What business are we truly in?
In today’s constantly transforming digital landscape, particularly within telecommunications and internet services, it’s crucial to step back and reconsider: What business are we truly in? Drawing inspiration from the insights of Theodore Levitt, a distinguished economist and Harvard Business School professor, we need to address potential myopia in our business approaches. Levitt’s paper, “Marketing Myopia”, […]
The Evolution of Web Security: Unpacking TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3
Introduction Numbers often paint a clearer picture than words. In September 2023, out of 135,583 sites surveyed, an intriguing 64.8% supported TLS v1.3, marking a 0.6% increase from just a month prior. On the other hand, a staggering 99.9% still supported TLS v1.2. These statistics caught my eye and prompted me to explore the underlying […]
The Pillars of Cybersecurity. A Home Construction Analogy.
I recently had the pleasure of joining an old friend and his beautiful family for dinner and a few too many drinks back in Johannesburg. As the evening unwound and conversations deepened, an analogy struck me. The process of building a house is surprisingly similar to strengthening our digital world, particularly in terms of cybersecurity. […]