Technology

Everyone has become familiar with the term ransomware, with attacks increasing in frequency and making the headlines far too often. Most ransomware takes control of a machine or mobile device and demands payment in cryptocurrency to release an encryption key to unlock the system. Ransomware attacks are indiscriminate in who they target, affecting businesses and individuals alike. As long as the ransom is paid, the cyber criminals don’t care who is affected.

Nokia has released their latest version of the Nokia 6, the new Nokia 6.1 which despite its incremental number packs an even more powerful performance and new features into a more compact, durable body.

Technological advancement is a main driver of economic growth, productivity, and operational efficiencies. Today, these technological advancements are largely in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (a subset of AI) – the ability of machines, through the use of algorithms, to interpret data, predict outcomes and learn from successes and failures. This technological development, known as the 4th Industrial Revolution, is going to bring enormous change to how we live and work.

Modern living revolves around connectivity. We may leave our wallets when leaving home but never our mobile devices. LG has released their latest smartphone the LG G7 ThinQ. The mobile device space has matured significantly in the past two years with form factors and specifications becoming very similar across all top devices.

In manufacturing, the rise of ‘smart factories’ has re-invented the way factories operate, leveraging data, analytics and ‘connected everything’ to enable unprecedented levels of automation and optimisation.

The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) NPC is aware that the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into effect on 25 May 2018. In addition, there are talks that South Africa’s own Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act 26 of 2013 may come into effect during the course of 2018.

Staying fit has become a bit of a national obsession, and in this digital age, if you can’t record it, you can’t track it. Fitbit is regarded as the leader in fitness monitoring wearables, and with the release of the Versa, their latest device Fitbit are hoping that the Versa may be the one that cracks the smartwatch code.

A reliable laptop with the ability to become a tablet is high on the list of most buyers these days. Acer has a well-priced solution in their new Spin 5. The Acer Spin 5 is a well-built 13" convertible laptop with all the latest in technology for those who want the best of both worlds. The most recent Acer Spin 5 is a robust design with a full-size keyboard and long battery life.

We’ve come a long way in the last century. We’ve put a man on the moon and shot a car into space. We’ve gone from drive-ins to drones, and from telegrams to Twitter. But we still haven’t quite managed to shake one relic from the past: the password.

Government’s 2016 ICT policy, and by extension the new Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, however, exacerbates the bad aspects of the ECA and then also introduces bad (and potentially bad, given the Bill’s ambiguity) new policies.