ilia Sotnikov is a security strategist and VP of user experience at Netwrix. Not that long ago, few companies even considered purchasing insurance to mitigate their financial exposure from a cyber incident, and for those that did, obtaining a policy was as easy as
Read moreModel 3 owners love their Teslas but increasingly not Elon Musk: survey
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Bloomberg’s latest survey of thousands of Model 3 owners presents a conflicted view of Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk, suggesting that while owners are happy with their cars they’re souring on Musk himself. The survey, which asked 5,000 Model 3
Read morePollen is a professional development platform for tech workers, by tech workers
Meet Pollen, a new French startup that wants to provide a better way to learn new skills. Instead of working with full-time teachers, Pollen invites business executives and top performers in the tech industry so that they can host a class with a small group of people. Behind the scenes,
Read moreFormer Hulu exec is building a go-to remittance app for Indian expats
Foreign inward remittances to India have surged significantly in recent years as Indian diaspora expands globally. The past five years have seen a 30% increase, with remittances rising to $89.13 billion in 2021-22 from $69.13 billion in 2017-18, according to official government data. Naturally, a growing number of startups have
Read moreWhat SMEs Need to Know about Connectivity Resilience
Increased load shedding, a marked increase in fibre failures and the rising cost of doing business are top concerns for every South African business, and small to mid-size businesses are particularly hard hit by these challenges. For SMEs and SOHOs, connectivity and power outages derail business continuity and operations if
Read moreThe anatomy of a patent litigation target
Intellectual property (IP) protection can be a vital part of a company’s journey from young upstart to billion-dollar behemoth, safeguarding all its technologists’ hard work while adding to the company’s value for investors or would-be acquirers. But as we’ve seen countless times through the years, IP can also be weaponized.
Read moreArtificial Intelligence: The Future of Forex
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is riding high at the moment, in no small part. Given the booming popularity of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney. Unsurprisingly, that means that people in almost every industry and sector are wondering how AI will impact them. The foreign exchange space is no
Read moreHashtag Trending Jul.28- Large cloud providers boom due to AI enthusiasm; AWS injects a “Swiss Army Knife of AI tools” into Bedrock; Big pushback coming against big tech in the U.S.
Large cloud providers see business booming due to AI enthusiasm but there’s a huge pushback coming against big tech in the US. These are the top tech news stories on today’s Hashtag Trending. I’m your host Jim Love, CIO of IT World Canada and Tech News Day in the
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