The Challenges of Securing the IoT
The IoT is growing more pervasive every day, as it becomes increasingly difficult to avoid interacting with an interconnected web of smart devices. By 2017, the number of interconnected devices on the IoT already exceeded the world population at 8.4 billion, and analyst firm Gartner estimates that number to grow to 20.4 billion devices by […]
The Art of Cyber War
Are you equipped to be cyber resilient? The key to winning any battle is “know thy enemy,” and a cyber threat is no different. Cybercriminals use the infrastructures of their intended target to leverage their vulnerabilities against them. They look at a system, work out the flaws, and try to infiltrate the cracks in the […]
Join the Conversation: Disruptive Tech
Join the Conversation: Disruptive Tech Click to view on the GetSmarter Career Advice blog
Meet The Entrepreneur Who Made A Business Out Of Creativity
Born to a family of entrepreneurs, business has always been in Lindy Scott’s blood. Her creative passion, however, is a streak she nurtured from a young age. “As a child I was always interested in creativity and always needed stimulation and to have fun. My mom shares stories about how I would never sleep as […]
Identifying Opportunity in Emerging Trends in Fintech
Fintech is booming, with a rapidly increasing cohort of innovators developing new technologies to disrupt traditional financial solutions. In such a dynamic space, where new solutions are hitting the market with growing frequency, it can be difficult to stay in the loop, let alone become an early adopter. We’ve barely had time to wrap our […]
Blind Spots of Cybersecurity
What’s the first thing you do in the morning? The US edition of the 2017 Global Mobile Consumer Survey study by Deloitte1 found 89% of respondents check their phone within an hour of waking up. 81% check their smartphones within one hour of going to sleep, while 48% check their phone during the night.2 On average, […]
The Four Principles of Dynamic Work Design
The Four Principles of Dynamic Work Design Click to view on the GetSmarter Career Advice blog
Your Guide to the GetSmarter Learning Model
GetSmarter draws on a range of contemporary pedagogical methods to ensure you receive an online learning experience to help you stand out from the crowd. Our Learning Designers work alongside industry specialists to ensure the subject matter in each course is accurate, relevant, and practical. Course Convenors ensure each course is aligned with the latest […]
Towards a Better Definition of Cybersecurity and its Implications
With the breadth of news coverage around blockchain, hacking scandals, and data integrity, an average person polled on the street is likely to have at least a basic sense of cybersecurity, as a concept if not by name. The idea of cybersecurity is omnipresent; we know it exists, and we know it matters. A more […]
What is Blockchain?
The global economy is built on a foundation of exchange – exchange of funds, information, resources. But the problem with ethical trade is avoiding fraud or theft. Society has developed ways to increase knowledge about trading partners so you can make informed decisions about whether or not you can trade safely with them. You do […]
