Telkom warns of new phishing scam
Telkom has warned customers to be on the lookout for a new phishing scam aimed at defrauding them of cash or at acquiring their personal details or internet usernames and passwords under false pretexts. “The latest modus operandi that fraudsters are using to target...Phishing, spam levels rose in August
During August, unsolicited e-mails made up 67,6% of all global e-mail traffic, according to Kaspersky Lab figures, making August 3,6 percentage points lower than July. However, the rate of phishing messages rose more than 10 times compared to July, while the volume of...Westcon, gateprotect partner in Africa
German IT security specialist gateprotect has partnered with the Westcon Group in South Africa and Africa in a bid to strategically enhance its presence in the region. With the integration into the Westcon-Comztek data security portfolio, the company now has access to...Cost benefits from modular data centres
Modular data centres may cost as much as 14% less to deploy than traditional “bricks and mortar” data centres, indicating that the industry could be wasting much-needed capital on data centre deployment, according to research from DCD Intelligence, a...Zetes to produce Gambian passports
Zetes has been awarded a 15-year contract to implement biometric electronic passports for Gambia. It is estimated that 40 000 passports will be produced each year as part of the subcontracting contract, in which the primary contractor is Africard. Implementation has...