If we are to understand the most important theme of the recent cybersecurity month, which as always, is accompanied by a host of articles around trends and best practice, it's pertinent to start with an analogy about our personal homes. By Antony Russell, chief...

With an increasing number of organisations moving their infrastructure and services to the cloud, many are adopting multi-cloud strategies, meaning that a host of different cloud computing and storage services are used in one heterogenous architecture. By Gerhard...

When you think about your social media accounts - for example, your Facebook password - does it have anything in common with your LinkedIn or bank account credentials? Does it have the same password as your business account? If so, you are not alone. According to a...

As the number of users and devices connected at the 'edge' of a network continues to grow, organisations are increasingly distributing their computing ability and network resources closer to where those users and devices are located. By Prenesh Padayachee, chief...

Following years of pandemic-induced economic pressure, the South African economy is slowly showing signs of recovery. As the country heads into the festive season and the traditional peak shopping period, many consumers are returning to normal, pre-pandemic...

Before the advent of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), operation technology (OT) was safeguarded against most cyberattacks. OT systems' propriety nature, standards and hard-wired connectivity protected it against malicious attacks. By Johan Potgieter, cluster...

Banks have been challenged with load shedding to keep security systems operational and specifically intruder systems. As the level of load shedding intensified, lead acid batteries which were being used by most banks to run intruder systems, were showing a significant...