“The snowball effect of cloud computing is the increasing manner in how businesses meet their IT needs,” says Anton Jacobsz, managing director at African value-added distributor, Networks Unlimited. He explains this “manner” as a move away from the once traditional and standard “be all and end all of IT success”, the in-house data centre – […]
Cloud computing is seeing a steady and undeniable growth in adoption across all types of industries. Growing just as progressively, however, is the extent to which it puts many corporate networks directly in cyber attackers’ line of fire – most specifically when it comes to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The challenge with moving […]
Startupbootcamp (SBC) (www.Startupbootcamp.org), a global family of industry-focused accelerators, last year launched its first-ever Africa-based programme. Building on the success of its inaugural 2017 Cape Town tech venture accelerator program, SBC Cape Town (http://bit.ly/SBCFastTracks) now embarks upon its FastTrack tour for 2018 – sourcing top-tier tech startups to join the programme’s second year. The first-ever […]
Accidental DDoS attacks by spammers, political sabotage and the owners of DDoS botnets attempting to make money from Bitcoin – these are just some of the trends analysed in Kaspersky Lab’s fourth quarter report for 2017 based on data from Kaspersky DDoS Intelligence*. The number of countries where the resources of DDoS botnet victims are located […]
things to consider on a managed Software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs) service provider.
As businesses adopt digital transformation strategies to venture into new income streams as well as remain competitive, the need for speed remains a major driver in the crucial business differential of delivering great customer experiences quickly. However, as organisations adopt DevOps methodologies, they frequently find that current networking architectures are a limiting factor. Traditional network […]
It is pretty much a given that the majority of people have their personal information documented somewhere in virtual space. This data has been captured in many forms and bits and bytes through online transactions, social engagement, studies, business and work, shopping, medical treatments, and also through play (such as answering those fun personality quizzes […]
The breakthroughs that change our lives do not, usually, arrive in the world with a loud fanfare and an instant acceptance and understanding of the new arrival’s enormous significance. The Wright brothers, for example, were the first aviators to successfully pilot a power-driven, heavier-than-air flying machine on 17 December 1903. It was a ground-breaking […]
Deception is usually frowned on by most societies and can carry negative connotations. But can deception ever be a positive? Cybersecurity company Attivo Networks believes that it certainly can be. Anton Jacobsz, managing director at Networks Unlimited, an African value-added technology distributor of Attivo Networks, says, “Companies are recognising more and more that a new […]
With new developments and inventions in clean energy space – built on fresh and existing technologies, SolarPoa carries new promises and opportunities. By Brian Yatich The race to develop efficient clean solar technology is taking course as firms and start-ups continue to hold great promise in the eyes of consumers concerned about alternative energy. This […]