Next stop for IoT: command and control

IoT is advancing rapidly, thanks to a flood of low cost, low power devices in the market. AI-enabled command and control is the next milestone. This is the word from IoT experts at an Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) Special...

More Covid-19 malware uncovered

The latest instance of cyber-hackers taking advantage of the global Covid-19 outbreak has been uncovered by Check Point researchers. The analysts have intercepted a targeted cyber-attack by a Chinese APT group on a public sector entity in Mongolia. By leveraging the...

World’s largest botnet network taken down

The global Necurs network of zombie bots has been taken down by a multi-national team. The botnet is one of the largest in the world, and has been behind attacks on more than 9-million computers, using them for cyber-attacks like phishing email, fake pharmaceutical...

Low confidence in leaders’ ability to manage disruption

Only 15% of business executives worldwide have confidence in their own top leadership successfully to manage disruption – including unexpected events like pandemics, technological advances, shifting demographics, and climate change. This is according to a global...

Visa gets behind women’s empowerment

Following International Women’s Day, Visa has announced two new partnerships bolstering the company’s commitment to women’s economic empowerment. Hand In Hand International and IFundWomen will join Visa to help provide both educational resources and...

Someone is out to steal your cookies …

Kaspersky experts have discovered two new Android malware modifications that, when combined, can steal cookies collected by the browser and app of popular social networking sites and then allow the thieves to discreetly gain control of the victim’s account in...