Interest in crypto-stealing drainers surges
Dark web threads discussing crypto-drainers – malware designed to swiftly drain cryptocurrency wallets – saw a significant rise in 2024, as revealed by the latest Kaspersky Security Bulletin. Kaspersky also reported a 40% spike in corporate database ads on a prominent...
Microsoft still top brand for phishing
In the fourth quarter, Microsoft retained its position as the most imitated brand, accounting for 32% of all brand phishing attempts, according to the latest Brand Phishing Ranking for Q4 2024 from Check Point Research (CPR). Apple held on to the second position with...
Vergelegen winery goes green with solar
Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West has installed a solar power plant that has taken its hilltop winery building off the grid. The investment involved installing six solar tables, comprising a total of 500 panels and covering1400m². In addition to the panels, the...
Underdog Tech Award seeks to reward innovators
inDrive has launched the Underdog Tech Award, a new international prize for the founders of the best tech startups outside major tech hubs and startup communities. The award seeks to support technology startups that have been successfully founded despite facing...
SA has the best digital quality of life in Africa, lags globally
South Africa has the best digital quality of life in Africa but ranks just 72nd in the world. This is according to Surfshark’s fifth annual Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index, where the country dropped by six places from last year. Out of the Index’s five pillars,...
Gaming PCs set to struggle as monitors return to growth
As demand for PCs and monitors has slowed, demand for gaming PCs and monitors has seen some resiliency. International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts worldwide shipments of gaming monitors to grow 10,8% year over year in 2023 while gaming PCs are expected to decline...
AMD completes 4th Gen EPYC family
AMD has announced availability of the new AMD EPYC 8004 Series processors, completing the 4th Gen AMD EPYC CPU family of workload-optimised processors. The new processors bring the "Zen 4c" core into a purpose-built CPU, enabling hardware providers to create energy...
Intel unveils glass substrates for more powerful compute
Intel has announced one of the industry's first glass substrates for next-generation advanced packaging, planned for the latter part of this decade. This breakthrough achievement will enable the continued scaling of transistors in a package and advance Moore's Law to...
Digital technology directly benefits 70% of SDG targets
More than two-thirds of the UN's targets for sustainable development can benefit directly from digital technologies, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organisers of SDG Digital taking...
Broadband Commission urges collaboration to accelerate SDGs
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development called for a joint global effort to achieve universal and meaningful connectivity by 2030. According to the commission, the collaborative effort must ensure that people around the world are not only connected, but...
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The impact of video surveillance in healthcare
Last year, in a written reply to a question in the Legislature, Gauteng health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa revealed that 107 nurses had been attacked in hospitals between January 2016 and September 2017. According to the MEC many of the attacks took place at night or over the...
M&B adds Samsung Pay
Mugg & Bean (M&B) has announced the launch of Samsung Pay as a payment option in their sit down, and on-the-go restaurants, nationwide. M&B customers that are also users of the recently unveiled Samsung Pay application, may now pay their bill using a...
Arcserve unveils business continuity cloud
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Lenovo ThinkAgile HX7820 certified for SAP HANA
As data centre infrastructures have become more complex -combining on-premise, cloud, and hybrid technologies - Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) solutions have emerged in recent years to simplify data centre resources to a single management suite. Addressing the...
SqwidNet, Discovery collaborate on local innovation
Discovery Insure has partnered with Sigfox operator with SqwidNet, the Sigfox to build collaboration and investment on the local frontiers. "Already recognised by Frost & Sullivan as the enabling technology leader in the LPWAN (low-power wide-area network)...
Customer-driver contact makes screening vital
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What does that extra ‘s’ mean for consumers?
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Taxify integrated into Google Maps
Taxify has been integrated into the Google Maps app. People planning their travel routes using Google Maps will now see a Taxify icon in the app, in addition to the familiar car, public transport, walking and biking options. Taxify started operating in South Africa in...
DCC brings in Dell XPS 2-in-1
The Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 (9575) laptop is now available to the South African channel from official distributor, Drive Control Corporation (DCC). The ultra-thin (16mm) 15-inch 2-in-1 laptop features Dell's InfinityEdge 4K Display combined powerhouse features such as 8th...
Microsoft celebrates SA partners
Microsoft has announced the winners of the 2018 Partner of the Year Awards, recognising the innovators in Microsoft's 2 000-strong partner community in South Africa. This year, Microsoft acknowledged partners across 19 categories in each of the solution areas,...
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