Quarter of WiFi hotspots waiting to be hacked

After analysing information on more than 31-million WiFi hotspots around the world, Kaspersky Lab has found that every fourth (28%) is unsecured and poses a risk to users’ personal data. That means all the traffic transmitted over those networks, including...

Digital channels can help banks improve engagement

Mobile banking customers would like to see their apps geared more towards a security tool. This is one of the findings from a new IDC Financial Insights Perspective tht analyses the results of an online survey of UK consumers of retail banking services, high-street...

Things to remember when buying online

Black Friday and Cyber Monday spread to South Africa and parts of Africa about three years ago and have quickly become a local tradition with retailers and consumers taking full advantage of this promotional sales event. The promotional sales hype this weekend is the...

Technology improves NGO productivity

A massive 98% of NGOs in South Africa believe that technology is essential to their day-to-day operations. This is according to a recent survey conducted by Microsoft, which polled NGO’s across the region. The research also found that NGOs that have adopted...

New way of distributing malware in images uncovered

Check Point Software Technologies security researchers have identified a new attack vector, named ImageGate, which embeds malware in image and graphic files. In addition, the researchers have discovered the hackers’ method of executing the malicious code within...
SSA top for supply chain risk

SSA top for supply chain risk

Supply chain risk in sub-Saharan Africa remains the highest in the world and continued to increase during the third quarter of the year as South Africa and Nigeria’s economies struggled. Supply chain risk in sub-Saharan Africa worsened from 5.544 to 5.558 during...