Aug 23, 2019
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) is concerned about the lack of transparency and ongoing delays in the introduction of full number portability. The group points out that consumers have received no word from ICASA (the...
Aug 23, 2019
Despite automation, the human factor can still put industrial processes at risk: employee errors or unintentional actions were behind 52% of incidents affecting operational technology and industrial control system (OT/ICS) networks last year. According to a new...
Aug 23, 2019
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global has released a report downgrading Cell C to D (Default), while its rating of Cell C’s senior secured bonds are now rated at Default (D). Cell C has issued the following statement: “The suspension of interest...
Aug 23, 2019
ESET researchers have discovered instances of spyware based on the open-source espionage tool called AhMyth. This particular spyware was posing as an internet radio app playing very specific Balochi music; however, the spying capabilities may be easily attached to any...
Aug 23, 2019
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has launched the 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa competition. The Global Fintech Hackcelerator, powered by KPMG Matchi, is a fintech acceleration programme that creates a platform for fintech firms to...
Aug 23, 2019
With the number of female fraud victims on the rise in South Africa, it’s time to give the issue attention. This is the word from Manie van Schalkwyk, executive director of the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS), who points out that the...
