by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
By Greg Gatherer – In late July, South Africa’s ports and railways were brought to a standstill as a cyberattack hit Transnet, the country’s rail, port and pipeline company. While it’s still unclear exactly how the attack happened, there is no doubt that the...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
By Kim Furman – Certain stories stick. In my case, the sticky story was shared with me in an MBA class in Madrid in 2019. An American Design Thinking Lecturer, whose face has blurred in my memory, gave over his story to our small class in one of those rooms...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
By Craig Holmes – Over the past few years, organisations across sectors have embarked on their digital transformation journeys at a moderate pace following industry predictions. The pandemic fast-tracked digital transformation as companies looked to emerging...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 8, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
By Mick McNeil – Jargon such as “game-changer” and “paradigm shift” are often used in the technology industry to drive interest and excitement about the latest innovations. This overuse of adjectives makes it difficult to identify when something comes along that...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 23, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Fifth-generation (5G) wireless broadband is no longer a future technology – it’s here and is already available in limited key metropolitan areas in South Africa. By Nitesh Singh, MD: communications, media and technology at Accenture South Africa The country,...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 23, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Be more alert. Cybercrime has evolved to become an even greater threat than ever before, as it is not hard to steal someone’s login details, break into their bank accounts or even hijack their identity. This was not the case ten to fifteen years ago. Cybercrime...