Analysis

Keeping the world’s workforce employable in the era of Industry 4.0

21 January 2021

James McLeod, EMEA Director, Faethm, explains why reskilling the workforce is imperative to prepare for the future of work and says all it takes is the will to do things differently. Technology and societal change are two major hallmarks of industrial...

A global reset: Predicting cybersecurity trends in 2021

19 January 2021

FireEye shares its top cybersecurity trends for 2021 and says business leaders must build capabilities and strategies that will protect them in the days to come. Companies across all industries commonly release forward-looking reports about what’s to...

How business leaders can apply pandemic lessons to improve workplace recovery planning

19 January 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on business operations, it is crucial that business leaders become resilient to change and incorporate workplace recovery planning into their strategy. Chris Butler, Lead Principal Consultant, Resilience and Security...

A woman’s world: Achieving C-suite success and challenging stereotypes

14 January 2021

It’s no secret that being female in the IT industry can mean a long, hard struggle to get to the top. We hear from Lori MacVittie, Principal Technical Evangelist, Office of the CTO, F5 Networks, who discusses the struggles she’s experienced as a...

Looking to the future: Considering the IT trends expected

14 January 2021

Stefan Schachinger, Product Manager, Network Security – IoT/OT/ICS at Barracuda, discusses some of the technology trends he expects to develop over the coming year. Recent news about beginning vaccinations gives us hope for a return to our normal...

We must update our cybersecurity best practices to protect the new hybrid workplace

13 January 2021

The effects of COVID-19 have forced organisations and their CISOs into making some hard decisions, particularly as the transition to remote working has offered a new dimension to the way we work. Ben Carr, Chief Information Security Officer, Qualys,...

How FinTech companies can facilitate continued growth

12 January 2021

The pandemic has highlighted the fact that business leaders should take the current situation as an opportunity to improve and invest in their business models. Jackson Lee, VP Corporate Development from Colt Data Centre Services, says FinTech companies must...

Three goals CIOs should prioritise to create an innovative enterprise

11 January 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up an abundance of challenges for CIOs and their teams – who have had to find innovative ways of adapting their enterprises. Felipe Demetrio de Souza, Business Director at CI&T, explains how CIOs can help foster an...

Security strategies and priorities for CIOs and CISOs in Africa

4 January 2021

As we begin a new year, CIOs and CISOs across the region are preparing their strategies and identifying new technology trends, particularly when it comes to securing their networks. Perry Hutton, VP – Africa, Fortinet, talks us through what he...