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Standard Bank & MTN Swaziland partner to deliver mobile banking
STANDARD Bank and MTN Swaziland will soon be launching mobile banking in the Kingdom, The Observer said. Meanwhile, the two companies have partnered to offer a mobile top-up service, where customers can now load airtime from the ATM.
30 million computers infected by fake antivirus programmes
According to Panda Security, the global software vendor, a new wave of fake antivirus programmes has infected more than 30 million users, earning cyber-crooks hundreds of millions in the process.
Infections from the web: cyber-crooks get clever
As security laboratories predicted at the beginning of the year, the use of web pages to distribute malware is becoming a popular trend.
Solutions to Manage Growing Influx of Spam and E-mail-Borne Threats
Networks Unlimited and IronPort Systems Inc., a leading provider of solutions that protect businesses against spam, viruses and malware, and now part of Cisco, today announced hardware platforms for its enterprise- and carrier-grade e-mail security appliances that dramatically extend IronPort’s…
Fortinet and Dimension Data Form Global Partnership
Fortinet, a provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions, has signed a global agreement with Dimension Data to integrate, install and provide consultancy services for Fortinet’s network security solutions to enterprises worldwide.
Workgroup signs OEM agreement with CA
Workgroup’s dedicated CA (formerly known as Computer Associates) division has announced that it has signed an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with CA to further accelerate the adoption of CA security products in South Africa.
Southern Sudan appeals for investment in ICT sector
The government of Southern Sudan has urged international investors to consider opportunities the country’s ICT sector.
419 scam hits Kenya
Kenyans have not been spared by cyber crooks, an increase in fraud has been witnessed and the victims have lost heavily.
Riverbed to Announce Third Quarter Financial Results
Riverbed Technology , the technology and market leader in wide-area data services (WDS), today announced the company will release third quarter fiscal year 2008 financial results after the close of the market on Thursday, October 23, 2008. Read full story
South Africa: iPhone launch exploited by “pharming” attack
A Trojan purporting to be a video of the iPhone is at the centre of a new pharming attack The malicious payload of the Trojan can result in users being redirected to fraudulent web pages when they try to access…
Websense channel team earns top honors
Networks Unlimited together with Websense, Inc. , a global leader in integrated Web, email and data protection technologies, today announced that the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) awarded Websense with a 2008 Best of Show award for “Best Software Product”…
World Bank, AfDB announce $55b investment in Africa
The Connect Africa Summit ended yesterday in Rwanda with World Bank, European Commission and African Development Bank (AfDB) announcing investment commitments amounting to over $55 billion, with the information and communication technology (ICT) sector taking the lead.
WEBSENSE to revolutionize web security
Presiding over the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell today, Websense, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Gene Hodges will introduce the industry’s most unified and effective Web and data security offerings, Read more
IronPort Positioned in Gartner’s Leaders Quadrant for E-Mail Security
Networks Unlimited and IronPort Systems, a leading provider of solutions that protect businesses against spam, viruses and spyware, and now part of Cisco, today announced that Gartner has placed it in the leader’s quadrant in the research firm’s, “Magic Quadrant…
Digistics deploys IP telephony solution in partnership with KSS
One of South Africa’s leading supply chain management (SCM) providers Digistics recently partnered with KSS Technologies for an important countrywide infrastructure upgrade which saw the company migrate to an IP Telephony system from its previous analogue-based PABX system.
PGP Whole Disk Encryption Undergoes Common Criteria Evaluation Process
PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced that PGP® Whole Disk Encryption is currently undergoing Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ (EAL4+) certification.
