Is your car in danger of being hacked?
So far, there have been no known cases of cars being hacked, but hackers on behalf of the US military recently proved that it is indeed possible. Jacques Louw, senior information security consultant at MWR InfoSecurity, comments: “With regards to the attacks that have...CIOs must adapt or die
Given the connectedness of the world today, CIOs are under increased pressure to evolve as business needs change faster than before. In many respects, this has resulted in them becoming the lynchpins of the modern organisation. Jessie Rudd, BI consultant at PBT Group,...IT predictions for 2015
The data centre will continue to evolve in 2015, with increased functionality but also more threats. Riverbed’s Brent Lees offers his five prediction for the coming year: * Network functions virtualisation takes off, even without SDN. 2015 will see continued...
Orlando Pirates kids score
School kids attending the Orlando Pirates Learning Centre, supported by Acer for Education, have seen significant improvements in their marks for the critical subjects of maths and English. The centre has already touched the lives of more than 1 500 children between Grade 6 and Grade 12. Testing before and after attending the centre shows that primary school children increased their English marks from an average of 55,67% to an average of 75,79%; with their maths marks improving from 41,33% to 64,79%.
SA users still careless online
Nearly a third of users are still careless when making online transactions, putting their own cash at risk – and also posing problems for banks and e-payment systems if they have to refund their clients’ losses. This is according to a global survey, which cautions that all parties involved in an online transaction should take adequate security measures, in order to keep costs to a minimum.