May 25, 2021
Lockdown has led to a huge upsurge in the use of games consoles to help people stay entertained throughout the long hours of being cooped up indoors – but they are also an easy way for cybercriminals to access people’s systems and networks. Indeed, video...
May 24, 2021
As part of the Artemis program, NASA is planning to send its first mobile robot to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface. Data from the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (Viper) would help the agency...
May 21, 2021
Ireland’s healthcare system is coming under pressure, with systems still offline after a massive ransomware attack. Ransomware group Conti is demanding $20-million to restore systems, but authorities have vowed not to pay the ransom. The cyber-attack took place...
May 20, 2021
Kathy Gibson reports from the IDC CIO Summit – With all the changes that Covid-19 has brought about over the past year, a massive 62% of South African CIOs have accelerated their digital transformation initiatives. “This is a positive indicator that...
May 19, 2021
There is no reason under the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 (ECA) why any qualifying telecommunicationss market entrant cannot apply to the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) for an individual electronic communications service (IECS) licence...
May 18, 2021
Investors are betting on post-pandemic “deep tech” unicorn startups that address major social problems. In fact, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds that funding for the new innovative field has grown from $15-billion to $60-billion in four years and could...
