F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Is your internet slow today? Thank the DDoS attack that hit SA ISPs
Update, Mon 28 Oct, 8.30pm: ISPs continue to struggle after Sunday evening’s DDoS attack. Axxess updated users at 3pm stating that its “upstream provider…
Online security firm feels the wrath of Anonymous
Early on Monday morning the anarchist movement Anonymous released a torrent containing over 44 000 leaked private emails belonging to security firm HBGary‘s Aaron…
‘Anonymous’ threatens Egyptian gov’t, members arrested in UK
The group of hackers known as “Anonymous”, which attacked Tunisian government websites this month, has warned the Egyptian government of reprisals if it blocks…
The rise of DDoS attacks and what it means for web security
Distribute denial of service attacks (DDoS) are not new, but they are increasing and evolving at a startling rate. If the Wikileaks “infowar” teaches…
