In today's technology roundup: HP settles counterfeit ink spat, Russia arrests three over $9m scam, Google stops censoring China search results, and malware delivered by advertising platforms.
In this World Wide Wrap: ICT next frontier for Kenya banks, Pakistan e-banking on a roll, and IT forensics tool traces Trojans.
In this World Wide Wrap: Intel unveils cheap SSD storage, EMC drives MS Exchange protection, and Xbox 360 to get USB storage.
Electronics can be damaged by power anomalies that are invisible to the human eye, says Gary Jameson, country manager: SA at Eaton Power Quality.
ITWeb TV #SS24 Steve Jump, Custodiet Advisory Services
Recorded live at ITWeb Security Summit 2024, Steve Jump, director, Custodiet Advisory Services, provided ITWeb's Adrian Hinchcliffe with an update on the Security Summit Hackathon, the value these have in skills development and talent recruitment for companies and the start-up scene, as well as an overview of Secure by Design principles.
The R68 million Gauteng roads tender could be one of many awarded to the minister's company under odd circumstances, says the DA.
ITWeb Security Summit 2024
The bank biometric system may carry security risks that need to be addressed.
ITWeb TV: AI-driven fraud rises as criminals target human trust | Ep #158
AI-driven fraud is rising across Africa, with criminals exploiting human behaviour and trust rather than system vulnerabilities, says Thalia Pillay, CEO of Orca Fraud. In an interview with ITWeb Africa editor Samuel Mungadze, Pillay says criminals are deploying increasingly sophisticated AI-powered tactics to circumvent security controls.
The company expects to benefit from consolidation in the UK IT security market.
In today's technology roundup: Google's Asia pipe nears completion, hacker disables cars remotely, Apple board member dies, and Siemens plans 4 200 layoffs.
Local banks will soon be able to use the department's fingerprint database to verify customers' identities.
ITWeb Security Summit 2025 Johannesburg
A video of an ESPN reporter is used to direct users to malicious Web sites, warns Sophos.
The network security company was named by Gartner in the Visionaries quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls. [Local rep: NET2BE]
Despite lower revenue, the company is confident of improving margins in the future.
Security experts are divided about whether cyber crime, or the reporting thereof, has increased.