Dating site security flaws fixed

Security flaws on OkCupid’s web site would allow hackers to access and steal the private data of that dating site’s users, and send messages from their accounts without users’ knowledge. Check Point Research has identified and helped to mitigate...

Solid-state batteries will create a $6bn market in 2030

Even with the influence of Covid-19, the potential market for solid-state batteries is expected to grow to over $6-billion by 2030. This is according to IDTechEx’s report “Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2020-2030: Technology, Patents, Forecasts,...

Huawei to offer its PCs in SA

Huawei is gearing up to enter the South African PC market. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the surge in remote working, coupled with consumers’ needs for their PCs to meet both home and work demands, contributed to an increase of 7%...

CUT goes live with Microsoft’s AI programme

The Central University of Technology (CUT) in the Free State has introduced Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence programme (AI) to address the demand in the province, and South Africa in general. “The university programme provides organisations the...

Lazarus branches out into ransomware

Incident analysis by Kaspersky of two cases in Europe and Asia has uncovered that VHD ransomware – first discussed in public earlier this year – is owned and operated by Lazarus, a prominent North-Korean APT group. The move by Lazarus, to create and...