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Humans the weakest link as cyber warfare intensifies
Cape Town - Staff opening suspicious emails represent one of the weakest links amid a rise in global malware attacks, according to a software security expert. Speaking exclusively to Fin24 at the Gartner Symposium in Cape Town this week, Michae ...
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EE and Virgin Media fined for breaking consumer protection rules
EE and Virgin Media fined for breaking consumer protection rules Ofcom has imposed fines totalling £13.3m on EE and Virgin Media, saying both providers levied excessive charges on customers who ended their contracts early regulator Ofcom has i ...
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Achieving better local government efficiency by digitising
Local government all over the world is synonymous with bureaucracy and red tape processes. Think of any municipal government in your city or town and the words `paperwork` and `inefficiencies` come to mind. Tasks that s
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Meet the malware which hijacks your browser and redirects you to fake pages
The malware is currently being distributed through the RIG exploit kit. The RIG exploit kit, which at its peak infected an average of 27,000 machines per day, has been grafted with a new tool designed to hijack browsing sessions. The malware in q ...
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10 ways to speed up your laptop
Does your ageing laptop need a boost? We look at the software tweaks and hardware upgrades that will give your computer a new lease of life Whether you`ve just bought a new computer or you`ve been using your existing one for a while, you may notic ...
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UK looks to turbocharge Africa`s tech sector
The UK government has unveiled innovative partnerships with African countries to boost innovations in technology across the continent. Theresa May is leading an ambitious trip to Africa this week on her first visit to the continent as prime minist ...
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3 reasons for small businesses to love wireless
You know it as Wi-Fi, but wireless networks can do so much more for your small business than allow you to connect to free internet from a café or enable you to check your emails from home. When it comes to your business, wireless networks can a ...
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AIR-Jumper: How can security camera lights transmit data?
Researchers developed aIR-Jumper, an exploit that leverages lights within security cameras to extract data. Learn how this attack works and how to prevent it with expert Nick Lewis. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Israel developed a proof ...
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Moody`s upgrades outlook for SA banks to stable
Moody’s has changed its outlook for SA’s banking system from negative to stable, the ratings agency said in a report issued on Tuesday. Moody’s rates seven commercial banks in SA, which accounted for 9% of banking assets as at December 2017. ...
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British armed forces lack IT professionals, report MPs
Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee says armed forced need to plug skills gap. The UK parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has said that the armed forces need to take on more cyber specialists to plug a growing skills gap.
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How much fibre speed do you really need?
How much Mbps (read speed) do you really need from your new fibre connection for your household? This article breaks it down and with an easy-to-use chart to help you understand what you should sign yourself up for. Complaints like `its bufferi ...
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Google`s Work Insights lets you know when employees are abusing company policies
Its investigation tool also provides enhanced protections against Drive and Gmail threats Google has unveiled two new tools to help businesses have more visibility of how their employees collaborate and use applications. Work Insights is a tool t ...
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SA pays attention to cyber crime at highest level
Defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Efficient, powerful and cost-effective cyber defence and solutions should be implemented to protect SA`s critical information infrastructure.
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New use for drones as 3,000 crop spraying drones help Chinese farmers fly into the future
Crop spraying drones help Chinese farmers fly into the future Drones were used to spray cotton fields with pesticide in Xinjiang, covering an area of more than 400,000 hectares. Farmers benefit significantly by replacing manual farming with machin ...
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What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
Wondering about the Internet of Things? Here`s our guide to all things connected The Internet of Things (IoT) has become quite a buzz word in recent years, exploding in popularity as businesses attempt to collect more information from their users ...
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