"If I'm a bad guy, I don't want one customer's credit card information - I want lots of people's information," said Mark Rasch, former head of the Justice Department's computer crime unit and managing director of technology for FTI Consulting. "The bad guys really want to go after the companies with the most data." 31 Jul 2007
Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has said that Namibia could help expand his country's oil refining capabilities and could begin importing the fuel. 31 Jul 2007
YouTube plans to use video fingerprinting software to identify postings that might be protected by copyright. 31 Jul 2007
Cannabis use leads to an increased risk of psychosis later in life, according to a large review published this week in The Lancet. The authors conclude that there is now enough evidence to warn young people that using cannabis may lead to mental health problems later in life. 31 Jul 2007
Increasing attacks on aid workers and food convoys in Sudan's Darfur region have disrupted relief aid to millions of people, according to international aid agencies. 30 Jul 2007
Scientists have provided new evidence that using more fish oil than vegetable oil in the diet decreases the formation of chemicals called prostanoids, which, when produced in excess, increase inflammation in various tissues and organs. 30 Jul 2007
Battle lines have been drawn as major players jostle for space in the hitherto uncompetitive international submarine fibre-optic industry. 30 Jul 2007
South Africa's premier accolade for achievement by women went to Linda Olga Nghatsane, who was named the Shoprite Checkers/SABC 2 Woman of the Year for 2007, at the annual celebration of the women of South Africa, held in Cape Town on Thursday, 26 July 2007. 30 Jul 2007
"When you look at the cost of protecting the data compared with the cost of not protecting it, it becomes a no-brainer," Mark Rasch, former head of the Justice Department's computer crime unit and managing director of technology for FTI Consulting, told the E-Commerce Times. 30 Jul 2007
The organisation of the 29th annual Loeries on the ground this year was the most "slick and professional" operation in many years as Margate rolled out the red carpet and the weather played along, providing an oasis of warmth and sunlight from the weather-battered centres of Cape Town and Johannesburg. From a circus carnival atmosphere on the beachfront Sunday night courtesy of the SABC after party, to the Vodacom VIP lounge, the media centre at the Margate Hotel, to the Media24 Heat afterglow party Saturday night and the various private parties around town and brand activations, the organisation of the whole weekend was a significant success. 30 Jul 2007
Question: What does a major brand's repositioning story have in common with SA's best loved soapie? Answer: A marketing coup and an inspired strategy because PEP's new brand ‘proposition' has been launched on the popular series, Generations. 30 Jul 2007
Libya and the European Union (EU) have said their ties will improve following the release of six Bulgarian medical workers. 27 Jul 2007
Transnet has launched its new corporate brand identity, signaling the culmination of a three-year transformation from a diversified conglomerate into a focused and integrated bulk freight transport company. 27 Jul 2007
South Africa's official body for organised business, Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) is to host the largest Indian trade delegation yet to visit the country. 27 Jul 2007
An improved approach to gene therapy may one day treat some of the nearly 200 inherited forms of blindness, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest. 27 Jul 2007
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TeleMed, one of South Africa's oldest healthcare providers, is making inroads into the emerging market. 27 Jul 2007
Since he was adopted by staff members as a kitten, Oscar the Cat has had an uncanny ability to predict when residents of the Steere Nursing Home in Providence, Rhode Island are about to die... 27 Jul 2007
Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, recently staged its first Knowledge Exchange Forum for medical practitioners and allied partners. The forum took place from 30 June - 1 July 2007 at the Kievits Kroon Country Estate & Spa, east of Pretoria. 26 Jul 2007
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has expressed concern over Pfizer's new US television advertising campaign for its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, Bloomberg/Arizona Republic reports. 26 Jul 2007
The vast majority of the people who thought about platforms and how they would be implemented didn't do anything to act on their ideas - an important reminder that to win the prize, you have to jump into the ring and compete. One person who both thought and acted is Marc Benioff, who - with a small band of cofounders including Parker Harris - started Salesforce.com. 26 Jul 2007
