Google pulls infected apps

Google has removed malware-ridden apps from the Play Store, but not before they were downloaded about 560 000 times. The 13 Android apps included car and truck driving simulations and were all listed by a single developer, Luiz Pinto. NDTV Gadgets reports that the...

Altron’s CyberTech wins Gautrain tender

CyberTech, a division of JSE-listed technology company Altron, has won win the R5,5-million security and network operations (SNOC) tender for the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA). The contract included a significant security and management investment into GMA’s...

IP traffic volumes set to explode

The Internet is made up of thousands of public and private networks around the world. And since it came to life in 1984, more than 4,7 zettabytes of IP traffic have flowed across it. That’s the same as all the movies ever made crossing global IP networks in less...

Innova HTS set to connect Africa’s unconnected

The UN has declared Internet access a basic human right, but tens of millions of Africans still remain unconnected. Looking to change this scenario, though, is a newly-formed South African company – Innova HTS. Founded by Rob Griggs, former executive MD of Bytes...

SMEs protect data, still suffer breaches

Despite a lack of resources and funding, growing companies are achieving great efficiencies by using applications to help manage projects, sales and customer service operations. But with customer data a core element of these solutions, are businesses effectively...

Shared value, long-term thinking critical for SA

One of the reasons why South Africa is still struggling to deal decisively with the triple challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality, is due to lack of shared value and “short-termism”, says Sizwe Nxasana, chairman of Ikusasa Student Financial Aid...