May 9, 2013
Mobile operator Cell C has hit back at the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) over reports that it owes the regulator R107-million in outstanding licence fees, saying ICASA seems to be “unable to verify its own information”. In a statement...
May 9, 2013
While companies have become increasingly comfortable with the security of third-party cloud service providers, data security, particularly at the end-user level, as well as concerns over meeting compliance requirements, remain top-of-mind among cloud adopters. This is...
May 9, 2013
The topic of delivering healthcare information over long distances via telecommunication tools, ensuring that specialised healthcare is enjoyed by all – telemedicine – was the primary focus on the opening day of the third Africa Health Exhibition and Congress taking...
May 9, 2013
According to Kaspersky Lab’s latest spam report for Q1 2013, the amount of unsolicited correspondence in email traffic grew slightly (+0,53%) and averaged 66,55%. The increase in the proportion of emails with malicious attachments was also small, reaching 3,3%, while...
May 9, 2013
As part of its ongoing expansion in Africa, IBM has opened its first Innovation Centre in East Africa in Nairobi. The centre will help fuel growth and innovation in the region, providing IT partners, developers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and academics with...
May 8, 2013
There was a massive surge in targeted malware attacks during 2012, growing 42% over the previous year. Designed to steal intellectual property, these targeted cyber-espionage attacks are increasingly hitting the manufacturing sector as well as small businesses, which...
