Security in an increasingly connected world

The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly expanding to include a previously undreamed of amount of connected devices – cars, toys, medical devices, home appliances – and all these smart things connecting to the Web have to be secured. Unfortunately, security...

Oracle unveils new cloud programmes

Oracle has announced new programs that lower costs by delivering increased automation and flexibility, and enable customers to get more value from their existing Oracle software investments. The new Oracle Cloud programs include Bring Your Own License to PaaS and...

SA leapfrogs to IaaS

Andrew Cruise, MD of vendor neutral cloud hosting platform provider Routed, says that almost all South African businesses now have a cloud strategy. While the adoption curve remains at the beginning stages, especially for internal apps, he says that South...

BlueBorne may affect billions of devicesĀ 

Fortinet urges caution regarding a new Bluetooth exploit, known as BlueBorne, that has been discovered to exploit a number of Bluetooth vulnerabilities, making billions of devices potentially vulnerable to attack.While there is no evidence that such attack vectors...

Attackers abuse document software

Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a feature in popular document-creation software that has been abused by attackers to launch successful targeted attacks. Using a malicious application that activates when the simple office document is opened, information about the...

1 000th customer for Sage Enterprise Intelligence

Sage has announced that 1 000 customers are now using the Sage Enterprise Intelligence (SEI) solution. Designed to help Enterprise customers manage business intelligence, SEI is available globally and integrates with Sage Enterprise level business management...