Mastercard opens up blockchain API

Mastercard will be opening up access to its blockchain technology via an API (application programming interface) published on Mastercard Developers. Mastercard’s blockchain solution provides a new way for consumers, businesses and banks to transact and is key to the...
Massive IoT botnet brewing

Massive IoT botnet brewing

A massive new botnet, that has already infected the Internet of Things (IoT) devices at an estimated 1-million organisations, is gearing up to create a cyber-storm that could take down the Internet. Check Point Researchers have discovered of an evolving new botnet...

Mines, manufacturers face cyber-threats

South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors are under growing threat of cyberattack. This is the word from Sean Duffy, executive: security solutions for MEA at Dimension Data, who writes that mining and manufacturing sectors are becoming increasingly...

Device shipments set to peak in 2018

Worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets and smartphones are predicted to exceed 2,35-billion units in 2018, an increase of 2% from 2017. According to Gartner, this would be the highest year-over-year growth since 2015. The misconception persists that the world has gone...

Mini PCs grow as desktops decline

Sales of mini PCs through Western Europe’s largest distributors continued to grow in the third quarter of 2017, even though demand in the desktop segment overall remained weak. According to data published by European IT market research company Context, volume...

Take the data breach seriously

South Africans shouldn’t take the latest data breach lightly — and consumes should be wary of using sites that let them check if they have been compromised. This is the word from Manie van Schalkwyk of the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service,...