Visa opens access to payments platform

Visa  has launched its Visa Developer, which it believes will transform the retail payments network to an open platform that will drive innovation in payments and commerce. For the first time in the company’s nearly 60-year history, software application...

Strong growth forecast for SDN

According to a recent International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast, the worldwide software-defined networking (SDN) market — comprising physical network infrastructure, virtualisation/control software, SDN applications (including network and security services),...

Biogas can turn SA’s excess waste into energy

South Africa’s municipal waste sector has enormous energy potential. By incorporating waste-to-engery (WtE) initiatives, waste being sent to landfill sites can be minimised while at the same time energy concerns are addressed. The Institute of Waste Management...

Electricity generation, consumption down

Electricity generation (production) decreased by 0,3% year-on-year in December 2015, with total annual electricity generation 2% lower in 2015 compared with 2014. This is according to figures released by Statistics SA, which show that 2015’s 2% decrease in...

The emerging threat of haxposure

One 2015 cyber threat trend was not widespread, but deserves attention because of a pair of high-profile security breaches: Hacking Team and Ashley Madison. In both cases the perpetrators of the breach not only stole confidential information, they published it to the...
The dark side of the Web …

The dark side of the Web …

Trend Micro has found that Uber accounts are worth more on the Deep Web than stolen credit card information. The Deep Web serves as an underground market place where cybercriminals can trade goods and services. On the Deep Web, the average amount charged for an Uber...