Five ‘future of work’ decisions facing HR

As HR leaders continue to address the changes in business environments as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Gartner has identified five future of work decisions HR must address this year. Major shifts in macro factors such as customer behaviours and government...

IT channel poised for a better 2021

The ICT channel pivoted to the cloud in 2020 and is poised to reap rewards as a result, new research from market intelligence group Context reveals. The finding is just one of several highlighted in the company’s ChannelWatch Report 2020. In this latest edition,...

The cost of a forgotten password

According to a report in the New York Times, a German-born programmer – Stefan Thomas – has two guesses left to figure out a password worth, as of this week, about $220-million. If he remembers the password, he will be able to unlock a hard drive that...

Politics fuels online harassment in US

Roughly four-in-10 Americans (41%) have personally experienced some form of online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as a reason they think they were targeted, This is according to a recent Pew Research Center survey which adds that while the overall...

Hackers turned sights on blockchain in 2020

Blockchain hackers stole nearly $3,78-billion in 122 attacks throughout 2020, according to researcher from Atlas VPN, and the attacks that occurred last year alone account for almost a third (33%) of all time hacks aimed at blockchain projects. Ethereum (ETH) DApps...

Pat Gelsinger appointed as new Intel CEO

Industry veteran Pat Gelsinger has been appointed as the new CEO of Intel, effective 15 February. Gelsinger, who succeeds Bob Swan, will also join the Intel board of directors upon assuming the role. Gelsinger has racked up more than four decades of technology and...