According to the new 'Value of Reliability' survey from ABB, 72% of industrial businesses experience unplanned outages at least once a month, compared to 68% globally. This costs the typical South African business close to R724 000 per hour, compared to R2 350 000...

When a brand becomes well known it can be exploited by cybercriminals - they can hide behind the brand name in order to promote some dubious quality goods and services, or they can prey on the brand's clients, partners, or employees. The latter - including the...

Sophos has published the “Color by Numbers: Inside a Dharma Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Attack" report, which provides the first in-depth look at an automated attack script and toolset created by the ransomware operators and provided to cybercriminal buyers...

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks increased three-fold in the second quarter of 2020, compared to the same period last year. This is according to the Kaspersky Q2 2020 report into DDoS attacks, which shows that the Q2 figure almost matches the number of...

Check Point Research, recently identified security vulnerabilities in certain Amazon/Alexa subdomains that would have allowed a hacker to remove/install skills on the targeted victim’s Alexa account, access their voice history and personal data. The attack required a...

The Internet Service Providers’ Association of SA (ISPA) cautions prospective home Internet users to be circumspect when evaluating advertising claims. ISPA is concerned that some providers of home connectivity solutions may be trying to capitalise on the current...

PwC and Unicef South Africa announced the details of local collaboration, on International Youth Day, to help prepare young people with relevant skills to enter the workforce. This is part of a three-year global collaboration between PwC and Unicef in support of...

Customer data ethics has made its first appearance on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Marketing 2020 as it has moved into the Innovation Trigger phase of the Hype Cycle, according to Gartner. Customer data ethics focuses on aligning business practices with moral...

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak celebrated his 70th birthday on 11 August with a virtual benefit concert. “The Woz” was the guest of honour at the virtual surprise party organised by his wife Janet Wozniak. The event, hosted by Jewel, benefited the Inspiring Children’s...

Vendors shipped 31,9-million smartphones in the United States in Q2 2020, a 5% year-on-year decline, but an 11% quarter-on-quarter increase. Resumption of Chinese factory operations at the end of March and stores reopening in May and June were key contributors to...