USBs used to spread crypto-mining malware

USB devices, best known for spreading malware between unconnected computers have been harnessed by cyber-attackers as an effective and persistent distribution vehicle for crypto-mining malware. Although the range and number of attacks is relatively low, the victim...

Digital transformation adds security risk

While 67% of organisations have embarked on digital transformation journeys – and South African companies are not lagging – going digital can increase security risks. Fortinet has released its 2018 Security Implications of Digital Transformation Survey,...

Altron to report higher earnings

Allied Electronics (Altron) has released a trading statement for the half-year ended 31 August 2018, alerting shareholders to substantially higher earnings compared to the previous year. Subsequent to the restructuring of a number of core businesses, the majority of...

New dawn for African investment

Opportunities for investment in Africa outweigh the obstacles. This is according to a report by African companies covered in the African Development Bank’s new Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report, the first report on inter-African trade published by the...

Partnership to provide peering through Africa

The Internet Society, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to the open development, evolution and use of the Internet, is partnering with Facebook to develop Internet exchange points (IXP) throughout Africa. An IXP is where multiple local and international...

Seacom acquires SAI in KwaZulu-Natal

Seacom has completed the 100% acquisition of the SME-focused Internet service provider, SAI, in KwaZulu-Natal. Following the launch of Seacom Business in 2015 to directly serve Africa’s data-using business customers, the acquisition supports Seacom’s plans...