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Blockchain? It’s simpler than you think

Sep 4, 2020

The exchange of products, such as cash for securities, can be a complex trust arrangement and requires the help of an intermediary. For example, when you buy a home, lawyers operate as the middlemen to ensure nobody gets conned. Escrow accounts also fall into this...

Cities start experimenting with robot shuttles, robotaxis

Sep 4, 2020

Robot shuttles, a new type of vehicle that is limited to slow speeds for cities, are converging with robotaxis. This is according to an IDTechEx report, “Robot Shuttles and Autonomous Buses 2020-2040”. Being silent, robotic and emission-free, they are expected to be...

Work from home set to transform security

Aug 28, 2020

Two technologies that will have transformational impact on global businesses within the next 10 years have been highlighted by the 2020 Gartner Hype Cycle for Endpoint Security. Bring your own PC (BYOPC) security will reach mainstream adoption in the next two to five...

In work from home, don’t forget the human factor

Aug 28, 2020

What does it mean to work in a virtual workplace? How can employers take the wellbeing of employees into account? What are the rules of engagement? These are the critical questions of 2020. By Becky Mosehle is the regional chief human resources officer: southern...

Work from home saves PC market from collapse

Aug 28, 2020

Global shipments of devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are on pace to decline 13,6% in 2020, totaling $1,9-billion units, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. “The forecasted decline in the PC market in particular could have been much worse,” says...

5G drives the need for network energy solutions

Aug 28, 2020

It is estimated that within five years, the number of connections between people and other people, people and things and things to other things will number more than 100-billion. Add to this the increasing uptake of 5G networks, as well as new services including...

Businesses can make a change – and reap benefits

Aug 28, 2020

Despite how the pandemic has exacerbated an already dire problem with South Africa’s unemployment rate pushing it past the 35% mark by December 2020, and how the education system is falling short, very few businesses know that there is something hugely significant...

Why your site needs the security of an SSL certificate

Aug 28, 2020

Much like a human being, a website has its own unique identity. But this identity can be cloned by cybercriminals if not properly secured. While working remotely has become the norm as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the chances of a business experiencing data...

Proposed regulations for content self-classification

Aug 24, 2020

Draft regulations to the Films and Publications Amendment Act, which lay down the conditions for acquiring permits to self-classify content, were recently published. Webber Wentzel partner Carla Collett and candidate attorney Jodi Hardy take a deeper look at them....

Security lessons we can learn from online payments

Aug 24, 2020

Electronic payment security has become more crucial than ever since the start of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. As shoppers stay at home and workers avoid face-to-face interactions with clients, businesses have rushed to increase their capacity to accept money online...

How well do you know the PCI DSS standard?

Aug 24, 2020

The saying “nothing worth having comes easy…” couldn’t be truer in the case of fortifying an organisation’s systems and infrastructure and ensuring it meets the industry standards and compliance requirements. By Simeon Tassev, MD and qualified security assessor...

Data breaches are the new industrial accidents

Aug 24, 2020

Data breaches are the industrial accidents of the Information Age. That’s according to the Direct Marketing Association of SA (DMASA) which says there are risks to storing the information that powers the knowledge economy, just as there are risks to stockpiling the...

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