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The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is characterised by the internet of things, robotics and digitisation. The 4IR era is perceived as bringing massive retrenchments owing to the use of machines and sophisticated technologies in the workplace. The banking sector had been the most affected in this regard. However, the 4IR will also create jobs. We have seen how some entrepreneurs took advantage of the 4IR and revolutionised the transport and food industry and claimed the online retail buying space. This calls for a paradigm shift where people need to use entrepreneurial acumen to create both job and business opportunities in the digitised world. More importantly, the adoption of 4IR also implies that our education system and the curricula taught in schools and universities should also conform to the 4IR imperatives. The adoption of internet banking and digitisation within institutions also brought with it challenges such as phishing and hacking among others where cybercriminals who sometimes masquerade as being representatives from the banks defraud unsuspecting and naïve customers who unwittingly give out their banking login details to fraudsters who will transfer their money to their own accounts. Moreover, the coronavirus pandemic also compels organisations to adopt digitisation where the education sector increased its use of e-learning and organisations are allowing staff to work remotely from home and hold virtual meetings. This book is an essential handbook that companies, universities, students and ordinary laymen alike should have in their possession to be able to navigate the security risks and seize the opportunities associated with the 4IR.

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"Dr. Rabelani Dagada is a professor of practice in 4IR at the University of Johannesburg's Postgraduate School of Engineering Management. Prior to this, he served as a lecturer of Knowledge and Information Systems Management at the Wits Business School for just over ten years. Dagada also has extensive experience in the private sector wherein he held senior positions in the ICT field. He was the inaugural winner of 2008 ICT Visionary Award bestowed on 05 November 2008 by the IITPSA in conjunction with ITWeb, and Gordon Institute of Business Science and Gartner Africa. On 12 November 2015, he was awarded the IITPSA fellowship in acknowledgement for his ""extraordinary contribution to the Institute and the ICT profession through selfless service by bestowing the honour of being a Fellow of the Institute."" As an entrepreneur, Dagada has established several companies; these include a fund manager company which is registered an authorised financial services provider. He holds a Masters in Educational Computing (University of Johannesburg), Masters of Commerce in Information Systems (Wits), and PhD in Information Systems (UNISA). He is currently completing a PhD in Development Economics at the Wits School of Governance."

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