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The UN, Oracle, SA Govt. & Others Converge at the Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2022

The Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit hosted by IT News Africa on the 2nd and 3rd of August 2022. Sign up here: https://itnewsafrica.com/event/event/public-sector-cybersecurity-summit-2022/ A total of 15 worldwide experts have so far been confirmed to speak at this year’s Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit on 2nd and 3rd August 2022. Attendees who sign up for this exclusive event will be able to hear from these leaders and gain vital information and confidence when taking their next steps in their cybersecurity journeys. If your public organisation is digitally connected then you cannot afford to miss #PubliSec2022. The 15 Confirmed Expert Speakers Include: Godfrey Kyama, Digitalization Consultant, United Nations. Irene Moetsana-Moeng, Deputy Exec. Director, Public Sector Agency & Cha...

WATCH: The University of Johannesburg 3D-Prints an RDP House

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SA University to Start Issuing Certificates with Blockchain Security Features

Image sourced from Pixabay The University of Johannesburg (UJ) reportedly plans to start issuing degrees and certificates with blockchain security features to avoid fraud. According to Broad Media, the certificates will help stop counterfeiting and avoid the fraudulent representation of qualifications. UJ is one of the first universities to start offering digital certificates to its students to make it easier for them to recover lost certificates and share them with third parties such as potential employers. The South African university will start including blockchain security features on its digital certificates in 2022, according to reports. “The new blockchain-based certificate features will enhance the security of certificates even more. Certificates issued from this year on will have ...

ProLabs Enables Campus Network Upgrades to Facilitate Online Learning

A number of key South African universities have reported good progress with online learning for their students since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the country’s lockdown situation. This is encouraging, as it means the wheels of learning are able to continue turning, but it also brings serious issues around data and bandwidth provision. So says Marcel Fouché, networking and storage general manager at value-added distributor, Networks Unlimited Africa. He explains, “Before the pandemic, growing data consumption meant that the demand for bandwidth had already resulted in a race between consumers’ appetites and providers’ best efforts to supply it. Today, as the world moves ever more swiftly into remote working and learning, the implications for bandwidth are more critical than ever.” “Uni...