Industrial security: the new frontier

Industrial security: the new frontier

Kathy Gibson reports from Kaspersky Labs’ Cybersecurity conference in Baku – As the Internet of Things becomes more pervasive, organisations find that their industrial systems are now exposed on their corporate IT networks and therefore a lot more vulnerable...
Is it terrorism or hacktivism?

Is it terrorism or hacktivism?

It seems that one citizen’s hacktivist is another’s cyber terrorist. Today, an undecided verdict hangs over groups like Anonymous, which harness the power of technology to help ignite revolutions, fight oppression and dismantle dictatorships, while...
SA’s economy still growing

SA’s economy still growing

The South African economy may be subdued, but it is still growing. The March 2016 BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) showed a slight improvement on March 2015, but was significantly more modest than the February numbers. In February the month-on-month...
How to remain digitally relevant

How to remain digitally relevant

By 2025, jobs which were common place in 2015 will no longer exist – and students graduating in 2016 will have obsolete qualifications for which there will no longer be a profession. This is according to Wayne Houghton, director of growth implementation solutions at...
Mystery of the migrating poles

Mystery of the migrating poles

Using satellite data on how water moves around Earth, NASA scientists have solved two mysteries about wobbles in the planet’s rotation — one new and one more than a century old. The research may help improve our knowledge of past and future climate, and...
Gauteng opens online admissions

Gauteng opens online admissions

From today, Gauteng parents won’t have to stand overnight in long queues, but will be able to apply online to enrol their children for the 2017 school year. The Gauteng Department of Education is urging parents to access the Admission Online website through...