Malware grows at record pace

Malware is being created at record speed. In 2Q14, roughly 15-million new samples were generated – an average of 160 000 daily, according to PandaLabs. Trojans remain the most common type of malware, accounting for 58,20% of new malware and 62,8% of infections....

Security appliances see growth in 2Q14

The worldwide security appliance market continues to see positive growth in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), with factory revenue growing by 7,3% year-over-year to $2,2-billion. This is according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly...

Positive outlook for African CEOs

CEOs in Africa are optimistic about their company’s prospects for revenue growth over the medium term, according to PwC’s Africa Business Agenda 2014 report. Suresh Kana, Senior Partner for PwC Africa, says: “CEOs in Africa feel more positive about their ability to...

Working with the psychology of innovation

Kathy Gibson reports from Gartner Symposium – To make sure innovation happens within your enterprise, company leaders need to do much more than simply develop a process for it, or even make it a corporate imperative. This is the word from Gartner analyst Mary...

BlackBerry acquires Movirtu

BlackBerry has acquired Movirtu, a provider of virtual identity solutions for mobile operators that allows multiple numbers to be active on a single device. This helps to improve device management in bring-your-own device (BYOD) and corporate owned personally enabled...

European firms not rushing to the cloud

A new survey by International Data Corporation (IDC) has discovered that European IT departments still need to make significant improvements before they have fully embraced cloud architectures and transformed themselves into internal (cloud) service providers. When...