Companies unprepared for cyber threats

Apr 9, 2015

The results of a new survey suggest that the majority of organisations are not following incident response best practices and are not well prepared to face the challenges of today’s advanced cyber threats. RSA, The Security Division of EMC, released the results of its...

Inflated international rates prejudice consumers

Apr 9, 2015

South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) says it is misleading for MTN to take a unilateral decision to increase its international call termination rates in order to protect its revenue, while claiming that this will not prejudice local consumers....

Lenovo announces new EMEA president

Apr 9, 2015

Lenovo has announced the appointment of Eric Cador as the senior vice-president and president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective from 1 May. Cador is a global executive leader with 30 years’ experience in leadership positions in the IT market....
Wits physicists on standby for LHC

Wits physicists on standby for LHC

Apr 8, 2015

As the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Geneva, was re-started over the weekend, physicists from the University of the Witwatersrand are preparing to further explore the frontiers of science that led to the discovery of the Higgs boson particle in 2012.

Positive growth in chip market

Apr 8, 2015

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $340,3-billion in 2014, a 7,9% increase from 2013 revenue of $315,4-billion, according to final results by Gartner. The top 25 semiconductor vendors’ combined revenue increased 11,7%, which was more than the overall...

Mobile devices pose risk to children

Apr 8, 2015

Threats are everywhere on the Internet, and they pose a serious danger to younger users. Moreover, children who use mobile devices can be even more vulnerable because they are free to surf the Internet at any time or place, without adult supervision. According to a...