Standard Chartered Bank drives a cloud-first strategy

Standard Chartered Bank and Microsoft have announced a three-year strategic partnership to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation through a cloud-first strategy. The partnership marks a significant milestone for Standard Chartered in making its vision for...

New campaign targets financial and military organisations

Kaspersky researchers have linked more than 300 samples of a backdoor called Bisonal to a campaign by the advanced persistent threat actor (APT) CactusPete, a cyberespionage group active since at least 2012. The latest campaign has focused on military and financial...

Entries open for 2021 Commonwealth youth awards

Exceptional young people can now submit entries for the 2021 Commonwealth youth awards to win prestigious titles and cash grants. The awards recognise and reward young people whose work has made a major impact on people and communities in their country. Young leaders...

Nigeria takes steps to curb corruption

As a participant in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee, Nigeria is taking steps to tackle corruption and money laundering by enhancing corporate accountability and transparency through a new registry disclosing persons with significant control of...

Report says secondary education should prepare youth for work

The Mastercard Foundation hasreleased an important new report, Secondary Education in Africa: Preparing Youth for the Future of Work, indicating that changes in the nature of work are placing a premium on skills that help young people be adaptable, resilient, and...