CIO dilemma: Breached data levels are up

CIO dilemma: Breached data levels are up

Data breaches increased 15% in the first six months of 2016 compared to the last six months of 2015. According to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index, worldwide, there were 974 reported data breaches and more than 554-million compromised data records in the first half of...
Debunking the myths of solar energy

Debunking the myths of solar energy

If your residential complex wants to get on solar here are some of the myths and facts about cost, convenience and savings. But solar is expensive . . . It really depends on how you look at solar. If you talk about solar panels, boxes and wires ‘the technology’, this...
Solar best to combat light poverty in Africa

Solar best to combat light poverty in Africa

By Reggie Nxumalo, GM, Philips Lighting Southern Africa It’s been 137 years since the lightbulb was first invented – and there are still more than 1.5 million people globally who spend their evenings in the dark, unable to access electric light.  While this...
Firms alarmingly unprepared for hacks

Firms alarmingly unprepared for hacks

By Martin Walshaw, senior engineer, F5 Networks. Anonymous Africa’s recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on the SABC and Oakbay Investments aimed to flood the websites of both companies with tons of information, eventually rendering the sites virtually...