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...

Organisations face greater risks

A worrying immaturity of ERM processes and a lack of understanding by executives and boards of the strategic value of an effective risk oversight process is emerging. At the same time, a new report shows a significant increase in the level and complexity of risks...

Cost of a data breach hits an all-time high

Despite considerable investments in security technology, data breaches continue affecting companies across the globe and causing them more financial damage than ever. According to data presented by AltIndex.com, the average data breach cost has jumped by nearly $600...

Plenty to experience at VMworld – and it’s free to attend

The iconic VMworld conference and exhibition is going virtual this year - but it offers attendees as much if not more than they would experience at the physical event. Ian Jansen van Rensburg, senior systems engineer and lead technologist at VMware, says visitors to...

Arctic sea ice hits second-lowest minimum on record

This year's Arctic sea ice cover shrank to the second-lowest extent since modern record-keeping began in the late 1970s. An analysis of satellite data by NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder shows that the 2020...

Microsoft in $7,5bn gaming acquisition

Microsoft has announced plans to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, one of the largest privately-held game developers and publishers in the world. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will acquire ZeniMax Media for $7,5-billion in...

Developers opt for jobs that offer remote working

With 91% of all respondents, an overwhelming majority of developers today are more likely to choose a company with remote work benefits when job hunting. This is according to the 2020 OfferZen Remote Work report that polled more than 1 500 developers to understand how...

SA users aren’t big on unique passwords

Internet users across the globe are yet to master how to use passwords effectively to protect themselves online, and South African users are no exception. Research from Kaspersky has shown that people are putting their online safety at risk by making bad password...

Gaming PC sales set to boom for the rest of 2020

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) market for gaming desktops and notebooks boomed in the second quarter of 2020, growing 33% YoY, and totaling 2-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). The market for PC gaming is expected to be...

Profile of a $15m ransomware attack

Sophos has reported how attackers tried three different ways to execute Maze ransomware during a single attack while demanding a $15-million ransom. The report, "Maze Attackers Adopt Ragnar Locker Virtual Machine Technique," shows how, on the third try, the Maze...

Consumer devices lead PC demand

PC sales from Western Europe's largest distributors to consumer resellers have almost maintained the momentum they gathered earlier in the year - growing by 39% year-on-year in early Q3 after a 42% rise in Q2. According to the latest data published by Context, volume...

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