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"...
What are the most common business email compromise schemes?
Business e-mail compromise attacks are on the increase. Between May and July 2021, Kaspersky products prevented more than 9 500 BEC attacks globally, including those against businesses in air transportation, industry, retail, IT and delivery. Such attacks demand...
Crypto ransom payments hit $81,6m so far in 2021
Over the last few years, ransomware attacks have taken hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies to victims worldwide. In 2020 alone, as the record year for crypto ransomware attacks, the total value of loss hit more than $400-million, showing a...
2021 riots show South Africa at a crossroads
It's time to rise above institutional failure, writes De Wet Bisschoff, sales and growth lead for Accenture in Africa. After the shocking riots that engulfed South Africa last month, all of us in this beautiful country have cause for deep reflection, regardless of our...
Droppers-as-a-service a growing menace
Droppers for hire are delivering bundles of malicious and unwanted content to targets looking for "cracked" versions of popular business and consumer applications. This is according to new Sophos research, "Fake Pirated Software Serves Up Malware Droppers as a...
Board changes at Adapt IT
Tiffany Dunsdon has been permanently appointed as the CEO of Adapt IT. According to a statement from the company, Antonio Vicente's role has changed from chief strategy officer to chief operating officer. Both appointments take effect immediately.
Wireless LAN sales hampered by 2021 supply constraints
Supply constraints hampered 2Q 2021 sales of several wireless LAN manufacturers, driving lower unit shipments versus the year-ago period, according to a report by Dell’Oro Group. “Most manufacturers reported double-digit year-over-year order growth during the first...
Stealer is disguised as games and performs well in search
Even with more ways to play games, from new consoles to in-browser options and mobile games, demand for PC games persists. So does a gamer’s desire to play them for free – often by finding and downloading cracked versions of games. However, such shortcuts often come...
Africa Data Centres in hyperscaler expansion
Africa Data Centres has announced a $500-million plan to build large hyperscale data centres throughout Africa, including the North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. The project will involve building 10 hyperscale data centres, in 10 countries, over the...
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Gartner recognises Sophos as leader
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New social media channel for body corporates
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Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8400 from Océ
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Cloud backup and disaster recovery
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