DDoS attacks skyrocket as hacktivist activity surges
There has been a dramatic 43% increase in the number of application-layer attacks and a 30% increase in volumetric attacks - especially in Europe and the Middle East – according to the findings of Netscout’s latest 1H2024 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report. Attack...
Malatsi lays out SA’s roadmap for AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to benefit humanity, and South Africa should harness it as such. This is the word from Solly Malatsi, minister of communication and digital technologies, who points out that the International Telecommunications Union...
Fossil fuels to power 60% of Africa’s energy by 2040
By 2040, up to 60% of the African energy matrix will be fossil fuel driven. This is the word from Anibor Kragha, executive secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association, addressing a FAMAR-sponsored panel discussion during the Angola Oil & Gas...
Impact of Red Sea cable cuts severely underestimated
The impact of the February 2024 cable cuts in the Red Sea, which were reported to have affected 25% of Europe-Asia data traffic flow, was severely underestimated, according to network services provider RETN. Through its own network diagnostics and feedback from major...
Planetary defence mission heads for deflected asteroid
Hera, the first planetary defence spacecraft of the European Space Agency (ESA), has departed planet Earth. The Hera mission is headed to a unique target among the more than 1,3-million known asteroids in our Solar System – the only body to have had its orbit shifted...
Kudos for top students in IITPSA Programming Olympiad
High School learners from around the country have been recognised as top performers in the 2024 Computer Programming Olympiad - part of the Computer Olympiads - a flagship initiative of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA). Over...
Intel claims industry-first with new AI system
Intel and Inflection AI have launched what they claim is an industry-first – Inflection for Enterprise – an enterprise-grade AI system powered by Intel Gaudi and Intel Tiber AI Cloud. The companies say Inflection for Enterprise will accelerate the adoption and impact...
Cyberespionage campaign targets Russian government entities
Kaspersky experts have uncovered a new series of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks by Awaken Likho targeting government and industrial sectors in Russia. The threat group, still active, has adapted its tactics to improve the effectiveness of its attacks and...
Tracker expands into supply chain with OKgo launch
In a move to bolster supply chain visibility for businesses in South Africa, Tracker has partnered with Roambee, a Silicon Valley company specialising in asset and shipment tracking and monitoring powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The new solution, named OKgo,...
Support vital as fewer employees carry greater burden
As companies across the world face RIF – reduction in force –through either hiring freezes or retrenchments, it is important to focus not only on the impact to those who are made redundant. Equally important is to consider those who are left behind - the so-called...
Peach Payments partners with Sukhiba for conversational commerce
Digital payments service provider Peach Payments has integrated with Kenya’s conversational commerce and CRM platform Sukhiba to offer its South African merchants a new sales channel and facilitate WhatsApp-based sales. Founded in 2021 by Ananth Raj Gudipati and...
AWCape in strategic partnership with 4Sight
Sage Platinum Business Partner AWCape has announced a strategic partnership with 4Sight Holdings, allowing it to act as a 4flow Centre of Excellence (COE) to transform many more businesses through the integration and automation of their business processes. 4flow is a...