20 years of DDoS attacks targeting ISP networks

Arbor Networks, the security division of Netscout, has marked 20 years of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting the availability of Internet service provider (ISP) networks. In September 1996, New York City’s original ISP, Panix, was hit by a...

Vox launches Vobi, drives down telephony costs

Integrated ICT and connectivity provider, Vox, has launched Vobi, a mobile softphone that allows users to make and receive calls from their mobile phones, using the Vox Telecom network, for better rates than those offered by the operators. “For 20 years the...

Fujitsu launches highly available, secure PRIMERGY

Fujitsu has announced the immediate availability of PRIMERGY servers shipping with the newly-released Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (WS16) operating system. This winning combination brings customers both increased flexibility and enhanced security features while also...

Attacks on cloud services prove costly

Successful attacks against cloud platforms and infrastructure can be prohibitively expensive. The Dyn cyber attack that took place in October, for example, in which multiple denial-of-service (DoS) attacks targeting systems operated by DNS provider Dyn, rendered major...

Backup Exec 16 launches in SA

Official Veritas South African distributor, Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced the immediate availability of Veritas Technologies’ unified backup and recovery solution, Backup Exec 16. With over 2,2-million customers, Backup Exec has over the last...

A guide to mobile app community management

By now, most businesses understand the true purpose of an app within the business mix – apps should align with the objectives of a business to achieve an end goal. Following on from this, many businesses have found that a well-managed app community – much...