Have you noticed how many pavements in your area have been dug up recently and how many of your friends are telling you about the joys of having Fibre at home? Why, you might wonder? Well, the main reason is that South Africa has commitment to developing Smart Cities and a mandate from our government to connect all South Africans to the Internet by 2020. The result has been a rapid roll out for us all.
Earlier this month, tens of thousands of computers across the globe were infected by malicious software (also called ransomware) as part of a massive hacking attack. The worm in question, called Wcry or WannaCry, targeted computers with Windows operating system and encrypted files in such a way that you could not access them. The only way to recover the data was to pay a bitcoin ransom amount of $300. If not paid within two days this amount increased to $600 and if that were not paid in time the information would be lost forever.
Every year we read numerous articles telling us about all the different types of tech trends we should be looking out for in the next 12 months. Some we know can be viewed as a bit faddish, but if you look carefully at technological advancement over the past few decades, you will begin to realise that we are witnessing a rapidly changing world and a future that is built on dreams that are fast becoming a reality.
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