How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

The most active malware in November

Check Point Software Technologies Ltdhas published its Global Threat Index for November 2023. Last month, researchers discovered a new AsyncRAT campaign where malicious HTML files were used to spread the covert malware. Meanwhile, JavaScript downloader, FakeUpdates,...

GenAI set to disrupt travel industry

With the arrival of generative AI in 2023, the technology has surged to the top of airport and airline agendas, with 97% of airlines planning a program to develop the technology. This has taken the limelight away from Metaverse, which was the focus for 2022....

Airport security key to regaining passenger trust

With the arrival of 2021 the promise of effective Covid-19 vaccines gives hope to the airline sector. But we need to start to try and rebuild confidence in the safety of air travel now in order to revitalize this badly hit sector. Technology solutions, like...

Extent of the SolarWinds hack feared to be widespread

The cyber-attack that hit several US government agencies this week could be much more widespread than previously thought. SolarWinds, the company whose network monitoring software was compromised to launch the attack, has issued a security advisory for all of its...

Hexa-X will lay the groundwork for 6G

Hexa-X, the new European 6G flagship research project, brings together a strong consortium of major ICT, industry and academic stakeholders to lay the groundwork for 6G and set the direction for future research and standardisation focus areas. The project will begin...

Digital economies are best positioned for Covid recovery

Almost one year after the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, the deep economic recession it has triggered continues to have profound economic and social consequences. While no nation has emerged unscathed, this year’s Global Competitiveness Report finds that countries with...

How the Covid-19 pandemic is playing out from space

Economic and social shutdowns in response to the Covid-19 pandemic have led to noticeable changes in Earth’s environment, at least for the short term. NASA researchers are using satellite and ground-based observations to track these impacts on...

Mobile data traffic set for 6,5-times growth in sub-Saharan Africa

Mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to grow by almost 6,5-times the current figures, with total traffic increasing from 0,87EB per month in 2020 to 5,6EB by 2026. Meanwhile, average traffic per smartphone is expected to reach 8,9GB over the forecast...

SA hit by wave of RDP attacks

There has been a worldwide, involuntary shift to relying on digital platforms and tools to work and carry out other aspects of our lives over the past year. The new stay home, stay safe way of living has resulted in organisations adjusting their corporate networks and...

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