Now is the time for a career in cybersecurity

The cybersecurity landscape is a battle zone. War is being fought on every front, from email to firewalls to personnel to cracking complex codes, cybercriminals are evolving and adapting alongside the technology designed to protect organisations against them. For the...

Basic Education clarifies GEC strategy

The Department of Basic Education has responded to misinterpretation of the aims and outcomes of the new General Education Certificate (GEC). Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga spoke about the GEC at the SADTU National Congress last week: “The Field...

Smart buildings come under attack

More than two in 10 (26,5%) computers used to control smart building automation systems were subject to some kind of malicious attack in the first half of 2019, according to an overview of smart building threats conducted by Kaspersky. The study shows that while it is...

Stagnating UK labour suggests recession

Employee confidence in the UK business environment continues to hemorrhage, decreasing 6,2% from an index score of 47.6 in 1Q19 to 44.6 in 2Q19, according to Gartner. This time frame has seen a period of unprecedented economic and political uncertainty, including the...

Africa’s 5G future hangs in the balance

Innovative 5G services will generate $5,2-billion of economic expansion – 0,7% of GDP growth – in sub-Saharan Africa by 2034, according to a report released by the GSMA. This huge opportunity for Africa’s digital economy depends on the availability...

Cloud revenues drop

Vendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private cloud, declined 10,2% year over year in the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19), reaching $14,1-billion. In its...