ISPs hope blackhole will mitigate DDoS attacks

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in South Africa were targeted with an unusually large number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks last month with media reports attributing these cyberattacks to organised criminal syndicates. It’s not all bad news,...

Consumers drive monitor sales up

Sales of desktop monitors through Western Europe distributors grew in early Q4 2019 following the trend begun in the earlier three quarters of the year. Sales were once again driven by higher demand in consumer channels, according to data published by market...

Africa urged to stay the course on climate change

The African Development Bank has urged the continent’s nations to stay the course on climate action, after a marathon session of talks at the 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 25) in Madrid. The conference was...

African startups compete in world stage

Every year, the very best startups, most influential individuals and top ecosystem players such as investors, acceleration programmes and coworking spaces are selected from seven regions around the world – Nordics, South East Asia, Central Europe, SAARC Region (South...

Africa aims to build climate change resilience

The African Development Bank has joined forces with 11 other international organisations to assist developing countries to build resilience against the impact of natural disasters caused by extreme weather. Following a series of deadly weather events that have caused...

Embedded car OEM telematics subscribers to reach 340m

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of telematics service subscribers using embedded systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27,1% from 80,4-million subscribers at the end of 2018 to 339,3-million...