New hacktivist threat poses global risks
Newly-emerged hacktivist group DieNet has claimed responsibility for more than 60 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in just two months, including its most recent and widely reported action: the global disruption of X (formerly Twitter). The DieNet group...
SA traders urged to guard against deepfake scams
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Obituary: Stephan Nel
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African alarm clock – the hadeda – just loves your lush lawn
A new study by Dr Carla du Toit, Professor Anusuya Chinsamy, and Associate Professor Susan Cunning from the University of Cape Town (UCT) has unveiled the extraordinary sensory capabilities of Hadeda Ibises (Bostrychia hagedash) - shedding light on their remarkable...
Cisco targets security in the AI age with Hypershield
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is dominating the headlines today, but the technology to power the revolution is still being developed - and it is largely still unsecured. "This is one of the largest platform shifts most of us have experienced in...
Intel welcomes Open Platform for enterprise AI
The Linux Foundation AI & Data have announced the Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA) as its latest Sandbox Project. OPEA aims to accelerate secure, cost-effective generative AI (GenAI) deployments for businesses by driving interoperability across a diverse and...
Hackers get more precise with malware attacks
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Huge surge in data breaches in Q1 2024
Leaked accounts increased by five times in Q1 2024 compared to Q4 2023 - up from 81-million to 435-million - according to data from cybersecurity specialist Surfshark. So far this year, the US, China and Russia were the most breached countries. Since 2004, a total of...
SDV market on track to hit $700bn by 2034
The self-driving vehicles (SDV) and artificial intelligence (AI) cars market is set to be worth over $700-billion by 2034, representing around 20% of the global car market, according to IDTechEx's "Software-Defined Vehicles, Connected Cars, and AI in Cars 2024-2034"...
Data stealers still on the prowl
The malware development market continues to flourish with new stealers such as Lumma, but for the last three years, Redline still remains the dominant data-stealing malware used by cybercriminals. More than half of every device (55%) targeted by password-stealer...
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Hensoldt creates a unified brand in SA
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Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Office 365 protects OneDrive
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Proactive approach with managed services toolkit
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US firms top in cybersecurity M&As
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Kingson revises fund size to $100m
Kingson Fund Two, a high-growth Tech and black-owned SME fund launched in the first quarter of 2019 at R400-million (about $30-million), has been revised to $100-million, due to the enthusiastic investment appetite and committed capital from international investors....
LanDynamix achieves Level 2 BEE certification
LanDynamix has achieved a Level 2 BEE rating for the second year in a row. The company has also revealed the details of the LanDynamix Employees Trust which has been allocated 30% of the shares in the business. Established in 2006 LanDynamix provides cyber security...
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