Malware booms in 2013
The overall global Internet threat level grew by 6,9 percentage points in 2013 – with 41,6% of computers being the victim of an attack at least once. In order to conduct all these attacks over the Internet in 2013, cybercriminals used 10 604 273 unique hosts, which...Curiosity finds water, signs of life
NASA’s Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars’ past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions. In a little more than a year on the Red Planet, the mobile Mars Science Laboratory has determined the age...Industry appeals for online reform
Today AOL, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo joined together to propose principles for reforming government surveillance laws and practices. The companies also urged the president and the US Congress to take the lead on reform with an...Farewell to the nation’s father
Former president Nelson “Madiba” Mandela died last night at his Houghton home at the age of 95. Known globally as the father of democracy in South Africa, Mandela was at the forefront of the anti-apartheid struggle. In 1962 he was arrested by the...What ICT can expect in 2014
The 3rd Platform – the industry’s emerging platform for growth and innovation built on the technology pillars of mobile computing, cloud services, big data and analytics, and social networking – are major influencers in the International Data Corporation...