Kaspersky discovers DinodasRAT Linux implant
Kaspersky has uncovered a new Linux-targeted DinodasRAT backdoor variant, actively compromising organisations in China, Taiwan, Turkiye, and Uzbekistan since at least October 2023. This variant allows cybercriminals to covertly monitor and control compromised systems,...
Crypto heists surge in 2024
Last year, crypto scammers and hackers stole $1,75-billion worth of cryptos in 283 crypto heists - the highest number of heists the market has ever seen - and, unfortunately, 2024 is heading in the same direction. According to the latest data from AltIndex.com, crypto...
Amazon Prime Day sales see smallest growth in 5 years
Amazon Prime Day 2021 generated the highest sales for Amazon so far but had less impact than the 2020 event. Although the e-commerce giant generated around $11,2-billion in revenue from the products sold during the two-day shopping event, Prime Day sales growth...
Printing volumes rebound, but won’t hit pre-Covid levels
Total worldwide page volumes printed from office and home devices plummeted nearly 14% year over year in 2020 after several years of stable but slow decline. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), 2,8-trillion pages were printed in 2020....
Huge rings give clues about a black hole’s behaviour
A spectacular set of rings around a black hole has been captured using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The X-ray images of the giant rings have revealed new information about dust located in our galaxy, using a similar principle to...
All change for communications department
The new minister of communications and digital technologies, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni , was previously Minister of Small Business Development and, most recently, acting-Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation following the death of Jackson Mthembu....
Collaboration, cloud, security are IT’s top concerns
CIOs and IT decision-makers (ITDMs) across Europe, The Middle East, Europe and Russia (EMEAR) are looking to maximise investments in digitisation and drive innovation after a difficult year which raised the profile of IT leaders in driving critical workplace...
Gender equality a business imperative for success
There is no doubt that business is increasingly acknowledging that diverse teams bring value to organisations and that companies with high levels of diversity substantially outperform those without. By Keletjo Chiloane, senior associate at Mercer Yet, despite the...
Diversity in cybersecurity matters
Diversity is more than gender. It is race, culture, ability and country. It is mixing up the talent pool and adding in the unique insights and perspectives that different people from different walks of life bring to create teams that are more engaging and innovative....
This is what students are looking for in an employer …
Success, presence and culture are the three key words that stand out in the 2021 Universum Talent Survey, which gathers data from South African students on the most considered and attractive employers. A total of 54 456 students from 27 universities participated in...
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MTN Mahala offer is back
MTN will once again reward its PayAsYouGo and TopUp customers with 50% Mahala Airtime when they recharge. The free airtime value will be every day, on all recharges from a minimum of R10, allowing MTN customers to make cheaper MTN to MTN calls, send SMS and access to...
EnterpriseWorx partners with Informatica
South African Business Intelligence (BI), data management and software engineering specialists EnterpriseWorx have become a member of the Informatica INFORM partner program to deliver data management solutions in South Africa. EnterpriseWorx has joined INFORM,...
Mobile wallets will change travel industry
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Meeting mobile app needs of the enterprise
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IPM can help thwart zero-day attacks
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Kaspersky blocks 99,8% of attacks
Kaspersky Lab announces that its security solution Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 successfully repelled the overwhelming majority of malicious attacks in a Real-World Protection Test conducted by the authoritative Austrian antivirus test laboratory AV-Comparatives...
Fujitsu announces Long Lifecycle solutions
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BI simplifies Foodcorp’s complexities
In its quest to be one of South Africa’s most innovative food businesses, Foodcorp, the country’s third largest food company, has well positioned itself as a leading manufacturer of great-tasting branded food products. While distributing most of its products...
Wesgro invests in Sage CRM with e-marketing
Wesgro, the official destination marketing, investment and trade promotion agency for the Western Cape has invested in Sage CRM with e-marketing, the preferred vendor is AWCape, an official supplier of Sage CRM solutions. This investment follows the successful...
CCCA white paper evaluates data centres
The Communications Cable and Connectivity Association (CCCA) has published a white paper entitled Navigating the Pros and Cons of Structured Cabling Versus Top of Rack in the Data Centre, which it offers as a guide for data centre professionals and IT managers...
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