by Dianne Bayley | Jun 7, 2017 | Innovation
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...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 13, 2016 | Security and Legal
The increase in Internet of Things (IoT) deployments means that cyber-security risk is distributed more widely than ever. This is the word from Keagan Ackerman, territory account manager at Eset, who points out that IoT is now being used to control things like light,...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 26, 2016 | Features
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...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 3, 2016 | Workplace 2020
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...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 13, 2016 | Features
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,...