ZACR celebrates 32 years’ service

The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) non-profit company celebrates 32 years of service to the local Internet (28 July). For over three decades, Africa’s best performing registry operator has managed the technical and administrative wellbeing of the entire South African .ZA...

NAPAfrica partners with Epsilon

Global connectivity and communications service provider Epsilon has partnered with NAPAfrica to deliver peering at the largest Internet exchange (IX) on the African continent. This marks Epsilon’s first IX partnership in Africa, having established relationships with...

Businesses warned of ProLock ransomware

Business are being warned to be wary of ProLock, a quirky, destructive ransomware with troubling aftershocks. SophosLabs has provided an in-depth look at this ransomware and its unusual file encryption: it skips files smaller than 8 192 bytes, and starts encrypting...

Much-needed infrastructure projects gazetted

Strategic integrated projects described as the next step in the in the implementation of South Africa’s Infrastructure Investment Plan have been gazetted. In this statement, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille, MP and Head of Investment and...

Whose pet is the cutest in the channel?

It was a tough choice, but we’ve picked the winner of the cutest pet picture. The competition, held as part of the A-Plus Channelwise Women’s Day initiative, 101 Donations, was held over the weekend. It seems that the IT channel specialises in cute pets, and we...

OT networks pose growing cyber risk

The security of operational technology (OT) networks are a growing concern as it involves the world’s factories, utilities, healthcare, public transportation companies, energy facilities, and more–all of which have seen an enormous transformation in recent...