Huge growth in abuse of trusted applications
Cyberattackers are leveraging trusted applications and tools on Windows systems, commonly called “living off the land” binaries, to conduct discovery on systems and maintain persistence. This is among the findings from “The Bite from Inside: The Sophos Active...
Wearables start giving way to new form factors
Global shipments for wearables are on track to grow 6,1% by the end of the year, reaching 538-million units according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. However, growth is expected to slow to 3,9% in...
Applications for AWS Fintech Africa Accelerator open
Amazon Web Services’ Startup Loft Accelerator team has announced the launch of its inaugural AWS Fintech Africa Accelerator. Pre-seed and seed stage fintech founders operating in Africa and building companies to solve fundamental issues in payments, open/embedded...
SA firms are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks
A paltry 19% of organisations in South Africa have the 'Mature' level of readiness needed to be resilient against today's modern cybersecurity risks. This is according to Cisco's first Cybersecurity Readiness Index, developed against the backdrop of a post-Covid,...
Load shedding drives manufacturer confidence lower
Confidence levels in the manufacturing sector dropped 9 points to 17 in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Absa Manufacturing Survey. "Manufacturers are feeling pessimistic as load shedding, especially at higher levels such as stage 6, continues to have a...
Ethernet founder wins AM Turing Award
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Bob Metcalfe as recipient of the 2022 ACM AM Turing Award for the invention, standardisation, and commercialisation of Ethernet. Metcalfe is an Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at...
Hackers continue to evolve attacks
Hackers are diversifying attack methods, including a surge in QR code phishing campaigns, according to the latest quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report. By isolating threats on PCs that have evaded detection tools, HP Wolf Security has specific insight...
APT campaign targets organisations in Russo-Ukrainian conflict area
In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers discovered an ongoing advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign targeting organisations located in the area affected by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Dubbed CommonMagic, this espionage campaign has been active...
Generative AI startups attract investment
In recent years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changing technology with immense potential across various industries. Subsequently, generative AI startups are rapidly gaining traction, and venture capital investors are keen to capitalize...
Establish sound financial habits to weather tough times
The Experian Consumer Default Index (CDI) showed a quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) deterioration from 3.66 in September 2022 to 3.93 in December 2022, indicating that South African consumers remain under financial pressure. This drastic short-term deterioration in the...
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Your smart home: attacker or alibi?
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Why flash storage is changing the business world
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BBM joins forces with Softgames
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AFIF Entrepreneurship finalists announced
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Your chiller just got more life (support)
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IoT devices and DDoS attacks in perspective
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The risks of unqualified payroll staff
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Industry acceptance for DesignSpark Mechanical
RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents, has announced that user activations of DesignSpark Mechanical (DSM), the company's free-for-download fully featured 3D modelling and design tool, has now reached a cumulative total of 200 000. In addition to...
New commercial officer for Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel has announced the appointment of Rajeev Sethi as chief commercial officer for its Africa operations. He will report to Raghunath Mandava, MD & CEO of Airtel Africa. In his new role, Rajeev will be responsible for the formulation and implementation of...
Ingenico partners with Interswitch in Nigeria
Ingenico Group has announced that a strategic partnership has been signed with transaction switching and electronic payment processing company Interswitch Nigeria. Since 2002, Interswitch has been promoting the seamless circulation of electronic money by building the...
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