Identity theft R us November 2017, Technews Publishing, News & Events There are some people in South Africa thanking whoever they see fit to thank that the government has bumbled to implementation of the PoPI Act for so long. You will have heard about the clever people ...
Read more...The Russians are coming! Turn off your saunas immediately. October 2017, Technews Publishing, News & Events I, of all people, love a good cloak-and-dagger hacking story. But really, the Americans are taking this to the extreme. First, Hillary blamed the nasty Russians for losing her the election (which has ...
Read more...Feeling the pinch September 2017, Technews Publishing, News & Events This year has been a tough one for the security industry. Actually, so was last year, but this year the political shenanigans have really hit home to many companies. Economic ups and downs are simply ...
Read more...The future isn’t so bright August 2017, Technews Publishing, News & Events In various issues of Hi-Tech Security Solutions, we have spoken of things like the IoT (Internet of Things) and other modern advances in technology. We have even touched briefly on issues such as artificial ...
Read more...Another day, another attack July 2017, Technews Publishing, News & Events One of the sad things about South Africa is that we have all become hardened to crime, especially violent crime. For whatever reason, the media does not report most of the crime that happens, unless it ...
Read more...Compromise is not a secure option June 2017, Technews Publishing, News & Events
The past couple of months have been interesting for those in the security industry, especially cybersecurity. With thousands of computers hit by ransomware across the globe, we’ve all had a glimpse ...
Read more...Never too old to learn May 2017, Technews Publishing, News & Events In this issue of Hi-Tech Security Solutions we look at employee verification, but go a bit further into what employers are doing these days when it comes to making employment decisions. One thing that ...
Read more...2-for-1 deal April 2017, Technews Publishing, News & Events Not only are you getting the April 2017 issue of Hi-Tech Security Solutions delivered to your doorstep, but this month we are sending you the CCTV Handbook 2017 as well. How lucky can you be, you get ...
Read more...The more things change… March 2017, Technews Publishing, News & Events Do you want to know how rapidly surveillance, both analogue and IP is expanding? Well, you could ask a vendor, or you could pay a fortune for some research and get some interesting numbers, in terms of ...
Read more...A place for old men? February 2017, Technews Publishing, News & Events I received an interesting email from someone in the industry recently lamenting the lack of young people involved in the security world. The individual was concerned that the vast majority of the people ...
Read more...The constant of change November 2016, Technews Publishing, News & Events Having just seen the results on the American election, I thought I would do a Hillary and leave this issue without an editorial column, just like she got someone to tell her supporters to go home because ...
Read more...Ambassadors of security October 2016, Technews Publishing, News & Events Welcome to the second volume of Hi-Tech Security Solutions’ Residential Estate Handbook. It’s only been six months since the first volume was released, but the response was such that we decided to do ...
Read more...Ignore until sued October 2016, Technews Publishing, News & Events Recently, the world was witness to the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in history. Was this a nefarious plot against the world’s democracies? Perhaps a Western attack on a rogue nation? ...
Read more...Welcome to the age of inter-trustability September 2016, Technews Publishing, News & Events The concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) is getting a lot of airtime right now. The IoT is the global network of the future where everything is connected to everything. It’s not a future technology ...
