Africa education outlook is positive

The outlook for schooling in sub-Saharan Africa is more positive than it’s ever been, with the region having experienced a dramatic increase in access to all levels of education. According to Caerus Capital’s report, “Business of education in...

Whitehill is new Neotel CEO

Kyle Whitehill has been appointed as the new CEO of Neotel, which was recently acquired by pan-African telecommunications operator Liquid Telecom. Over the coming months, Whitehill will oversee plans to make extensive upgrades and expansions to Neotel’s network,...

IBM helps to kickstart blockchain adoption

IBM has announced the IBM Blockchain Founder Accelerator to help enterprises and enterprise developers take blockchain networks into production faster. The accelerator is the first program available that provides expertise and support across the technology, legal and...

Why was the WannaCry attack so effective?

A number of organisations across a broad range of industries have been affected by the recent global ransomware attack. Europol has estimated that there are more than 200 000 victims of the attack in 150 countries since it began, describing it as “unprecedented...

Electronic healthcare data up for sale …

Medical information is highly personal and sensitive. It is also highly sought after by cybercriminals. International statistics show that this form of information theft is on a steep increase. Statistics South Africa released its most recent General Household Survey...

Now media players come under attack

Check Point security researchers have revealed a new attack vector threatening hundreds of millions of users of popular media players, including VLC, Kodi (XBMC), Popcorn Time and Stremio. By crafting malicious subtitles, which are then downloaded by viewers,...