Lillian Barnard takes the reins at Microsoft SA

Microsoft South Africa has appointed Lillian Barnard as its new MD, effective 1 March 2019. Barnard, the current director for public sector at Microsoft, will replace Zoaib Hoosen who has resigned after nearly five years at the helm. Since his appointment in 2014,...
10 new year’s resolutions CIOs should aim for

10 new year’s resolutions CIOs should aim for

It’s the beginning of a new year — the time for CIOs to take stock of their personal development goals for 2019. This year, the focus is on the culture shift required to build digital business plans, as most organisations are on their way toward digital...

CES 2019: it’s a wrap

After four days of demonstrating the bright future made possible by technology, CES 2019 came to a close on Friday, with more than 4 500 exhibitors having showcased the latest tech innovations to some 180 000 attendees across more than 2,9-million net square feet of...

Continental tests tyres for driverless vehicles

At its test site in Texas, technology company Continental has commissioned the first driverless tyre test vehicle for a wide range of road surface types. The aim is to make the test results for Continental’s passenger and light truck tyres more conclusive and...

Home networks vulnerable to electric car chargers

While modern electric vehicles are tested constantly for vulnerabilities, some of their essential accessories, such as the battery chargers, often remain neglected – and could provide a way for cyber-criminals to attack other networks. Kaspersky Lab experts have...

The rising popularity of electronic offender monitoring

The IoT analyst firm Berg Insight has released new findings about the market for electronic monitoring (EM) of offenders. The number of participants in EM programmes on a daily basis amounted to around 36 000 people in Europe and around 155 000 people in North America...