Jul 25, 2017
NukeBot, new malware designed to steal the credentials of online banking customers, has been detected by Kaspersky Lab. Earlier versions of the Trojan were known to the security industry as TinyNuke, but lacked the features necessary to launch attacks. The latest...
Jul 25, 2017
Independent telco and fibre provider Otel Telecoms has launched an easy-to-use visual guide mapping the location of 250 000 square kilometres of fibre optic cable within South Africa. By visiting http://www.fibre2thehome.co.za, prospective high-speed broadband...
Jul 25, 2017
This years’ #GirlCodeHack promises to be the biggest yet, with a total of R300 000 in prizes to be won – all participants stand a real chance to win something over the course of the weekend. The grand prize for the event, taking place from 5 to 6 August,...
Jul 25, 2017
IBM engineers have been granted a patent on an approach for utilising the inherent structure of a printed circuit board (PCB) to protect cryptographic keys and codes in a manner that is designed to be highly tamper-resistant. The patented system does not require...
Jul 24, 2017
The sharp eye of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured the tiny moon Phobos during its orbital trek around Mars. Because the moon is so small, it appears star-like in the Hubble pictures. Over the course of 22 minutes, Hubble took 13 separate exposures,...
Jul 24, 2017
The largest marketplace on the Darknet has been shut down as a result of one the most sophisticated and coordinated efforts to date on the part of law enforcement across the globe. The AlphaBay marketplace is where here hundreds of thousands of criminals anonymously...
