Cybercriminals target Playstation 5

Kaspersky experts have detected a growing interest among phishers and scammers in the popular game console PlayStation, the new version of which is going to be launched in November. In the period of July – September 2020, there was discovered almost 150...

Spectrum allocation key to enabling 5G and 4IR

South Africa’s communications service providers are unanimous that 5G will be a key enabler of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This is a core finding of a new study by World Wide Worx, “5G prospects for South Africa in 2021: The Operators”, based...

Data points to post-Covid solutions for Africa

Most African states swiftly implemented public health and social measures (PHSMs) to contain Covid-19 and limited the spread of the virus, with caseloads in Africa remaining lower than projected. As governments now loosen restrictions, new research from the...

NTT, DiData break ground on new Joburg data centre

NTT and Dimension Data have announced that construction for their Johannesburg 1 Data Centre has commenced. The data centre design is based on tier 3 standards and will be constructed in two phases, with the first phase scheduled to become operational beginning of...

Telecoms proves resilient in Covid-19 era

Worldwide spending on telecommunication and pay TV services will reach $1,55-trillion in 2020, a decrease of 1,4% year over year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. IDC expects the market to start its...

Attacks against building automation, oil & gas industries on the rise

Over the first six months of 2020, the percent of systems attacked in the oil & gas and building automation industries increased when compared to 2019. This growth occurred as the percent of industrial control system (ICS) computers attacked in most industries...