Cybercriminals stepped up their game in 2013

In 2013 the cybercrime industry, chased by an increasingly dynamic and vigilant security industry, has shifted its modes of operation, targeting new users and platforms as well as focusing on hacktivism and online exploitation. This is according to Trend Micro’s...

Festive season power cuts will impact retail

Power outages may well play a key role in festive season shopping, with retailers bracing themselves for disruptions in the wake of traditional electricity consumption spikes and increased cable theft in the upcoming holiday period. This is the view of Jack Ward, MD...

IT takes to the high seas …

Commercial technology is leading advances in naval reconnaissance and surveillance, with data analytics and display technologies important weapons in the fight against crimes at sea. Lleon Downes, chief systems engineer at the Institute for Maritime Technology,...

Young users lead mobile data charge

At a time when mobile networks are seeing voice revenues decline for the first time in their histories, younger users are leading the consumer charge into a new data economy. The Mobility 2014 research study, conducted by World Wide Worx with the backing of First...

The app comes of age in the mobile era

The app has become the single most significant tool driving the mobile economy in South Africa. The use of apps on phones has shot up from 24% of adult cell phone users in cities and towns in mid-2012 to 43% in late 2013. The Mobility 2014 research study, conducted by...