What do people want to know about the future?

People’s interest in the future appears to focus on cars, food, health and immortality. Kaspersky tracked the trends of the future that people are most interested in, based on the analysis of questions submitted to the Safer Tomorrow online platform. Since its...

Internal audit could be overstretched in 2021

Internal audit organisations are facing both declining budgets and a significantly expanded workload in 2020, according to a study by Gartner. “For many heads of audit, it’s not clear where the extra capacity is going to come from,” says Margaret...

Double-digit growth forecast for smart home devices

Worldwide shipments of smart home devices reached 801.5 million units in 2020, an increase of 4.5% over 2019, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Shipments are forecast to surpass 1,4-billion in 2025...

Common cybersecurity myths debunked

Some common misconceptions about cybersecurity – particularly by senior citiens – could jeopardise the security of online accounts, according to research by NordPass. In this article, security experts debunk the five most common cybersecurity myths and...

Government tech trends for 2021

Gartner has identified the top 10 government technology trends for 2021 that have the potential to accelerate digital innovation and optimise or transform public services. Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends for government this year arise from the...

Phishing attacks increase 12x over 5 years

Analysis from Atlas VPN reveals that phishing in the US soared over 12-times in the last five years, hitting a record 241 342 complaints in 2020. The data was provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) branch, Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3),...