mCoin reaches out to the unconnected

A new cryptocurrency, believed to be the first that is accessible on any mobile device, has been launched. mCoin is expected to make the services tied to blockchain technology available to the 3-billion people around the world who don’t have access to the...

The rise and rise of DDoS threats

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks continue to rise in EMEA, with mitigated incidents growing 64% in 2017. According to customer data from F5’s Poland-based Security Operations Center (SOC), EMEA accounts for over 51% of reported global DDoS attacks....

FIFA 2018, bitcoin top phishing topics

Cybercriminals have been following a global agenda and have been using hot topics such as FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin to fool users and steal their money or personal information in the last 12 months. According to Kaspersky Lab’s “Spam and phishing in...

New boost for African data centres

Expereo, a global provider of managed Internet network solutions, is planning to expand its data centres across Africa. The company recently opened a Johannesburg facility, and will add locations in East, West and North Africa during 2018. Irwin Fouwels, CEO of...
AI looks into your eyes to predict cardio risk

AI looks into your eyes to predict cardio risk

Artificial intelligence (AI) can now predict your heart attack risk — by looking into your eyes. Google scientists are presenting research on an algorithm that can accurately assess a patient’s heart attack risk by examining retinal fundus images....

Positive results for Cell C

Cell C has reported improved performance, due to strategic measures put in place to enact its turnaround strategy, with strong results for the year ended 31 December 2017. “While our turnaround strategy was put in place in 2012, the recapitalisation of Cell C...