May 15, 2017
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...
May 15, 2017
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...
May 15, 2017
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,...
May 15, 2017
The Vodacom Group will buy a 34,94% indirect interest in Safaricom from Vodafone International Holdings, by acquiring 87,5% of the issued share capital of Vodafone Kenya, and Vodafone will subscribe for new Vodacom group shares. The purchase consideration payable by...
May 15, 2017
The cyber-crime industry continues to grow on the back of profitable attacks, according to PandaLabs’ Q1 report. The development of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) and organisations like Vdos, an organisation specialising in DDos attacks, indicate the professionalism...
May 15, 2017
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and Airbus Defence and Space have launched an open innovation challenge seeking home-grown and novel uses for earth observation data obtained by satellites. Airbus Defence and Space will offer the top submission access...
