Industrie 4.0/IIoT is revolution, not evolution

Industrie 4.0/IIoT is revolution, not evolution

Adapt or die: Industrie 4.0/IIoT is a revolution, not an evolution, and any organisation failing to embrace it will quickly become obsolete.This is the dire warning sounded by speakers st the opening of the Connected Industries conference held this week. The Fourth...
Cyber security: Who watches the watchers?

Cyber security: Who watches the watchers?

From IT-Online The massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that occurred in late October 2016 highlighted a fundamental issue concerning the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT): are there enough standards, checks and balances to secure the millions of...
CFOs under threat as cyber-risks take off

CFOs under threat as cyber-risks take off

Given the connectedness of organisations today, cyber security has become a fundamental part of business, and chief financial officers (CFOs) need to take note.  Nathan Desfontaines, KPMG’s Cyber Security Manager in South Africa, believes that this environment is...
IoT and the top cyber-security risks for 2017

Cyberattacks: Writing your own ransom note?

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), 66% of CEOs will have digital transformation at the heart of their corporate strategy. That said, 70% of siloed digital transformation initiatives will fail by 2018 due to insufficient collaboration, integration,...