China is set to add 30-million new V2X-enabled vehicles to the road every year by 2034, according to IDTechEx's report, "Connected and Software-Defined Vehicles 2024-2034: Markets, Forecasts, Technologies", as part of a wider global trend that will see V2X technology...

According to Kaspersky's Business Digitisation survey, only 28% of companies surveyed in South Africa organised training on cybersecurity for their employees. And 16% did not organise any IT-related training for their employees, even on basic IT functions. If an...

Sophos has uncovered how attack code behaves while hiding in memory in a discovery that will make it harder for adversaries to use memory as a defence evasion technique. The memory region of a hacked computer is a popular hiding place for malware because security...

Intel t has signed an agreement with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to perform in its Data Protection in Virtual Environments (DPRIVE) program, which aims to develop an accelerator for fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). Microsoft is the key cloud...

South Africa's photonics industry is set to benefit from the new Photonics Prototyping Facility (PPF) at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The facility, which was unveiled last week (5 March), will enhance the development of photonics-based...

South Africans often perceive the country as having high levels of crime, as demonstrated by the Numbeo.com Crime Index by City 2021 survey where citizens ranked six South African cities as being among the global top 20 of the most dangerous cities. The respondents...

Adapt IT Holdings has reported a decline in revenue of 2% to R707-million (2019: R721-million) for the six months ended 31 December 2020. The company states that the decline on the prior comparative period is due to ongoing challenging and weaker trading conditions...

In response to the many complaints received on police corruption, Corruption Watch (CW) has developed a new Veza platform that will improve transparency in policing in the country. Corruption Watch (CW) selected Bluegrass Digital to develop the new Veza platform. The...

South African gig technology company M4Jam, which provides a digital networking platform for workers in the gig economy, has won a World Summit Award (WSA) for its role in using technology with smart content to address global development gaps. The WSA awards, which...

Kaspersky researchers are reporting on phishing pages purporting to be gift offers for International Women’s Day . The fraudsters exploit users who wish to buy presents for women on International Women’s Day. In 2021 some of them are even offering such gifts for free....