GreyEnergy group targets critical infrastructure

ESET has uncovered details of a successor to the BlackEnergy APT group. Named GreyEnergy by ESET, the threat actor focuses on espionagee and reconnaissance, quite possibly in preparation for future cybersabotage attacks. BlackEnergy has been terrorising Ukraine for...

The most wanted malware in September was …

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber-security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for September 2018, revealing a There has been a close to-400% increase in cryptomining malware attacks against...

Datatec results show operation improvement

Datatec has reported improved operational execution in all divisions for the six months ended 31 August 2018. Group revenue came in at $2-billion, with EBITDA at $42,6-million and underlying earnings per share of 3.6 US cents. Jens Montanana, chief executive of...

Altron, Huawei in IoT partnership

JSE-listed Altron and Huawei Technologies have announced a global partnership in an Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem that will see the two companies combine their expertise to deliver IoT solutions for businesses in South Africa and the rest of Africa. Altron Group...
CIOs urged to get on top of quantum computing

CIOs urged to get on top of quantum computing

Research labs, government agencies (NASA) and technology giants like Microsoft, IBM and Google are all focused on developing quantum theories first put forward in the 1970s. What’s more, a growing start-up quantum computing ecosystem is attracting hundreds of...

Phones used to avoid human contact

Connected devices are becoming essential to keeping people in contact with each other, but for many they are also a much-needed comfort blanket in a variety of social situations when they do not want to interact with others. A recent survey from Kaspersky Lab has...