Rotary recognises the eradication of polio

With just 11 confirmed cases so far in 2017, the world is on the brink of eradicating polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralysed hundreds of thousands of children each year. To recognise this historic progress, Rotary clubs worldwide will host events in...

FICA record-breaker wins fintech award

Authentication platform ThisIsMe has taken top spot at the African Fintech Awards, sharing the title with Easy Equities after two days of intense pitching battles and an extensive voting process that involved the public. ThisIsMe also claimed the Innovative Banking...

Putting global accommodation at users’ fingertips

Creative Media Works, operating as BBM, has partnered with the world’s leading hotel price comparison site, HotelsCombined, to offer BBM users seamless search of all the best hotel booking sites to find the lowest possible rate on a hotel deal. HotelsCombined...

Simple security for online passwords

Marking its first entry into consumer cybersecurity, Ansys has launched the SOLID webKey, an all-in-one online password vault and security authentication product. The company says that thanks to its patented password protection technology, SOLID webKey can generate...
SA experts stop bitcoin virus

SA experts stop bitcoin virus

A dangerous Bitcoin-mining virus has been detected and disabled by two Johannesburg-based IT experts. White hat ethical hacker William Vermaak, from PBSA’s digital arm pbDigital, and senior software developer Morne Wilken, detected malicious activity on one of...

Krack targets WiFi, anyone is fair game

The Krack WiFi vulnerability can affect any WiFi network, including home, office and public connections. “Krack, it allows an attacker within range of a WiFi network to inject computer viruses into it — including secured WiFi connections — and read...