Spam – history repeats itself
According to Kaspersky Lab’s latest spam report for Q1 2013, the amount of unsolicited correspondence in email traffic grew slightly (+0,53%) and averaged 66,55%. The increase in the proportion of emails with malicious attachments was also small, reaching 3,3%, while...IBM opens Innovation Centre in Nairobi
As part of its ongoing expansion in Africa, IBM has opened its first Innovation Centre in East Africa in Nairobi. The centre will help fuel growth and innovation in the region, providing IT partners, developers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and academics with...Targeted malware on the rise
There was a massive surge in targeted malware attacks during 2012, growing 42% over the previous year. Designed to steal intellectual property, these targeted cyber-espionage attacks are increasingly hitting the manufacturing sector as well as small businesses, which...ZACR on .africa awareness campaign
As the likely administrator of the new .africa generic Top Level Domain (gTLD), the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) has embarked on an awareness programme targeting Africa’s best known brands. The .africa Pioneer Programme aims to encourage a premier set of early...US firms ready to invest in Africa
US companies are eager to invest in Africa, specifically in the power sector, according to the spokesman from one company that has already made such an investment. “Symbion Power and many other companies from the US are ready to invest in Africa,” says Symbion Power...