MuddyWater group targets META companies

Kathy Gibson is with Kaspersky Lab in Cape Town – Kaspersky Lab has uncovered a new cybercrime group operating in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region. The company has been tracking the organisation for some time and published its first publication in...

5 lessons learned in the search for talent

As the demand for talent converges on critical roles, it’s easy for human resources (HR) leaders to be distracted from the larger mandate: Translate critical business initiatives and objectives into a workforce and recruiting strategy that can support digital...

Malaria vaccine pilot rolled out in Malawi

The World Health Organisation has hailed the landmark launch of the world’s first malaria vaccine in a pilot programme in Malawi. The country is the first of three in Africa in which the vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be made available to children up to two years...

The growing threat of industrial attacks

Kathy Gibson is with Kaspersky Lab in Cape Town – Industrial systems are extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks, particularly those in Africa. Amin Hasbini, head of Global Research and Analysis Team at Kaspersky Lab, points out that the most vulnerable systems are those...
Threats to look out for in 2019

Threats to look out for in 2019

Kathy Gibson is with Kaspersky Lab in Cape Town – South Africa ranks an alarming second in the world when it comes to Android-based mobile banking malware, with only Russia experiencing more attacks. This is one of the findings from Kaspersky Lab research for the...
The universe is expanding faster than we thought

The universe is expanding faster than we thought

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope say they have crossed an important threshold in revealing a discrepancy between the two key techniques for measuring the universe’s expansion rate. The recent study strengthens the case that new theories may...