2,6% increase for semiconductor revenues

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $343,5-billion in 2016, a 2,6% increase from 2015 revenue of $334,9-billion, according to final results by Gartner. The top 25 semiconductor vendors’ combined revenue increased 10.5 per cent, a significantly better...

Ztorg botnet compromises 1m devices in a year

Kaspersky Lab’s researchers have discovered a large-scale network that promotes applications infected with the Ztorg Trojan through advertising campaigns. The sophisticated ad botnet has compromised hundreds of thousands of devices with malware that generates views...

Take a Girl Child to Work showcases top jobs

Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day – which will be held around South Africa on Thursday 25 May on Africa Day – celebrates its 15th anniversary this year by showcasing 15 top jobs. Since its inception, the lauded initiative has given nearly one million Grade 10 to 12...

Asher Bohbot bows out of EOH

Asher Bohbot, founder and CEO of EOH Holdings for the past 19 years, is stepping down. Zunaid Maye, previously CEO of the EOH Industrial Technologies division, has been appointed as the group CEO. Maye joined EOH eight years ago after spending many years with a global...
WannaCrypt sounds massive wake-up call

WannaCrypt sounds massive wake-up call

The massive WannaCrypt ransomware attack that hit the world this weekend has highlighted a number of burning issues that need to be addressed. Apart from the need for organisations and individuals to keep their systems patched, up-to-date and backed up, the more...

SA far from immune to cyber-attacks

South Africa ranks as one of the most vulnerable countries in the world for cyber-attacks, yet local businesses are largely discounting this risk and not protecting themselves adequately in this regard. Roy Wright, head: risk solutions at financial advisory group GTC,...