As mobile devices have gained in popularity, so have security attacks by cybercriminals become more frequent, but San Francisco based Zimperium believes it has cracked the code on how to thwart hackers. FULL STORY >

In the wake of Tempo Smart Calendar’s latest substantial update, the company’s San Francisco-based CEO, Raj Singh, spoke to TechSmart Business about personal information management and what lies ahead. FULL STORY >

A change in approach appears to be predominant theme in IT at present, and the familiar concept of backups is similarly calling for a different perspective. Warren Olivier, the regional manager of Veeam South Africa explains. FULL STORY >

As the Protection of Personal Information Act seeks to further regulate data on visitors entering or exiting any given business, Ideco’s new eBook solution, Electronic Visitor Information Management (EVIM), aims to ease the burden. FULL STORY >

IT technology analysts, Gartner, have weighed in on data lakes, cautioning users against being swallowed up by hype. FULL STORY >

Little more than existing infrastructure investments is holding South African contact centres back from a mass migration to the cloud, say key local players. Tracy Burrows investigates. FULL STORY >

TechSmart Business recently attended a presentation by Sage VIP’s risk and fraud division manager, Yolande Schoültz, who presented her findings on the key threats facing the payroll environment for both SMEs and large corporates. FULL STORY >

As global competition for both customers and talent heats up, enlightened companies are realising that being a good corporate citizen is also good for business, and that cultivating empathy is key. FULL STORY >

A new study by Cisco ahead of Cisco Connect in November has revealed eye-opening findings with regards to the Internet of Everything (IoE), Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and cloud in South Africa. FULL STORY >

Fortinet’s Jonas Thulin speaks to TechSmart Business about why Advanced Persistent Threat attacks are not your ordinary intrusions and how enterprises can cope. FULL STORY >