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TP240 PhoneHome Reflection/Amplification DDoS Attack Vector
Beginning in mid-February 2022, security researchers, network operators, and security vendors observed a spike in DDoS attacks sourced from UDP port 10074 targeting broadband access ISPs, financial institutions, logistics companies, and organizations in other vertical markets. Upon further investigation, it…
Incentives to Buy Electric Vehicles on the Cards for South Africans
Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), a research organisation that facilitates policy development and dialogue across trade and industrial policy, conducting research on inequality and economic inclusion, and sustainable growth, is currently researching the possibility of rolling out incentivised electric…
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IoT Forum Africa 2022 to Showcase the Latest Innovations in IoT
Internet of Things Forum Africa returns to Johannesburg for the fifth year on 29 and 30 March 2022 at the Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hosted by IT News Africa, IoT Forum Africa 2022 is shaping up to be bigger and…
Horizon – A Unique Mobile Payment Innovation Seeking to Foster Financial Inclusion
The Austrian start-up dedicated to mobile payments, Vienna Payment Solutions – vipaso – has launched a new end-to-end independent mobile payment innovation to facilitate mobile money payments in Africa and across the world. Known as Horizon, vipaso’s state-of-the-art system is…
7 Key Security Practices to Teach Your Kids for Online Safety
Educating children with the skills they need to protect themselves online can provide great benefits for families. Cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky shares 7 digital practices that parents can teach their children. In order to survive in today’s Internet…
6 Digital Loan Companies Raided in Nigeria for Alleged Malpractice
Three Nigerian authorities worked jointly with the country’s police force to raid several allegedly illegal digital loan businesses operating in Lagos on Friday. According to TechCabal, digital lending platforms GoCash, Okash, EasyCredit, Easi Moni, KashKash, and Speedy Choice were among…
How Satellites Can Save African Countries from Natural Disasters
On Thursday, Access Partnership, one of the leading global public policy firms for the technology sector released a Fair Tech Institute whitepaper outlining the urgency with which governments and the private sector need to leverage satellite technology for more effective…
Top 5 Games to Look Out for in 2022
Gamers have a lot to look forward to in 2022 – what with the release of many highly anticipated titles and DLCs across all platforms. Whether you enjoy journeying through magical realms, wearing a superhero’s mask while administering vigilante justice…
Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. Load shedding hits South Africa this week as users across the country scramble to understand their load shedding schedules. Following…
Orchestrating Multi-Cloud: How to Find a Strategy that Works
Routed, Africa’s only neutral cloud infrastructure business, and a principal partner of VMWare, says that implementing a workable multi-cloud strategy hinges on a business properly assessing applications within its current infrastructure environment to decide which cloud is ideal for each…
Airtel Nigeria Upgrades All 2G & 3G Cell Sites to 4G
Airtel Nigeria, the West African arm of telecom Airtel Africa, has announced that it is upgrading all of its cell sites to 4G technology. The operator says that now its 50-million customers in Nigeria can “tap into flawless voice call…
Microsoft Startup Accelerator: The 12 African Startups Chosen So Far
Flapmax announced today the twelve companies selected for the first cohort of the FAST startup accelerator, created to help strengthen and scale Africa’s digital ecosystem in partnership with US tech titan Microsoft. Flapmax’s twelve-week startup accelerator begins March 21st. The…
HPE South Africa Announces Two New Leadership Appointments
On Friday, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) South Africa, a multinational technology company, announced two new appointments to the country’s leadership team. Michael Langeveld is appointed as Chief Technology Officer, and Celeste Le Grange assumes the position of Head of Channel,…
Paratus is Building Namibia’s Largest Data Centre for $8.2M
The Namibian arm of pan-African network provider Paratus has today announced the launch of its carrier-neutral Data Center (DC) facility in Windhoek, Namibia in August 2022. This new facility, named Armada Data Center by the company, will be the first…
Towards a Stable & Sustainable Future with Power 4.0
A digital overhaul of the power and utilities sector – Power 4.0 – is delivering enhanced process efficiency, improved asset utilization, centralized visibility, better regulatory compliance, enhanced sustainability and stellar returns on investment, says Douglas Nunez, Global Power Industry Expert,…
MultiChoice Shares Soar as Nigerian Tax Dispute is Settled
South Africa’s MultiChoice Group, one of the leading entertainment companies in Africa, saw a rise in its shares on Thursday after the company reached a settlement agreement of $4.4 billion with Nigerian authorities. According to Bloomberg, MultiChoice had agreed to…
