Africa: Perfect for tourists … and cybercriminals

The African continent has become a popular target for cybercriminals and has been the target of multiple cyberattacks over the past few years. In 2022, for example, South African retail chain Dis-Chem saw 3,6-million records exposed in a data breach, while TransUnion...
Thawing permafrost creates new lakes, increases CO2 emissions

Thawing permafrost creates new lakes, increases CO2 emissions

Since 2015, scientists participating in NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) have been studying the impacts of climate change on Earth’s far northern regions and how those changes are intertwined. As our planet warms, permafrost – layers of soil...
Stormy weather? Scientist sharpens forecasts with AI

Stormy weather? Scientist sharpens forecasts with AI

A perpetual shower of random raindrops falls inside a three-foot metal ring Dale Durran erected outside his front door (featured picture). It’s a symbol of his passion for finding order in the seeming chaos of the planet’s weather. A part-time sculptor and full-time...
Teraco completes hyperscale data centre expansion

Teraco completes hyperscale data centre expansion

Teraco has completed first phase of JB4, its new hyperscale data centre addition to the Bredell Campus in Ekurhuleni. The new facility supports the growing demand by enterprises and cloud providers for data centre capacity. JB4 offers highly resilient and secure...
Anton Herbst exits long career in IT distribution

Anton Herbst exits long career in IT distribution

Industry veteran Anton Herbst, currently CEO of Tarsus On Demand (TOD) and Tarsus Technology Group (TTG) has resigned his positions at the group with effect from 31 January 2023. Gary Pickford, currently chief commercial officer of Tarsus Distribution, will take on...
NASA’s InSight Lander picks up meteoroid impact on Mars

NASA’s InSight Lander picks up meteoroid impact on Mars

NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only later the cause of that quake: a meteoroid strike estimated to be one of the biggest seen on Mars since NASA began exploring the cosmos. What’s more, the meteoroid...