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Thousands of websites compromised

a New and sustained cross scripting attack specifically targeted at content management plugins and other web applications (Wordpress, phpmyadmin, phppgadmin, etc) is currently ongoing on the Internet. The attacker botnet…

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Microsoft confirms Windows 8 availability

Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 will be available from the first week of August to manufacturers and end of October for customers. Speaking at its worldwide partner conference in…

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my.co.za almost 60 percent done

The revamp of the my.co.za site will see the over 10 000 user base of mostly business subscribers have access to more trade services and an improved reference system for…

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Patent settlement leads to more

Facebook and Yahoo has settled their patent disputes as well as expanding their business relationship in a deal that sees no money changing hands. Unlike the $US550 million dollars that…

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The forgotten mobile device

While companies everywhere grapple with the seemingly impossible task of securing their growing herds of smartphones and tablets, many are forgetting the stalwart of day-to-day productivity: the laptop. Often assumed…

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ACTA dead in Europe

The Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) ratification was defeated by the European Parliament by 478 votes to 39. This sends a clear signal to the rest of the world as…

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Microsoft engineer discovers android botnet

Terry Zink exposed an android based botnet operating from various countries all over the world. He writes: 'The messages all come from Yahoo Mail servers. They are all from compromised…

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God Particle discovered

CERN announced today that it has discovered the 'God Particle' (Higgs Boson). CERN says: 'The ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN today presented their latest results in the search for…

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USA decides that ICANN may run the world

The United States of America has decided that ICANN may run the worldwide assignment of internet protocol addresses and top-level domains for the planet, for the next three years. Thank…

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Google is becoming creepy

Google's all-knowing Siri-esque personal assistant has confirmed some suspicions, veering from cool feature into creepy stalker territory, said the Atlantic Wire publication. Google announced 'Google Now' as the Apple Siri…

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