Could your career survive CV fraud?

With fraud and corruption an ongoing issue within South African organisations, figures released by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) indicate that qualification fraud has become even more rife in the country. School-leaving certificates are the most...

Cyber-crooks monetise healthcare attacks

Following a rash of targeted ransomware attacks upon hospitals in early 2016, Intel Security investigated the attacks, the ransomware networks behind them, and the payment structures enabling cybercriminals to monetise their malicious activity. The researchers...

Watson determines users’ positive influence

Have you ever stopped to consider the positivity you bring to your friends, family or greater community? With September’s “International Day of Positive Thinking” in mind, Chevrolet enlisted the cognitive capabilities of IBM’s Watson platform...

Cell C ventures into content realm

As the start of a strategic content play, Cell C has partnered with Bl!nk Pictures to launch what it believes is a global-first reality show rooted in unearthing the next online sensation. Called, #BreakTheNet (#BTN), the talent search show is challenging the typical...

Update network access policy to secure IoT

By 2020, 21-billion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be in use worldwide, with about 6% used for industrial IoT applications. However, IT organisations have issues identifying these devices and characterising them as part of current network access policy, says...

August continues record heat streak

August 2016 was the warmest August in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. Although the seasonal temperature cycle typically...