The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

MeerKAT and Webb measure farthest fast radio burst

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Now, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space...

Ampath confirms hack, but disputes theft of 80m patient records

Ampath, one of the country’s biggest pathology labs, has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack, but has issued a statement clarifying the claim by hackers that “80-million patient records” have been stolen. The company says it has contained the...

Africa’s love for Android lures cybercriminals

Mark Davison reports from Kaspersky’s  Cyber Security Weekend in Kuala Lumpur – With emerging nations in the META (Middle East, Turkey and Africa) region embracing digital transformation faster than most western countries – and the subsequent widespread adoption of...

Massive increase in targeted ransomware groups

There’s been a surge in the number of targeted ransomware groups globally by 30% from 2022 to 2023. In parallel to this increase, the number of victims of targeted ransomware attacks spiked by 70% within the same time period. These insights were shared at Kaspersky’s...

Smartphone sales see Q1 recovery

The pace of recovery for the smartphone market accelerated in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21) with 25,5% year-over-year shipment growth. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone...

Ransomware recovery cost more than doubles

The average total cost of recovery from a ransomware attack has more than doubled in a year, increasing from $761 106 in 2020 to $1,85-million in 2021. The average ransom paid is $170 404, according to a new Sophos report, "The State of Ransomware 2021". The global...

Advanced robotics could transform spinal surgery

Advanced robotics, combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, could transform spinal surgery safety, costs, and recovery for millions of patients worldwide over the next decade. That's the word from Dr Michael Steinmetz, chairman of the...

Regional IT spend set to hit $171bn

IT spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is projected to total $171-billion in 2021, an increase of 4,5% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. "IT projects were either put on hold or canceled in MENA because of Covid-19. In 2021, as the...

What makes a business ready for the future?

A positive attitude to change, being open to new technology, adaptability - these are three of the six traits that help "future ready" businesses succeed, even as businesses around the world have faced disruptions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the...

BEC causes $1,8bn damage in US alone

The Covid-19-fuelled surge in the use of technology and online solutions created a huge space for cybercriminals who committed a record number of internet crimes in the US last year. In 2020, almost 792 000 complaints were logged by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint...

Last chance to join the Justice Accelerator

Game-changing justice startups looking for the opportunity to take their business to new heights have until tomorrow (30 April 2021) to enter the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) Innovating Justice Challenge. Interested applicants can enter via...

Biggest digital marketing challenges are internal

Disruptive external events presented the largest challenges for organizations in 2020, however 35% of digital marketing leaders believe their biggest challenges in 2021 will come from within their organisations, according to Gartner. Gartner surveyed 350 marketing...

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