Image sourced from Marketing91. The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) was always going to be fraught with challenges, but nobody could have predicted the massively disruptive event that was the COVID-19 pandemic. The world was thrown into turmoil and forced to adapt – it became a matter of ‘digital or die.’ The pandemic threw into stark relief the need to continually adapt skill sets to meet evolving requirements in a world where the only constant is change. With the future uncertain, one thing is for sure – ongoing skills development is the best defence to ensure organisations can pivot to handle digital disruption with ease. New World, New Skills The 2020 ‘Future of Jobs’ report from the World Economic Forum estimates that by 2025, on average, organisations will require 40% ...
Stefan van de Giessen, General Manager: Cybersecurity at Networks Unlimited. Civic-minded South Africans watched with growing concern at the recent extreme civil unrest incidents that flared up around parts of the country. Society and the government alike were caught largely unawares, with the defence minister shockingly clarifying that the South African security cluster ‘had almost been caught with its pants down’. “Whether you have a certain amount of admiration for the unexpected honesty of this statement from the minister, or are more interested in monitoring positive actions to counteract the recent looting, the fact remains that this explosion of unrest has a sobering message for South Africa on so many levels,” says Stefan van de Giessen, General Manager: Cybersecurity at Networks U...