The illusion of security: are you truly cyber resilient?

The illusion of security: are you truly cyber resilient?

It’s a common trap for organisations, believing that bigger budgets automatically mean better data resilience. The truth is while investing in cutting edge solutions is important, it’s certainly not a sliver bullet. At the core, true cyber readiness is about people: empowering your teams, honing your processes and building a culture that’s genuinely prepared to…

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AI a booster shot for SA’s healthcare industry

AI a booster shot for SA’s healthcare industry

Henry Adams, country manager for InterSystems South Africa. The application of AI in the country’s healthcare industry means faster insights, more personalised services and solutions that reflect the realities of the industry’s system, says InterSystems South Africa, the local branch of US-based data technology provider InterSystems. However, cost, complexity and value-add in real-time are challenges that…

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Nvidia-Intel pact leaves AMD exposed in chip wars

Nvidia-Intel pact leaves AMD exposed in chip wars

Dado Ruvic/Reuters Nvidia’s deal with Intel could put the struggling chip maker’s next-generation manufacturing technology on a stronger footing, even without a direct commitment from the AI chip leader to use that technology to make its own chips, analysts said. Nvidia on Thursday invested US$5-billion in Intel for a stake of roughly 4%, and the…

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Emmanuel Macron on U.S. role as NATO scrambles jets to repel Russia incursions

Emmanuel Macron on U.S. role as NATO scrambles jets to repel Russia incursions

Three Russian fighter planes flew into Estonian airspace, and NATO scrambled Italian, Swedish and Finnish aircraft to repel them. Russia last week sent drones into Romania and Poland, two other NATO members. The alliance is executing what it calls “Operation Eastern Sentry” along NATO’s eastern flank, but the United States is not participating. Margaret Brennan…

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National Treasury deploys tech to terminate ‘ghost workers’

National Treasury deploys tech to terminate ‘ghost workers’

‘Ghost workers’ are still earning salaries as civil servants. National Treasury is using digital solutions to weed out what it calls ‘ghost workers’ – non-existent civil servants who are pulling a salary. It aims to finalise the identification process by November. A recent presentation to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration showed that…

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