DDoS-for-hire boom blamed for attacks on SA’s ISPs

DDoS-for-hire boom blamed for attacks on SA’s ISPs

The goal of a DDoS attack is to flood a website, server, or online service with massive amounts of traffic. (Image source: 123RF) South African cyber security experts are raising concerns over the increasingly low ransom demands being issued by cyber extortionists targeting local internet service providers (ISPs) with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The experts…

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The Mythos hacking threat is looking overblown

The Mythos hacking threat is looking overblown

Early fears that Anthropic’s new AI model, Mythos, could dramatically turbocharge hacking are looking overstated a month after its release. The company warned at launch in April that Mythos had uncovered thousands of software vulnerabilities — including flaws across every major operating system and browser — and said the fallout from its spread could be…

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Africa: Poor Pay Is Holding Back Africa’s Biodiversity Research and Reducing Its Contribution to Global Science

Africa is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. But much of its biodiversity remains poorly studied. Research from the continent contributes to less than 1% to global scientific output. This pattern is often explained by limited investment in research. Governments in sub-Saharan Africa allocate, on average, only about 0.4% of their gross domestic…

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Africa: APMEN’s Flagship Vector Surveillance Training Connects a Global Community

Malaria professionals across the world are consistently searching for practical ways to strengthen vector surveillance in their countries to better understand mosquito populations, detect changes in transmission risk and target vector control interventions more effectively. One programme has become a trusted learning space where science, operational experience and global collaboration meet. The annual APMEN Online…

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Company cutting 17% of staff

Company cutting 17% of staff

Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony during opening night at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2024. Amy Sussman | Wireimage | Getty Images Tax and finance software maker Intuit said Wednesday that it’s cutting 17% of its full-time workforce, the latest tech company to announce a mass downsizing during…

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