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...

Security threats consumers should look out for in 2024

Predictions from the Kaspersky Security Bulletin (KSB) point to a diverse array of challenges, where cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging both trending topics and advanced technologies. * Increased charity scams - According to the UN, 2023 experienced the...

Hardcopy peripherals shipments dip in Q3

The global hardcopy peripherals market recorded 19.5 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23), down 7,9% compared to the third quarter of 2022. The decline was caused by sluggish consumer demand and a pessimistic economic outlook, according to new...

Lenovo DCG extends data management solutions

The Lenovo Data Centre Group (DCG) has announced new end-to-end data management solutions allowing customers of all sizes to harness data more securely and efficiently, from edge to core to cloud, with a single set of tools and capabilities for a smarter way forward....

Connected tank numbers to reach 16,3m

The global installed base of active remote tank monitoring (RTM) solutions reached 3,6-million units at the end of 2019, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35,1%, the active...

Changing up tech offers the best security

Change is a primary factor in cybersecurity success, and security teams that proactively refresh their technology will be the most successful in countering cyber-crime. This is among the findings from Cisco's 2021 Security Outcomes Study, a double-blind, independently...

Extortion set to rise in 2021

2021 will bring aggressive cybercrime activity as criminals pivot their attacks from data encryption to data exfiltration. This is among the findings of the 2020 Acronis Cyberthreats Report, an in-depth review of the current threat landscape and projections for the...

Covid drives $31,4bn PC revenue drop

The Covid-19 outbreak has triggered the most significant fall in PC shipments since 2013, as pandemic affected supply chains and forced consumers to prioritize their spending. After a sharp fall in the first quarter of 2020, global PC shipments have grown in the last...

5G confirmed as 90% more energy-efficient

A new study by Nokia and Telefónica has found that 5G networks are up to 90% more energy-efficient per traffic unit than legacy 4G networks. The research, which was conducted over a three-month period, focused on the power consumption of the Radio Access Network (RAN)...

What is your personal data worth

Revealing how much a person's security may cost online, it turns out that accessing sensitive data such as medical records or identification information can cost less than a cup of coffee. Kaspersky researchers dug into two major consequences of willingly and...

Africa’s power demand set for 4-5% annual increase

Total electricity generation in Africa stood at 870 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2019, an increase of 2,9% from 846 TWh in 2018. Africa's electricity generation capacity has grown at an average of 4,8% per annum since 2008, compared to 2,7% globally. Nonetheless, Africa's...

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