One quarter after another, Microsoft Office remains the most widely exploited software for malware delivery. The primary reason is that a significant portion of Office users delay essential security updates, which keeps the doors open for fraudsters to inject...

Eskom Expo for Young Scientists in Gauteng will host a number of regional science fairs around the province to showcase the scientific brilliance of the province’s promising young scientists. The regional expos will be the first physical science fairs since 2019,...

The inventors of reduced instruction set computing (RISC) chips have won the 2017 ACM AM Turing Award for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry. The...

Copenhagen and Bern offer the best living standards in the world for expatriates according to a report by global mobility experts, ECA International. Analysing a range of "liveability" scores for Europeans moving abroad, from air pollution and personal security, to...

This year, South Africa will observe World Water Week under the cloud of the Cape Town water crisis, and the stark reality of long-term water scarcity in South Africa and beyond our borders. The spotlight on water is at the heart of all conversations in South Africa...

The SITA Air Transport Community Foundation, based in the UK, in conjunction with Wits University and the Tshimologong Precinct, has launched a competition to address the question "What information, tools or technology will first-time air travellers in Africa need to...

Internet of Things (IoT)-based attacks are already a reality, with almost 20% of organisations observing at least one IoT-based attack in the past three year. This is according to survey by CEB, now Gartner. To protect against these threats Gartner. forecasts that...

Smartphone unit sales in South Africa climbed by around 21% in 2017, even as South Africans reduced their spending in most categories of the consumer technology market. According to point of sale data from market research firm, GfK South Africa, storage, media...

The vast majority of consumers want pay-TV operators to demonstrate they understand their needs and provide them with a positive customer experience at every stage of consumer engagement - but close to a third say they are falling short. This is according to new...

Police in Tempe, Arizona, have released video footage of accident where a pedestrian was killed by a self-driving Uber vehicle. https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/976585098542833664 Elaine Herzberg was killed by an autonomous vehicle on 18 March. She had been...