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...People are the weakest link in IT security
At least 85% of organisations in South Africa experienced an internal information security incident last year, some of which led to sensitive data loss. The Global Corporate IT Security Risks survey by the B2B International research agency and Kaspersky Lab found that...Mobile growth continues PC market impact
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market continued to experience a steep decline during the third quarter of 2013, decreasing 15% in volume year-on-year, according to research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The results showed that PC shipments into the...Sirefef botnet is taken down
The Sirefef botnet, which has infected almost 2-million computers around the world and siphoned off $2,7-million a month has been taken down. For the third time this year, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has successfully disrupted a dangerous botnet, Richard Domingues...PayPal, Amazon the most trusted e-wallets
The frenzy of activity in the mobile payments and digital wallet space is beginning to pay off in the form of consumer awareness and interest. According to new Forrester data based on a survey of more than 4 000 respondents, 31% of US online consumers who own a mobile...