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How cybersecurity is putting the connected car in reverse
How cybersecurity is putting the connected car in reverse It’s official – the automotive industry is being disrupted by new business models and technologies. The frontiers have undoubtedly been shifted, as manufacturers compete to produce driverless and connected cars.
The honeymoon is over: dating apps now a hotbed of crime
The honeymoon is over: dating apps now a hotbed of crime Like so many aspects of daily life that have moved online, dating is another that has exploded in popularity in the last few years. Unlike online dating sites, dating apps appeal to a new generation of online daters because of their simplicity and ability to link with other social networks to generate automatic profiles for their users.
UXSA conference promises ' all round view of user experiences'
Attendees of the UXSA conference, set to take place between 24 and 26 November at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, will get an “all round view of User Experiences, from finding out who your customers are and what they need to creating a unique and valuable end user experience for them”. That’s according to press release issued by the organisers, who say they hope to help shed new light on a conversation that dates back to the building of aeroplane dashboards during World War II.
How the cloud can improve your security solutions
How the cloud can improve your security solutions The advantage of being in this industry for a while is that you get to see first-hand how things change, mostly for the better, and usually quite quickly, too. Some of these changes have a knock-on effect on other parts of the industry. One recent example of this is security.
YouTube launches YouTube Red, an ad free subscription video streaming service
YouTube launches YouTube Red, an ad free subscription video streaming service By Myolisi Sikupela: Staff Reporter on 22 October, 2015 This has been a long time coming. YouTube has unveiled its ad free subscription video streaming service, YouTube Red. The service offers YouTube users a US$9.99 monthly membership. The service will launch in the US first, with a one month trial on October 28. With the service users can save videos for later viewing and play videos in the background.
5 cyber security concerns in 'Back 2 the Future II'
Looking back at the tech predictions made in Back to the Future II, it’s interesting to see how far we’ve come. Made in 1989, the movie follows the story of Marty McFly travelling to the future and witnessing the world on 21st October, 2015. Admittedly, we’re not quite there yet with some of the predictions – we haven’t seen the likes of the flying car or self-lacing shoes, for example.
Facebook announces TechPrep, an initiative to address diversity in tech
Facebook announces TechPrep, an initiative to address diversity in tech Facebook has announced an initiative called TechPrep, an online computer science and programming resource hub. TechPrep is aimed at underrepresented people and their parents and guardians so that they can learn more about computer science and programming and find resources. There is no doubt the tech industry is not transformed, there is still a race, class and gender in the work force in most companies.
Here's how searches around SA's student protests have spiked
Here’s how searches around SA’s student protests have spiked Over the past few days, student protests rocking South African university campuses have dominated headlines. The protests, which kicked off at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) last week, before spreading to 14 of the country’s campuses throughout the course of this week.
Twitter to roll out polls to everyone
Twitter to roll out polls to everyone Twitter on Wednesday announced that it would be rolling out the ability to create polls to all its users. The new feature allows people to create simple two-option polls on the fly, adding to Twitter’s capabilities as a platform for information-gathering.
How is SDN disrupting the way businesses develop technology?
How is SDN disrupting the way businesses develop technology? You must have read so much about software-defined networking (SDN) by now that you probably think you know it inside and out. However, such a nascent industry is constantly evolving and there are always new aspects to discover and learn about. While much of the focus on SDN has been on the technological benefits it brings, potential challenges are beginning to troublesome SDN watchers.
Ware of the Week: Colorfy
In our weekly series, Ware of the Week, we showcase our favourite organised lines of code from the world of mobile and desktop computing. In today’s edition, we look at an app-slash-game that’s good for kids and extremely creative (or bored adults) — it’s Colorfy’s digital colouring book. If you missed our previous Ware of the Week, catch it below. Waiting: it sucks, but it’s what life’s built on.
How the cloud can improve your security solutions?
The advantage of being in this industry for a while is that you get to see first hand how things change. Mostly for the better, and usually quite quickly, too. Some of these changes have a knock-on effect on other parts of the industry. One recent example of this is security. In days gone by security was very much focused within a company’s network; all the necessary data and applications sat behind the firewall so that’s where defences were concentrated. These days, that’s simply not the case.
How is SDN disrupting the way businesses develop technology?
You must have read so much about software-defined networking (SDN) by now that you probably think you know it inside and out. However, such a nascent industry is constantly evolving and there are always new aspects to discover and learn about. While much of the focus on SDN has focused on the technological benefits it brings, potential challenges are beginning to trouble some SDN watchers.
Infosecurity Survey Reveals Industry Security Concerns
I recently wrote about the findings from our survey of the security community, conducted at Infosecurity. We revealed the changing challenges for IT and security teams and how they are prioritising innovation and threats. Alongside these results, we also uncovered interesting insights into broader concerns within the industry, such as new regulations coming into place and trends like the Internet of Things.
Billionaires, icons and movie stars - why geek is now chic
Over the past few years we’ve seen the unstoppable rise of the geek. From popular culture to big business, the geeks have inherited the earth. They’re the billionaires, the modern day rock stars, and their many achievements have resulted in a significant change to their status in popular society.
Businesses Beware of Complacency around DDoS Attacks
Last week we announced the findings of a survey we conducted at Infosecurity in London at the start of June. The results revealed that the security community is running the risk of not protecting itself effectively against DDoS threats and would no longer consider these types of attacks to be a top three concern, despite numerous industry studies that show distributed denial-of-service attacks to be on the rise.
Trouble Communicating with your Security Team?
To draw a close to the Agility keynote sessions this week, Nathaniel Callens, F5 Chief Information Security Officer, gave us an insight into the mind of a security professional. Considered by many as “the department that says ‘no’”, he wanted to help customers and partners better engage with security teams. His message: think like a security expert and you’ll be far more likely to make headway, rather than receive push back from those trying to manage the risk to the business.
Billionaires, Icons and Movie Stars - Why Geek Is Now Chic.
Over the past few years we’ve seen the unstoppable rise of the geek. From popular culture to big business, the geeks have inherited the earth. They’re the billionaires, the modern day rock stars, and their many achievements have resulted in a significant change to their status in popular society.
Billionaires, Icons and Movie Stars - Why Geek Is Now Chic
Over the past few years we’ve seen the unstoppable rise of the geek. From popular culture to big business, the geeks have inherited the earth. They’re the billionaires, the modern day rock stars, and their many achievements have resulted in a significant change to their status in popular society.
What does the Internet of Things mean for your business and your network?
You’ve heard of the Internet of Things (or Internet of Everything) by now, I’m sure. It’s things like your fridge telling you when you’ve run out of eggs; your shoes telling you how far you’ve travelled; your car keeping you up to date on local traffic so you know which routes to avoid; your house telling you how much water or heating is being used, that kind of thing.
Security is no longer just an IT concern, but is behaviour changing?
If - and it’s a big if - there is a positive to the recent spate of information security headlines, then it could well be that more people will take an interest in the protection of their data and devices. There seems to have been a never ending supply of headlines to worry people over the last few years.
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