ESET uncovers links between major attacks

ESET has uncovered evidence linking the infamous cybercriminal group TeleBots to Industroyer, the most powerful modern malware targeting industrial control systems and the culprit behind the electricity blackout in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, in 2016. TeleBots...

Lenovo reclaims top spot in PC ranking

Preliminary results for the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18) show that shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totalled nearly 67,4-million units, marking a decline of 0,9% in year-on-year terms, according to the International Data Corporation...

What the ratings agencies will consider

All eyes are on newly-appointed Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s first Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), scheduled to be delivered to Parliament on 24 October. Just two weeks into his tenure, Mboweni will face the task of affirming government’s commitment to...

The broad spectrum of security issues

Kathy Gibson is at the NEC XON Summit in Sun City – Threats to national infrastructure is not just about malware: advanced persistent threats, military threats, insider threats, hacktivists, individual hackers, criminal organisations and culture all contribute to...

What is Industry 4.0? And are you ready for it?

Kathy Gibson is at the NEC XON Summit in Sun City – Industry 4.0 is a concept that is bandied around all the time – but what does it really mean? Walter Lee, evangelist and government relations leader at NEC, describes it as the era where Internet of...

World Bank data error sees SA slip further in EFW rankings

An error in World Bank data which has now been rectified has seen South Africa slip to 110th out of 162 countries in the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) 2018 index. It had been reported that SA’s ranking was 94. However, following an error in World Bank data...