Liquid Telecom prepared for virus outbreak

Liquid Telecom has put plans in place to deal with the novel coronavirus Covid-19. With more than 2 000 employess in 13 African countries, the company has issued a statement sharing the steps it has taken to mitigate risk during the outbreak. Liquid Telecom has a...

PC monitors hit 5-year high, but slowdown expected

The worldwide market for PC monitors grew 5% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19), according to preliminary results from International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker. Global shipments exceeded expectations,...

Youth don’t think education prepares them for jobs

An online poll of 40 000 young people in more than 150 countries reveals that many young people feel their current education is not preparing them with the skills they need to get jobs. One-third (31%) of the young people responding via the UNICEF engagement platform...

AI emerges as new malware threat

The past year has seen changes in messaging-specific threats along with the use of more sophisticated malware, as well as the potential abuse of emerging technologies in artificial intelligence to inform future business protection strategies. These are among the...

Sabric warns of mobile phone snatching fraud

Th South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric), on behalf of the banking industry, is warning bank clients to protect their mobile devices. The theft of mobile phones is not a new phenomenon, but Sabric is seeing an emerging trend where mobile phones that...

IP address prices could double

IP address market prices are estimated to increase by as much as 100% in the next five years, turning the remaining IPv4 resources into a tradable commodity and creating a newfound demand for IP leasing services. The growth of prices in the IP market is a result of...