Co-operation to promote cyberspace stability

Like-minded states co-operating with one another, and not an overarching global agreement, is likely to emerge as the primary way to avoid destabilisation in cyberspace, according to the first working paper of the Global Commission on Internet Governance. In The...
Is SA happy with mobile service?

Is SA happy with mobile service?

South African consumers’ satisfaction with mobile network service providers has remained unchanged from last year’s score, with consumers giving the mobile networks industry a satisfaction score of 76.7 out of 100. Their satisfaction with mobile telecoms retail stores...

IDC predicts worldwide PC shipment slowdown

Worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall -6% in 2014, a slight adjustment from the previous forecast of -6,1%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Mature regions benefitted primarily from a recovery surge in Western...

Beware of new malware modifications

The news of the malicious software, GameOver Zeus, working with Cryptolocker within one cybercrime campaign has left many people in a panic over the seriousness of this global cyber-virus, which experts warn may cause large financial loss. GameOver Zeus is stealing...

Big data needs data security focus

According to Gartner, chief information security officers (CISOs) need to focus on big data security across all data silos if they are to avoid security chaos. Gartner predicts that, through 2016, more than 80% of organisations will fail to develop a consolidated data...

ISPA co-chair appointed to broadband council

Graham Beneke, co-chair of the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) and a network engineer, has been appointed to the National Broadband Advisory Council. Beneke has welcomed his appointment, saying it presents a good opportunity for ISPA to provide an...