That booking confirmation could be malware

In June, Kaspersky Lab registered an increase in fraudulent messages sent out on behalf of booking services. These fake notifications imitate hotel or air ticket booking confirmations and usually contain Trojan spyware masked as bills for reservations.US video game...

The growing role of ICT in Kenyan economy

ICT has assumed an increasingly strategic role in the Kenyan economy in recent years. Between 2000 and 2012, the country’s wider transport and communications sector, of which ICT is a part, grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7,7%, outperforming all...

3D printed luxury headphones

A new generation of wireless headphones has been designed and manufactured using 3D printing technology. Design house Ignitec used Stratasys’ Objet30 Pro 3D printer to create the headphones for technology start-up and luxury goods company Audiowings. The new...

Cloud hardware spend breaks $4bn mark

A new International Data Corporation (IDC) study confirmed that cloud is the major disruption factor in the EMEA infrastructure hardware market, accounting for a growing portion of hardware spending and exerting influence on hardware architectures and vendors’...

Data as a sustainable competitive advantage

To survive and thrive in today’s dynamic business climate, enterprises must treat data as an organisational asset, according to global analyst firm Ovum.Enterprises increasingly need to shift the basis of differentiation to focus on smarter and more efficient use of...

How to unlock information value

Research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that unstructured content accounts for 90% of all digital information. This content is locked in a variety of formats, locations and applications made up of separate repositories. When connected and used...