Industrial companies hit in ExPetr attack

At least half of the ExPetr encryption malware targets were industrial organisations, including electricity, oil and gas, transportation, logistics and other companies. ExPetr is a type of encryption malware. Upon infection of victim’s computer, it encrypts the...

New details on Petya outbreak uncovered

ESET has found new details about the possible origins of last week’s Petya-like ransomware outbreak. Longitudinal research points to similarities between multiple campaigns by the TeleBots cybercriminal group in Ukraine, and aspects of their evolving toolset in...

ICT spend to reach $5,5trn by 2020

The growth of new technologies including the Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics, and Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) will drive the next wave of growth in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, enlarging the overall market opportunity...

Algorithm protects Curiosity’s wheels

There are no mechanics on Mars, so the next best thing for NASA’s Curiosity rover is careful driving. A new algorithm is helping the rover do just that. The software, referred to as traction control, adjusts the speed of Curiosity’s wheels depending on the...

The rise and fall of ISIS

Three years after Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the “Caliphate”, the group has lost more than 60% of its territory and 80% of its revenue, according to new analysis released today by IHS Markit. The Islamic State’s caliphate...

Machine learning comes to Tour de France

Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO), organisers of the Tour de France, and Dimension Data, its official technology partner, have announced the introduction of machine learning technologies at this year’s Tour de France to give cycling fans across the globe an...