Conveners
SA NREN
- Chair: Dr Renier van Heerden (SANReN) ()
SA NREN
- Chair: Dr Renier van Heerden (SANReN) ()
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have disrupted the higher education environment in unprecedented ways. This presentation is based on research conducted by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of the Free State that identifies the impact of increasing disruption driven by the 4IR and COVID-19 on the content and...
Many companies are joining the worldwide drive toward a paperless environment. The utilisation of digital documents, contracts or approval forms can save organisations large costs and time as documents can be electronically signed and transmitted to their destination within minutes. Electronic signatures can bring many advantages, but a review of the current situation shows many cybersecurity...
With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is a rise of connected ‘smart’ devices called the Internet of things (IoT). This has possible implications for the network architecture and exhibits an increase in the variety and volume of data that needs to be catered for on networks. In addition, IoT has been seen to result in a broader attack surface for information warfare as well...
The Lost Packet Warehousing Service (LPWS) is a technological solution with a South African focus to enable the passive but continuous collection of cyber data. The purpose of LPWS is to function as the primary source of cyber data, which will support the identification and detection of emerging trends and cyberattacks. LPWS aims to monitor threats at a national, organisation and private level...
