Dec 1, 2016
More than 1-million Google accounts have been breached by Gooligan, a new variant of Android software that roots Android devices to steal e-mail addresses and authentication tokens stored on them. The new malware was uncovered by Check Point Software Technologies and...
Nov 30, 2016
South Africa continues to rank near the bottom in international maths and science comparisons. According to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study that asseses 60 countries and benchmarking regions, the country has shown some improvement but not...
Nov 29, 2016
The South African manufacturing industry has come under significant pressure in the last decade, but the Internet of Things (IoT) offers a glimmer of hope. According to Deloitte’s Global Manufacturing Competitiveness survey, South Africa is ranked 27th in the...
Nov 28, 2016
South African consumers prioritise security above all else when it comes to using smartphones, with 78% claiming that security is the top feature they look want from mobile. This is according to a survey conducted by Gemalto, which polled consumers in South Africa...
Nov 25, 2016
The mining industry as a whole is at a nascent stage of digital transformation, with 77% of mining companies worldwide just at the initial stages of IDC’s five stage maturity journey. An IDC Energy Insights report assessing maturity and progress of mining...
Nov 24, 2016
Supply chain risk in sub-Saharan Africa remains the highest in the world and continued to increase during the third quarter of the year as South Africa and Nigeria’s economies struggled. Supply chain risk in sub-Saharan Africa worsened from 5.544 to 5.558 during...