Jan 6, 2014
Motorists across South Africa have been receiving e-mails and SMSes demanding payment for outstanding accounts for using Sanral’s controversial e-toll highway system – but they should beware of phishing scams dressed up to look like Sanral demands. According to...
Dec 13, 2013
Although Africa is set to continue as a key ICT investment destination, 2014 holds a number of challenges that the continent will have to overcome to realise its full potential. International Data Corporation (IDC) offers the first of its annual predictions for the...
Dec 12, 2013
The link between ICT and societal, economic and environmental development has been reconfirmed and strengthened in the 2013 edition of Ericsson’s Networked City Index. In addition, leadership skills in utilising ICT cross-functionally has a high impact on ICT maturity...
Dec 11, 2013
The overall global Internet threat level grew by 6,9 percentage points in 2013 – with 41,6% of computers being the victim of an attack at least once. In order to conduct all these attacks over the Internet in 2013, cybercriminals used 10 604 273 unique hosts, which...
Dec 10, 2013
NASA’s Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars’ past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions. In a little more than a year on the Red Planet, the mobile Mars Science Laboratory has determined the age...
Dec 9, 2013
Today AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo joined together to propose principles for reforming government surveillance laws and practices. The companies also urged the president and the US Congress to take the lead on reform with an...
