This week we see another scintillating smorgasbord of spam kings, phishing and other attacks, as well as a worm called Yamanner that got the better of Yahoo.

While I fully endorse the idea of getting away from the office and spending some time on the golf course, this kind of indulgence can bring untold problems to journalists.

The cellphone industry is dying a slow death of unimaginative and copycat design.

Telkom posted good annual results last week, with revenue up a little over 10% but attributable profit up 36%.

Hitting the headlines this week was Telkom`s impressive financial results, and a successful NGN deployment in Uganda.

This week, employers are reading e-mails, the ransomware Trojan is cracked, a spammer sees the error of his ways, Mozilla fixes Firefox and MS soups up Vista against attack.

Registering prepaid cellphone users will probably have a muted long-term impact on the economy and fighting crime, while inconveniencing companies and individuals. However, we do need it.

My brother`s birthday is coming up and I can`t figure out what to get a 21-year-old these days.

Microsoft appears to be getting real about competition in the operating system space, but will Vista save the day or will it be too little, too late?

Flawed anti-virus software, anti-spyware that blackmails, and attacks that hold personal files for ransom - the world of information security is everything but dull.

Hitting the headlines this week was an Internet banking scam, and the cellular operators losing their RICA fight in Parliament.

The lack of closure on the Vodacom-Cell C quarrel leaves an unsatisfied feeling that nothing has been learnt from it.