by Dianne Bayley | Mar 23, 2020 | Innovation
As we find ourselves in what we at Accenture refer to as the post-digital era in our latest Tech Vision 2020 report, we foresee radical transformation over the next five years, as businesses will have to continuously embed technology to reshape the way people live,...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 23, 2020 | Featured Articles, Features
When there is a crisis, there are those who will try and take advantage, writes Indi Siriniwasa, Vice President at Trend Micro Sub-Saharan Africa. Unfortunately, cybercriminals aren’t guided by the same moral compass as the rest of humanity. In fact, they are...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 22, 2020 | Workplace 2020
For most people, going to work has always meant, waking up, dressing up, driving through traffic or catching that early bus to go to the office, says Bongani Chinkanda, CEO of HDI Youth Consultancy. This has become the typical everyday routine for people in South...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 20, 2020 | Sustainability
South Africa remains under pressure when it comes to efficient water use and conservation, where limited supply is increasingly stressed by rising demand, aged and insufficient infrastructure and lack of consumer awareness. Karen King, Senior Associate, WSP,...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 18, 2020 | Security and Legal
With Covid-19 declared a global pandemic, the potential impact on a party’s ability to perform in terms of a contract is far-reaching, write Michael Straeuli, Damian Wright & Dominic Harris, Dispute Resolution Specialists at Webber Wentzel. Uncontrollable...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 18, 2020 | Sustainability
Following the far-reaching address of 15 March 2020 by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the reality of dealing with COVID-19 has finally hit home to South Africans. With the country going into a shutdown as travel bans are imposed, schools closed and large...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 18, 2020 | Security and Legal
Kaspersky researchers have found a new sample of stalkerware – commercial software that is usually used to secretly monitor users’ partners or colleagues – which has functionality that supersedes all previously found software. MonitorMinor enables stalkers to covertly...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 17, 2020 | Security and Legal
With South Africa working hard to contain the spread of coronavirus, many businesses will be asking employees to begin working from home, writes Rob Lith of Telviva. In many cases, leaders and executives themselves will be staying at home or working remotely from...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 16, 2020 | Workplace 2020
There is a general acceptance that there is a global security skills gap, almost three million security professionals according to (ISC)[1], and expected to grow over the coming years, writes Prabashni Naidoo, Director at Amazon Web Services South Africa. As...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 16, 2020 | Security and Legal
For organisations to remain agile and responsive, it’s a business imperative to embrace open source software, but meeting regulatory requirements remains a challenge, says SAS Country Manager Akesh Lalla. We’re increasingly seeing analytical models being developed in...
